The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 305: Gossip in the Thorin kitchen.

"Starting with me." Lady Iryne joined them. She brought with her a string quartet and they settled down. "Mauve

tellsthat you are not in a good mood. | brought you sinstrumentalists to play you smusic. If you

need someone to sing, | can hire the three beauties as well."

She did not give Sigrid a moment to say yes or no and instructed the instrumentalists to begin.

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In the kitchen meanwhile, a storm of gossip had already been initiated among the servants. They were all

pretentiously lingering in the large kitchen under the guise of of doing kitchen related tasks. Swere sitting

around a table, eating afternoon snacks and making last minute preparations before serving lunch.

The subject of East Ridley’s good looks was livelier than the clatter of iron pots and rich scent of roasting duck.

"I have never seen a man so handsin my life." The head cook, muttered as she piled fried bread onto a tray.

Her voice was rich with excitement and her eyes sparkled. "My God! it is such a shthat he is not a noble

lord."

"He is still the son of a noble family Martha." Rex, a footman reminded the head cook. "Just because the word

Lord is missing from his ndoes not mean he is less privileged than his brother that will inherit their father’s

title."

Rosalind who had long grown used to life among the servants happily rushed down the steps leading into the

kitchen. " Oh have you see Mister East's jaw! His eyes! Like midnight and a storm rolled into one!"

"I did." Nina, a scullery maid, tically fanned herself with a cabbage leaf. "If our Lady was not the crown

princess | would be rooting for her to take down Mister East. | saw the way he was looking at her before the

peacocks took him for a run."

The servants laughing, drowning out the clash of glass on the floor as one of the lady Iryne’s maids slipped.

"Speaking of the crown princess, have you noticed that she returned with a lot of her luggage. | counted and it

was ten suitcases. | hate to say this but something is going on." Lynette, a parlor maid shared. She had been in

the courtyard when the suitcases were offloaded.

Rex gasped suddenly, his right hand wrist went limp as he collapsed into a chair as if his legs had lost all

strength. "It cannot be what | am thinking. When my sister returned hwith all of her luggage two months

ago, it was to share the news of her divorce." He looked at Penna, a nursery maid that had been hired as soon as

Deanne’s pregnancy was announced. "Do you think that our lady is divorcing?"

Mirrored gasps like those that had escaped Rex's mouth were heard all through the kitchen. Another glass was

shattered.

"Have you lost your mind Rex?" Penna hit him on the back with a rolling pin. She was gentle because Rex was a

weakling. "The crown princess is royalty and royalty does not divorce."

"They just wither like Queen Maurelia and vanish until you hear of their mysterious death." Martha chimed in

with skepticism.

Rosalind’s eyes widened. "Surely that will not be the fate of our crown princess. The crown prince is very much in

love with her. He would never divorce her."

"It doesn’t mean he would never take up with another woman." Augustina, a chambermaid walked into the

kitchen with a mysterious smile on her face. "I have a cousin that works as a chamber maid in the royal palace. |

met her in the market one hour ago and she said something big had happened in the castle. But she wouldn't

tell what it was. She just said the crown prince is truly his father’s son when it comes to women."

More tic gasps followed, fewer than before as sof the servants were confused about what Augustina

meant.

Augustina whose mouth was itching to trade what she knew looked up at the stairs and then she whispered,

"The king married the queen but loved consort Rina and on the day of her funeral, he took another consort

immediately. | am not sure what my cousin meant but | can guess that the big thing that happened must be

related to a woman."

"I don’t know what is going on but Lady Mauve said that they would be staying a while and she gave us all clear

instructions on how to keep the crown princess’s bedroom neat and freshly scented all day." Linda, another

chamber mind shared.

"I heard Lady Christie is coming over as well. Lanai, Lama, Bella and all the other maids are returning. They were

delayed because they are picking up sthings from The Vale. | am telling you, the crown princess must be

planning to divorce. You don’t pack up and leave your husband’s hwith everything unless you don’t plan to

go back." Augustina whispered in a sure voice.

Mickey, Elowin’s valet could not agree more. "Aye, | knew the union be doomed from the very moment | caught

wind that she laid a right good fist to his eye on the very day they be makin’ their vows."

He reminded everyone of the old rumor that Sigrid had punched Roland on the morning of their wedding.

Tom, one of the gardeners had a brilliant idea. "I know how we can find out. My brother's wife has a cousin

whose suitor has a brother that works at the castle as a red knight. | will send word and ask about which women

have been to see the crown prince lately, particularly today."

He looked around, searching for an excuse to leave the estate grounds without raising suspicion.

"We are out of salt." Martha slapped the kitchen counter. "Which one of you let Mister John into the kitchen

again?"

Tom was already on his feet meanwhile, "I will go and buy more salt."

He run out of the kitchen so fast, forgetting to take the money for the salt.

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I hope they don't divorce. But if they

do, | hope our Lady marries Lord

East. Their babies, would beth hbst

beaytifiibabies in the world." Penna

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where hears on the steps and the

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Silence.

Maids rushed out with trays of food, glasses and cutlery.

Rex stood and said, "We were discussing what kind of desert the crown princess and Lord East would prefer.

Everyone else has already responded but we never heard back from them."

The butler snorted. He did not believe them for a single second. Gossip in this kitchen brewed more than any

soup or tea they prepared.