Chapter 45: Married to a beast
How could she agree with Ellen, that will only mean she was not important. Hence she could not meet Ellen. She could also not disagree because this was a known fact all over the twelve kingdoms.
How did the table turn like this? They were here to put Ellen in her place, not the other way around.
"Princess Ellen is indeed new to the kingdom. Lady vera is the daughter of Lord Carrero, a very important and influential man in Avalo," Princess Dian answered again.
This time Princess Diana was not trying to smooth the atmosphere. If anything, she was indirectly mocking Lady Vera and her family. It was already a fact that Vera's visit was not announced. The best way to handle Ellen's question was to allow the moment to pass as though nothing happened.
But how could Princess Diana allow an opportunity to get back at Vera pass like that? Vera was always fund of praising how powerful her family is. So given the chance to mock her Princess Diana took the opportunity with open arms.
Seeing, this Ellen immediately gave an apologizing look to Lady Vera. "I am sorry lady vera I did not know about this. My husband only told me about the members of the royal family," Ellen lied flashing a beautiful smile. She has not had any meaningful conversation with the prince. She only gathered a little information from the maids in the prince's quarter.
This time Vera's face lost all colors. She was so angry that she could hit Ellen if only that will not cost her the hand she used. Like Ellen rightly pointed out she was not yet a member of the Royal family of Avalo. This made her lesser than everyone sitting around the table. Hitting Ellen will mean hitting a member of the royal family which will cost her hand.
She was only the soon to be wife of the youngest prince of Avalo. Even if she was already married to him her position was still below that of the other wives since her husband was the youngest.
Seeing her fighting with her angernEllen decides to annoy her some more. Why should she stop? This lady walked over to her quarters to insult her.
"Next time lady Vera visits the palace unannounced you can come over to this quarter like you did today. If I am not busy I will definitely welcome you," Ellen said.
Her face looked so innocent and sincere like she did not understand the double meaning of her words. Saying that Vera has visited the palace unannounced was liken to mean she was uninvited.
This in itself was an insult but what could she do. Nothing, lady vera could not even argue with Ellen's words. The table fell into an awkward silence.
Princess Diana did not say anything. She felt very grateful to Ellen for reminding Vera of her place. Princess Diana has not always been sharp tongue, hence the other two ladies mocked her when they pleased.
Ellen seeing this lifted her cup to her mouth to take a sip of her tea. It was at this point that a maid finally arrived with tea for the other ladies.
"How rude?" Catherine commented, seeing that Ellen started drinking her tea before the rest of them were served. Catherine was looking at Ellen with disgust but the latter simply gave a smile.
"Lady Catherine must have forgotten that you have all come here unannounced, Besides…." Ellen gave a deliberate pause. "As the wife of the Crown prince and the host, it is only natural that I take the first sip," she said still smiling.
Once again the table fell quiet. Lady Vera was burning with jealousy and anger. She tried very hard to close her mouth but she could not.
Even her usual graceful appearance was gone. Her hand was balled into a fist.
"You sound as if your husband earned the title of the crown prince. He is only the crown prince because he was born a few hours before prince Julia," lady Vera snapped.
Although she knew that this single statement would not affect Ellen in any way she still wanted to just say something to Ellen. She would have loved to curse Ellen and the crown prince loud but she still loved her head.
Ellen finally chuckles, she was unable to hold back her laughter any longer. To Ellen, lady Vera was like a kid whose favorite toy was snatched away, so like a child, she was making a fuss.
"Is that so, Does that mean prince Julia and prince Craig are willing to challenge my husband for the throne?" Ellen asked unable to hide the amusement in her voice.
Lady vera and lady Catherine's faces turned ugly. It annoyed them that Ellen was flaunting the crown prince's strength on them but they could do nothing.
Lady Vera bites her tongue when the king first offered to engage her to one of his sons, her father Lord Carrero had asked her to choose the cursed prince.
He told her that the next prince to sit on the throne will be the crown prince. He told her that neither of his brothers will be able to defeat him but she paid a deaf ear.
She felt that the crown prince would be mean and probably kill her on the wedding night. So she had gone for the younger brother instead. After all, she was aware of the plans the three brothers have to overthrow the cursed prince once the time came.
Of course, she knew the next king will be either Julia or Elliott. But at least her husband will get to be the duke of one of the kingdoms that will be under Avalo but looking at the way Ellen was talking with confidence she began to worry if she made the right choice.
Ellen was already married to the prince for thirteen days, yet she looks fine and healthy.
Catherine on the other hand could not take it. She has never learned to watch her mouth since her father spoiled her and her husband did the same because of her father.
"What are you so proud of, you are not even married to a man but a beast," lady Catherine said. She was confident that she will go unpunished for insulting the crown prince. In her mind, Vera and Diana would support her after all Ellen has insulted all of them.
So it was going to be her words against Ellen's words worst-case scenario. She did not notice the presence of Jeffrey.
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