The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 46: Retired villain and fake female lead meet.

Chapter 46: Retired villain and fake female lead meet.

Sounds of merry merry making filled the royal castle, as many nobles as possible had rushed to the kings castle or flocked to the royal hunting grounds where the fest was being prepared.

Right from the moment when the celestial trumpets were heard, all the royal maids and foot men set out to decorate the majestic walls of the grand castle. The curtains were changed, flowers were mounted in every nook and crevice and floralite stones that were pink and delicate emitting the sweet scent of blooming roses and lilies were placed in different corners of the castle.

Only two hours had passed since the royal army returned, the knights and soldiers were still munching on refreshments at the hunting grounds, some were bathing in the river and others had found spots under trees where they had fallen asleep.

As for the highest titled noble lords and ladies and leaders of the army, they were in the grand hall, facing the king, queen and other members of the royal family that were present.

While their hearts clamored with excitement, their faces also held light or deep frowns of disapproval that were shot the way of duke and duchess Thorin. The reason for this was because the crown princess was yet to make an appearance to show her support for the crown prince.

Eventually, even the king found himself tired of waiting and he looked at Roland whose face expressed both agitation and worry.

"Son, where is your wife, has she not received word of your return?"

Roland peered at the doors beyond the heads of the nearly filled hall.

"She will be here soon, I have received word that she left the vale sometime ago. Surely, it will not be long before she makes an entrance." he replied.

He held back the disapproval in his voice, he planned to have a very serious talk with Sigrid when he went home that night.

"We cannot wait for her indefinitely." The queen said.

"Let us begin," King Raff announced.

The herald looked back and gestured at the royal musicians that had come with their trumpets, they put them to their lips and started to blow.

After the first blow, the doors of the great hall were opened and Sigrid made her entrance, a grand one considering how she was dressed. She was dressed in a gown made from the finest silk from threads sold by the mage estate.

It was a adorned with shimmering white pearls that caught the light with every movement she made. The deep forest green gown fit her perfectly, the bodice clung to her silhouette before flowing out into a full sweeping skirt.

A small trail followed behind her, adding an air of elegance to her regal appearance. Her hair was styled in bouncy curls that cascaded in soft waves down her back, her crown sat atop her head proudly completing her battle ensemble.

Sigrid was already beautiful, the gown and hair style brought it out even more, making her look ethereal, outshining the beauty of every woman that was in the hall. Every eye in the hall was fixated on her, one of he royal musicians even dropped his trumpet on his foot.

Duchess Mila wiped away a tear from the corner of her eyes which made her husband roll his eyes. Hadn’t she cried enough at the wedding? Would she cry every time Sigrid stepped into a room?

She reached the first steps below, bowed slightly and followed it up with a curtsy.

"Greetings, your highness." she greeted the king first and then the queen. Sigrid looked at Rina and said dryly, "Consort."

She did not bother to greet Rina, which did not surprise the nobles considering all that they had heard about the relationship between the two.

When she moved to take a seat, Roland stepped forward and offered her his hand of his own volition. Sigrid’s eyebrows went up, he had not done so at the wedding, why be polite now after bringing home a canary named Emmah?

She smiled and gave him his hand, he took it, maintaining the hold as they faced the court.

"Let’s begin." King Raff announced.

Roland departed from his seat and he joined the chosen group of knights and soldiers outside, the trumpets went off and everyone stood up with the exception of the king and queen.

The doors were opened and the soldiers marched in as if they had just returned from a war. Cheers went off in the hall as they approached the steps leading up to the king’s throne.

Only Roland walked up the steps, and fell to one knee, with a big smile on his face, he handed the banner over to the king. The king raised it and the trumpets went off again, mixing with the applause and screams within and outside the castle.

"You have done well in defending the kingdom, your king is pleased." King Raff bellowed.

A bigger applause followed, the knights and soldiers unleashed their swords and pointed them up.

"Valor in Unity, Strength in Loyalty, Blood for Eldoria." they chanted.

Once again, trumpets and loud ovations went off, even Sigrid found herself bubbling with exhilaration, she was an Eldorian now and the future empress if she achieved her goals, the victory of the army was her victory, their loss her loss. Indeed she would also shed some blood for Eldoria.

"You should be rewarded." The king said. "Tell the royal mage to work with the estate of mages to provide more enchanted medals, weapons and armor for each knight and soldier. The treasury should distribute twenty silver coins to ten gold coins to our brave fighters, the amount will be decided according to rank and contribution in the war.

For those that have lost their horses, award them with mystical steeds bred by the estate of mages or wild ones bred by the crown prince.

If any of men have been lost in the war, give the money and rewards to their widows and children. If they have sons that are of age and wish to serve in the army, allow them to take up the positions of their fathers."

The men knelt and thanked the king for his gifts.

"Now, we feast, I am inviting you all to a royal banquet that I am hosting in the honor of our soldiers." The king declared.

Just as the court was about to break into another applause, Prince Benjamin stepped forward.

"Your highness, there is one more person that should be rewarded for making the biggest contribution in this war."

He took a few steps forward and out from the second row pushed Emmah out, she was in a wooden wheelchair, pale and sickly looking but even that could not hide her beauty.

For a while, she had been the center of attention until Sigrid arrived, proving once again that she was Eldoria’s most beautiful noble woman.

"Who is this?" The queen asked in a tight voice.

Roland took two steps and he stood beside the wheelchair on the left side while Benjamin stood to the right. They were like two knights protecting Emmah.

"Father, your highness, she is a lady of Eldoria that saved my life on the battlefield. If she had not thrown herself in front of me, I am afraid that you would be preparing for my funeral right now." Roland explained.

In Sigrid’s mind, she counted down from three to one.

Right on cue, Emmah looked at Sigrid, and started to cough, she covered her mouth with a plain white silk handkerchief but the spots of red that dyed it became visible to everyone.

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