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.

declared that Flora was unlucky and couldn’t bear the title of secondary wife. If he truly

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 couldn’t deny his feelings. After much

years of marriage, there was no longer any affection between her and Leopold. Naturally, she began to plot

household, Leopold stayed in her room nearly every night. It wasn’t long before

Because she had experienced a miscarriage before, she was well–acquainted with the physician who dealt with gynecological issues. After a bribe of five

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Restorative.

was called to stay with her. Meanwhile, Emma asked Serena to assist, taking responsibility for brewing the

was 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 visited daily

all. However, after a few arguments between her and Barbara, Jessica instructed Serena to secretly administer a

a golden opportunity was not one Emma would

the medication. The dosage, carefully decided by the physician,

future complications was to have her removed from the household. But Margaret