chapter 75

The last place I wanted to be before court was the tea gallery.

I had wanted to spend the next hour going through the cases that will be presented before the court, but while I'm secretly playing the role of a King, I couldn't stop being the Queen either.

So, it meant that I needed to be present at the weekly gathering I had with the women royals of the main castle.

I looked down at the basket filled with Jewelries, and to some of the women's dislike, all entirely black.

As soon as the older royals, except for Merry saw the colors, their faces wrinkled. But the younger royals looked excited for the change, especially Layla.

She had dug in as soon as she sat down near me.

Princess Victoria once again sat next to me and Cilvia and Layla followed.

Lady Sity. and sister Emilia, Lady Cassandra and her daughter Julia sat further away from me, but I didn't mind. I was actually a bit surprised to see Lady Sity.

The former Queen has not been seen since the day of the King's Visit. She never