The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 96: Comforting an angry prince.

Chapter 96: Comforting an angry prince.

In the large living room of their home, Sigrid found her husband, Roland pacing the marble floors back and forth, his face etched in frustration and anger. His nostrils flared with every breath that he took, he looked like he was itching for a fight or a way to vent his anger.

"Leave us." Sigrid ordered the servants and gestured for Mauve to stay back as well.

The door was closed and Sigrid, with her silver silken gown trailing behind her approached Roland. She placed her soft hand on his arm, causing him to pause his pacing and look into her eyes. The reassurance her saw in her gaze was a balm to his stormy emotions.

"Roland, what is it that has you up in arms?" she asked, her soothing voice relaxing to his ears. "Is it what happened out there that has you like this?"

Roland’s tense shoulders trembled slightly, and he clenched his hands. "I was just publicly accused of bedding miss Emmah. That....." he groaned angrily, the weight of the accusation sitting heavily on his shoulders. "That woman does not even know how her words affect my image. It is hard enough having people speculate about our marriage but now you have fools stirring the water with such nonsense. I am sure that soon, the accusation will be brought up in the royal court and some people will use it to discredit me in different ways."

Sigrid stepped closer, wrapping her arms around him, resting her head against his chest. "You are an honorable man Roland and a great crown prince. If rumors were all it took to take down great men, there would be no great men left in the world.

If someone accuses you of this in open court, just mention some of the rumors out there like Emmah being the king’s daughter. Ask the accusers if there is a truth to it, I am sure that they will not bring it up again.

Whatever, they say, make an example from something related to them or the king. Trust me, the truth will prevail eventually and if worse comes to worst, I will be the one to vindicate you."

He embraced her tightly, finding peace in her arms. His tense shoulders began to relax as he allowed himself to be comforted. "How do you plan to vindicate me?"

"Easy, I will order for miss Emmah to have a purity test." she answered confidently. She felt his body tense up again, it seemed as if he was going to let go of her so she tightened her arms around him. "If you are worried about her reputation, you do not to be. A purity test is not just good for you, its also good for her because it will prove that she is an innocent woman."

She smiled cunningly, while a purity test looked good on the outside, it was also an eternal dark mark on the character of the woman that was tested. It did not stop people from looking at such a woman snidely, even though she was a virgin her persona left a lot to be desired otherwise, why else would she be tested in the first place if her behavior had not called for it?

"I hope it will not come to that, she saved my life despite all this. I think she is a victim too, I can’t help feeling guilty because I brought her here, maybe that woman is right, I should not have made such a decision." he mumbled.

Even in this situation, he was still protective of Emmah, which made Sigrid angry, but she understood that it was the halo at work, she had to do things one step at a time.

"System, how loyal is he to her now?"

Loyalty test: [Emmah]

Subject: Roland Maximus

Percentage: 45%

Keep working harder and be wary, what goes down can come back up!

"Fuck!!!" Sigrid cursed loudly.

Roland pushed himself out of the embrace quickly, his hands remained on her shoulders and he looked at her in shock. This was not a word he expected to ever hear out of the mouth of his crown princess.

"You...what..I am confused." he blinked a few times and tried to formulate an appropriate response the curse, "Are you cursing or making a suggestion?"

She raised her leg and kicked him lightly, "What suggestion? I am just surprised by something, your mind needs some purification. Now, hug me again, I too happen to be in need of comforting."

Sigrid tugged on his shirt, drawing him back into her embrace. This was because she noticed a few new changes on the system screen that she wanted to take a look at. A new section had been added, it was labeled loyalty enhancement tools.

"System, what is this?"

"Host, these are items that can help you increase the loyalty of the people around you. You can purchase them with money, gold or any other currency you have."

She perused her eyes over the tools that were being sold by the system. Trust bands, amulets, empathy stones, bonding potions, mind link potions, loyalty boosting rings, harmony bracelets, trust enhancing bracelets.

Her eyes were glued to the loyalty boosting rings, after the warning the system had given her about loyalty going up and down, she did not want to take chances. The rings had the ability to emit an energy, enhancing the wearer’s feelings of loyalty and dedication towards a chosen person.

They could also alert the chosen person if the loyalty was being tested or in danger of shifting to another. It was the perfect tool to protect Roland from Emmah.

The harmony bracelets promoted harmony and understanding between individuals. When worn, two individuals could become more empathetic and supportive of each other.

It was another attractive tool, it sounded like something the king and Roland could use. Heck, even the king and queen could use some of those.

"System, give me a ring that is Roland’s size and two harmony bracelets, make the design something that the king and Roland can wear comfortably."

She raised a finger and scrolled, she found another opened section labeled, Loyalty Enhancement Suggestions. She wanted to take look but it was locked.

Sigrid was confused, she did not know why new functions had appeared or some were closed. The system decided to answer the question for her.

"Host, functions of the loyalty system are opened depending on loyalty points. Loyalty points are acquired from the loyalty of the people around you, the more loyal they are, the safer and happier you will be."

As it explained, a list of the people that were loyal to her appeared, ranging from the most loyal like her family and her maids to the least who was no surprise, Emmah. On the list of eighty nine people, Roland was in the thirty second position, which was actually higher than she expected.

"System, is there any way that I can track the strength of Emmah’s halo? Are there suggestions for how I can weaken it even faster?"

She squirmed because Roland was playfully blowing warm air into her ears.

"You need to collect more points to open such functions host, for now just keep disrupting her plans." The system responded.

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