The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 94: When greed meets shameless.

Crown prince Roland Maximus was just returning from court, he had an expectant smile on his face because he was bringing along with him a surprise for his wife. Just as his entourage which always sparked awe approached that gates of his castle, it was pulled to an abrupt halt.

Suddenly, a disheveled dirty older woman with a determined stride stepped into their path.

"Your highness," she called out, her voice ringing with defiance, "I demand that you release my daughter-in-law miss Emmah from your dungeons. She saved your life, you have no right to hold her captive!"

The crowd hushed, all eyes on the bold Mrs. Bumblebert. Prince Roland opened the window of his carriage and looked outside, his expression a mix of curiosity and irritation. He noticed the crowd standing on the other side of the road but obviously looking at his gates, at him.

"Who are you to make such an unfounded accusation and who says that I am holding miss Emmah in my dungeon?" He asked, his tone laced with authority.

"I am Dorcas Bumblebert," she replied and started sniveling, fresh tears run down her eyes. "Miss Emmah is engaged to my son, by having her stay in your castle you have encouraged the rumors about you both to grow and besmirched her honor.

My poor son is besides himself in misery because he loves her so much and they were supposed to have wed already. He has threatened to hung himself if he does not see her today. I beg you, have mercy on us, poor widow and her son and give Emmah back to us."

She fell to her knees in a dramatic fashion and if that was not enough, she banged her forehead on the ground.

The crowd was moved by her actions, she looked and sounded so sincere and Roland looked like a cruel, arrogant prince that could not even be bothered to step out of his carriage to face the poor helpless woman.

advisors whispered amongst themselves casting wary glances at Roland, they too had heard the rumors. At this point, they were crossing from rumor to scandal and the prince had to decide under which identity he was keeping Emmah at the vale.

walking slowly towards Mrs. Bumblebert. "You accuse me of holding her in a dungeon and besmirching her honor, yet you know nothing of the truth about why she was brought here in the first place." he said, his voice cold. "Miss Emmah saved my life, this much I have admitted to anybody that cares to know and hear. She was still injured when we returned and she told me that she had nowhere to go so I brought her to the Vale and assigned a doctor, nurses and some servants to care for her. Was I wrong in wanting my savior

sent her to me along with those doctors, nurses and servants. Her reward too,

agreement and others in disagreement, the tension was ripe in

indeed wished that he could pick the woman up by the neck and toss her aside, he was well versed in the scheming of court officials, how could the scheming in Mrs. Bumblebert’s eyes be missed by his keen eye? However, he controlled himself because

miss Emmah had identified you as her family, I would have sent her to you immediately. Since it has come to this, then I am going to send a servant and have miss Emmah brought over,

turned to a footman to make the order but out of the gates,

Lanai shouted at the top

in shoving Emmah into Mrs. Bumblebert’s arms. Emmah in turn screamed and shoved Mrs. Bumblebert away

wrinkled her nose, forgetting for a moment that she was

she said, "Oh my poor daughter-in-law, I have finally set my eyes

you and who is your son? Who are you calling

between the two women wondering who was speaking

are already engaged, even your mother knows this and she is satisfied with my son. The

she would at least smear her reputation and make her son look like the poor victim of a scheming young woman that abandoned her poor fiance after climbing