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The concubines reacted with excitement in the stands. They assumed the intense struggle between Helena and Josephine was over a ball, stretching their necks to see who would prevail, unaware that both their horses had gone mad.Sharp screams echoed in the air.Moments later, someone was thrown violently off a horse...Helena had barely realized something was wrong with her horse before she fell, everything happening quickly within a few seconds.There was no time to regain control.As she tumbled, terror consumed her. Below her were the sharp, jagged rocks. Her face!She instinctively tried to shield it, but after several violent rolls, a deep gash marred her cheek.With a sickening crack, her left arm twisted unnaturally, broken.Helena screamed in agony.Her face, her arm! 'Why? Why did this happen?' she thought. Josephine was supposed to fall, not her.The searing pain coursing through her body was unbearable. Who had done this to her? The lilac scent on her was faint—just
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Boom!Helena felt like her head had exploded.'No pain medicine? Stitches without anesthesia? Were these quacks trying to kill her with pain? And what was this zynthium extract?'Medicine for headaches… Could it be Wendy? Yes, it was Wendy's fault!The royal physician knelt before George, seeking his decision."Your Majesty, if we delay any longer, Lady Helena will lose too much blood, and her life will be in danger."George's brow furrowed deeply as his gaze fixed on Helena."Stitch her up!""No! Your Majesty…" Tears streamed from Helena's eyes, mixing with the blood on her face.The chief physician instructed the others, "Hold Her Highness down! Don't let her move!"As the physician approached with needle and thread, Helena let out a piercing scream."Stay away! Aah—!"Soon, the tent was filled with the sounds of agonized wails, so harrowing that those outside felt their hair stand on end.The cries carried far and wide.At that moment, Dina was visiting Wendy, checki
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The royal physicians were busy stitching Helena's wounds when George summoned Jane to the adjacent tent.Inside, the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. Steven stood by in a silent and deferential manner.The polo match had been cut short due to Helena's serious injury, and as the host of the event, the queen was inevitably held accountable.Jane entered, her expression calm and composed, and performed a curtsey."Your Majesty," she said in a steady voice.George exuded an icy aura, so chilling it seemed to transform the bright spring day into the dead of winter. Helena's anguished cries pierced the air from the neighboring tent.The king's face was stormy, his furrowed brow resembling an impenetrable mountain range."Kneel!" His voice was cold, sharp with fury, and his dark eyes were like a fathomless abyss.Without hesitation, Jane lifted her dress and knelt gracefully. Lily, following her mistress's lead, quickly knelt as well, trembling slightly.The king's gaze bore into
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The queen faced the king's pressing interrogation head on. Her lips parted slightly."Your Majesty, I wanted to uncover who sought to harm Josephine."George's gaze was sharp and piercing. "Continue," he ordered."I admit I concealed the matter earlier. After discovering the issue with Josephine's safety vest, I intentionally kept quiet to lure the perpetrator out."During the first half of the match, I wasn't focused on polo but instead observing everyone on and off the field."When Josephine's horse lost control, I had anticipated it, which allowed me to save her in time. But Helena's fall was beyond my expectations."Her explanation seemed flawless, leaving no room for doubt.George grew even more convinced that she had risked Josephine to catch the culprit. That was perfectly in line with Wendy's cunning and ruthless nature!Just like before, when she had used medicine for her supposed headache to force him into sharing his favor...However, he was no saint himself. More t
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In the tent, unlike Richard, George's tone was anything but gentle as he addressed Jane."Look at these sharp stones. Helena was injured because of them. You were the one who insisted on hosting the polo match. How could something so dangerous appear on what was supposed to be a safe field?"Jane, appearing genuinely surprised by this information, folded her hands in a gesture of apology."Your Majesty, it was my failure to oversee this properly."George's expression remained frosty."Was it truly negligence, or was it intentional? Wendy, you'd better hope you have no involvement in this matter."Jane raised her gaze, her face calm yet unreadable."Because I was responsible for hosting the polo match, I had no reason to want anything to go wrong. I gain nothing from Helena and Josephine being endangered today."That was true. She might harbor old grievances against Helena, but Josephine? It didn't seem logical.Still, George couldn't dismiss the possibility that she was creati
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Helena's heart churned with hatred upon realizing she could not use pain relief.'That wretched Wendy! She deliberately gave me compromised medicine for my headache, and now it's causing me to suffer…'Already in unbearable pain, the intense emotional turmoil made Helena's vision darken, and she fainted again."Your Highness!" Clara shouted in alarm.The physicians were all on edge. The miraculous headache remedy had been thoroughly checked by them before being administered to Helena.Yet now, when Helena needed pain relief, they discovered that using it resulted in signs of poisoning. It was only after this that they found out the headache medicine Helena had been using was problematic.After tending to Helena's wounds, the physicians collectively went to seek an audience with the king."Your Majesty, we failed in our examination and have ruined our reputations. We do not deserve to remain in the Royal Medical Bureau!"George's gaze was cold.Failing to detect the zynthium ex
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The polo match ended in a hurry, and the concubines returned to their respective chambers.Helena was seriously injured, and the royal guards carefully lifted her on a stretcher before bringing her back to Cloud Palace.Along the way, Helena could hardly bear the pain, groaning incessantly.Wilhelmina watched from a distance, mocking her with joy."Wasn't she trying to show off? She's definitely been given a chance today," her maid Mia muttered. "It's such a close call. Thankfully, you didn't participate in the polo match."Wilhelmina turned her head arrogantly."What is a polo match but a stage for concubines to vie for favor? Look, isn't that Lady Julie?"Julie approached and curtsied to Wilhelmina."Greetings, Lady Wilhelmina."Wilhelmina raised an eyebrow. "Lady Julie, you look rather pale. I imagine you were quite frightened. You're usually close to Lady Helena; have you not gone to see her after such a severe injury?"Julie had indeed gone to check on Helena after her f
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The note read, [I'm busy tonight. Don't wait for me.]Luigi, who had served in the palace for many years, recognized the handwriting at once — it belonged to the king. But who was this note intended for?Early the next morning, after George had left Cloud Palace, Luigi reported this matter to Helena.Her expression froze."Could it be that the king has been visiting Faith Palace every night? Who is waiting for him there — a man or a woman? And w-what have they been doing every night?"Clara hurriedly tried to console her."Your Highness, please don't be anxious. Perhaps it's official business. The king might be secretly investigating some regional officials and receiving nightly reports…"Even as Clara spoke, she found her own words unconvincing.Helena couldn't contain her agitation. Her face turned pale."My head… My head is killing me! Fetch the medicine!"Her persistent migraines had flared up.Clara instinctively turned to get the medicine but suddenly remembered what
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After speaking, George wiped his sleeves and left.Helena collapsed on the ground, her arms reaching out helplessly, her face twisted with desperation and despair."No— Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please don't abandon me! Your Majesty!"How could this happen? How could he not need her heart's blood? Wasn't his Thiberium poisoning incurable by anyone else?'Why? Why?'Helena clenched her fists tightly, her eyes red and brimming with tears.Was she really going to be exiled?"No!"-George returned to Tyrian Palace, his expression cold as frost, remaining unchanged for a long time.Steven attended to him carefully, watching the king's expression closely.Although he didn't know the full details, the exile of Helena and the king issuing a decree of self-reproach were shocking enough.George sat at his desk, picking up a brush to write out a passage from the Calming Chant that the female assassin had taught him.At this moment, he desperately needed clarity and composure.The
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George began to issue his order, "Someone, take the queen—"A servant outside the hall came to report."Your Majesty, Lady Dina has issued a royal decree summoning Queen Wendy."George's expression turned icy as he looked at Jane.Jane remained calm and composed.Clearly, everything was going according to her plan… She truly had anticipated everything. Confident that he would punish her, she had already arranged for Dina to back her up.George's eyes were cold, radiating a terrifying killing intent."Wendy, you better pray that you can stay in Serene Palace for the rest of your life."Dina could only protect her for a moment; she could not protect her for a lifetime!Jane respectfully performed a curtsy."Please excuse me, Your Majesty."She turned and left, her demeanor of respect and obedience instantly disappearing, replaced by a coldness like the winter frost.-At Serene Palace, the scent of sandalwood lingered, stinging one's eyes.Dina looked at the queen before he
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Jane responded to George with composure."You value the royal family's reputation, and I also wish to avoid public scrutiny. Therefore, all you need to do is make Lady Helena's crimes public. The identities of the victims and the specific details can be omitted."This way, Helena's crimes could still be exposed without unnecessary scandal.George gave her a cold, piercing stare."You've thought this through, haven't you? If I don't comply, are you planning to scatter those copies of the confessions across the entire city?"Jane lowered her gaze."If it weren't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't resort to such measures," she said. "If you write Lady Helena's crimes yourself, you can choose how much to reveal. But if it were me, those documents would remain untouched and complete—burning all bridges."The feeling of being threatened was infuriating, especially for George, who was the ruler of a nation.With a sharp motion, he stood, the oppressive aura surrounding him sweeping acro
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Helena knelt but still held her head high, showing no sign of guilt.Thomas glared at her with hatred."Your Majesty, my brother Timothy worked under Lady Helena. He wrote that journal to safeguard his life! I never imagined Lady Helena would be so cruel. To eliminate any loose ends, she ordered the massacre of my entire family. "I'm the only survivor, saved by a kind soul. They set fire to the house, not realizing I had crawled out unnoticed…""Your Majesty, it was Lady Helena who ordered me to assassinate Trevor!" the maid Pearl testified.Despite the testimonies, there were still doubts.For instance, how could Thomas be certain that the people who killed his family were sent by Helena?Thus, Clara's testimony was crucial."It was Lady Helena who feared Timothy's family might know too much," Clara said. "She instructed me to arrange for Timothy's entire family to be eliminated. As for the mountain bandits who kidnapped Queen Wendy, that too was orchestrated by her.""Shut
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Jane didn't immediately reveal who the witnesses were. Instead, she calmly explained the events leading up to this moment."After the polo match, it was discovered that Trevor was the culprit behind the fall of the two ladies. However, in truth, he acted under Lady Helena's orders to harm Lady Josephine. After his capture, Lady Helena, fearing he might implicate her, sent a palace maid, Pearl, to silence him…"George frowned, impatient, and interrupted her in a deep voice."What exactly are you trying to say?"As far as he knew, both Trevor and Pearl were already dead. Could they somehow rise from the dead to serve as her witnesses?Jane replied with measured composure."Your Majesty, please allow me to explain. That night, Pearl didn't actually die. I secretly sent her out of the palace for treatment. She's alive and can testify against Lady Helena."George's expression turned eerily calm, as if suppressing a storm. It seemed they really had risen from the dead. He said nothing
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In the royal study, George sat behind his desk, watching Wendy approach. She wore plain attire, looking nothing like a queen.She knelt before him, holding up a stack of testimonies in her hands."Your Majesty, I have grievances to report!"Karlsen, the sole attendant in the study, stepped forward to take the documents from Jane and presented them to the king.George began flipping through the pages. He had only read the first when his expression darkened."Wendy! Do you know what is written here?"Jane kept her head lowered respectfully."I do. What you're reading is the initial testimony from the bandits—unedited and containing the whole truth. It documents everything that happened after I was abducted."George's pupils contracted sharply."The maids examined you," he said.She was proven to be chaste. Yet the testimony claimed she had been violated after her abduction.Jane spoke calmly, "I consumed a rare potion and endured excruciating treatment to shed my scars. There
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In the grand hall, ministers from both countries were engaged in a heated argument.Walter spoke with certainty."King George, Stanley killed innocent citizens of Romenia. The compensation is meant to appease them, make Stanley admit his fault, and reassure both Romenia's people and our army. This is a necessary step for the peace talks between our two nations. "If Nidora offers nothing in return, even if the ministers agree to sign the peace treaty, I fear that Romenia's hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the common people, and the countless souls of the dead will not agree!"A Nidora minister immediately retorted, "In war, casualties are inevitable! Moreover, our soldiers have never slaughtered your defenseless civilians. What 'souls of the dead' are you talking about? Who is there to soothe?"Walter squinted his eyes and stroked his beard, his voice growing sharp."So, are you saying that your country is not interested in peace talks?"'Fine!' he thought. 'If that's the case
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Just as George touched her mask, a silver needle pressed against his chest.Jane's eyes were cold."Curiosity killed the cat," she said.George pursed his lips. Then, he withdrew his hand.Jane withdrew the silver needle she held, away from his chest.The two of them remained at a stalemate.The mechanism opened, revealing Karlsen. He was relieved to see that the king was alive and well.But it was still best to capture the female assassin. Taking advantage of her current weakness, he would take her life. Karlsen immediately drew his sword.But then he heard the king's command."Let her go."-The sky grew dark.At Zen Palace, Lily had been uneasy the past couple of days. She only relaxed slightly when she saw the queen return.But she soon realized the queen seemed severely injured."Your Majesty, you…"Jane dragged her weakened body, one hand gripping the table edge, the other clutching her clothes."Stay outside and guard the entrance."It was as if her throat had b
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Jane collapsed onto the jade bed beside George. He rolled over and positioned himself above her. His strong hand pressed firmly on her shoulder as he leaned down, his gaze dangerous, like a predator watching its prey, ready to consume her.Jane's pupils suddenly contracted, and she decisively drove the final needle into him.She immediately raised both hands, pushing against his chest, trying to avoid touching the silver needles.His lips nearly brushed her cheek, almost grazing her face and earlobe. His breath, hot like a summer heatwave, sprayed against her neck."I forgot the Calming Chant..." he murmured."Repeat after me," Jane replied, her gaze cold.They struggled to chant a few lines, and gradually, it started to take effect.George's gaze softened, the intense heat fading somewhat.Soon, he realized what he had been doing. He immediately sat up, crossed his legs, and focused his mind.After that, he regained control.Thirty minutes later, Jane removed the needles.G
