Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1176

Kylie was so enraged that she threw a cup across the room.

"She's nothing but a hindrance! She's always causing trouble for me!"

Lydia stood to the side and said, "Your Majesty, ever since she was appointed by the queen dowager to establish the Gracewood Women's Academy and became its headmistress, she has gained considerable favor among the noble ladies of the capital. I believe now, half of the influential families in the city hold her in some regard. She has become difficult to deal with."

Kylie thought back to Midwinter's Dawn, when the noblewomen praised Carissa to no end-how they admired her devotion to her marriage and how they praised her as capable and a shining example for women.

If Carissa was an example for women, then what did that make the queen?

The thought deepened Kylie's resentment.

"The queen dowager once said that Aurora was an example for women. Now Carissa has taken that title for herself. Isn't she disgusting?"

"Your Majesty," Lydia replied carefully, "she loves to seek attention and is currently at the height of her popularity. Remember, too much success can turn into a downfall. If things turn against her, her popularity will become a source of trouble for her. The queen dowager is still shielding her, so it would be unwise to challenge her now."

Her Majesty insisted on establishing the academy. The king never fully agreed to it, but he went along with it out of devotion to his mom. "Does Carissa truly think she's a great headmistress? Ask her how well she can read! It's embarrassing. Her Majesty values the academy so much, but if it fails, we'll see if she still protects Carissa." Lydia's

dowager's ears. But if anything more extreme happens, it will be impossible to keep hidden. If the queen dowager is truly angered, His Majesty will not

hit a

out of it. There's no way I'd be foolish enough to send my cousin to handle it. I'll

had been

was the most suitable candidate. Among the. court's generals, only he remained unmarried,

the military was absolute.

one needed to control the army. Marrying into a family of military leaders was pointless if the power lay with the

had been going smoothly-until Carissa

of the Marquis of Glandale's family? That conversation had been private, just between her

people around her

the outer halls were loyal confidants.

How could Kylie investigate?

any mistake in the investigation might

into it quietly and see