Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 1045

Chapter 1045

Although the authorities hadn’t been alerted, the truth had already been uncovered through Rowan’s investigation and Giles‘ admission. The only remaining question was whether the Marquis of Ironridge and Margaret had known about Emma’s actions and chosen to cover for her.

The entire scheme had indeed been orchestrated by Emma, with Giles and several of her trusted maids tasked with carrying it out.

The reason behind it was simple–Emma knew her time was running out.

Around this same time, Leopold had told her he planned to take another secondary wife to manage the household. He had already chosen the candidate: Flora, who had recently entered the household as a concubine.

In other words, Leopold had intended to marry her as his secondary wife from the start. While secondary wives were technically concubines, they held a higher status than common concubines as they were still rightful wives.

When Leopold spoke of Flora, he had admiration in his eyes. He mentioned that her father was a scholar and that she was a well–mannered, cultured woman who would be perfect to manage the household.

After inquiring more about Flora, Emma learned that she was young and beautiful. She had once been engaged, but her fiancé had died, leaving her unmarried well into her twenties.

with Leopold, so she immediately declared that Flora was unlucky and couldn’t bear the title of secondary wife. If he truly

the objections raised by Emma, and he understood that her words were her way of blocking Flora’s entry as a secondary wife. Yet, despite this opposition, Leopold

entered the household, Emma’s condition worsened. She felt a deep sense of despair, realizing that after so many years of marriage, there was no longer any affection between her and Leopold. Naturally, she began to

Flora entered the household, Leopold stayed in her room nearly every night.

the household for years, so she had deep connections both inside and outside the estate. Because she had experienced a miscarriage before, she was well–acquainted with the physician who dealt with gynecological issues. After a bribe of five hundred silver coins, the pregnancy supplement was quietly

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her pregnancy, her mom, Barbara, was called to stay with her. Meanwhile, Emma asked

provided by the physician, and the kitchen staff was watching when it was brewed. After taking the medicine, Flora didn’t feel any significant discomfort. The physician

the whole scheme at all. However, after a few arguments between her and Barbara, Jessica instructed Serena

a golden opportunity was not one Emma would let slip

charge of administering and changing the medication. The dosage, carefully decided by the physician, was enough to cause Flora to

only way to eliminate any future complications was to have her removed from the household. But Margaret was kind- hearted. When Flora miscarried, Jessica was not divorced or cast