The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 305: Gossip in the Thorin kitchen.

"Starting with me." Lady Iryne joined them. She brought with her a string quartet and they settled down. "Mauve tells me that you are not in a good mood. I brought you some instrumentalists to play you some music. If you need someone to sing, I can hire the three beauties as well."

She did not give Sigrid a moment to say yes or no and instructed the instrumentalists to begin.

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In the kitchen meanwhile, a storm of gossip had already been initiated among the servants. They were all pretentiously lingering in the large kitchen under the guise of of doing kitchen related tasks. Some were sitting around a table, eating afternoon snacks and making last minute preparations before serving lunch.

The subject of East Ridley’s good looks was livelier than the clatter of iron pots and rich scent of roasting duck.

"I have never seen a man so handsome in my life." The head cook, muttered as she piled fried bread onto a tray. Her voice was rich with excitement and her eyes sparkled. "My God! it is such a shame that he is not a noble lord."

"He is still the son of a noble family Martha." Rex, a footman reminded the head cook. "Just because the word Lord is missing from his name does not mean he is less privileged than his brother that will inherit their father’s title."

Rosalind who had long grown used to life among the servants happily rushed down the steps leading into the kitchen. " Oh have you see Mister East’s jaw! His eyes! Like midnight and a storm rolled into one!"

"I did." Nina, a scullery maid, dramatically fanned herself with a cabbage leaf. "If our Lady was not the crown princess I would be rooting for her to take down Mister East. I saw the way he was looking at her before the peacocks took him for a run."

clash of glass on the floor as one of the lady

with a lot of her luggage. I counted and it was ten suitcases. I hate to say this but something is going

When my sister returned home with all of her luggage two months ago, it was to share the

mouth were heard all through the kitchen. Another glass

pin. She was gentle because Rex was a

Maurelia and vanish until you

our crown princess. The crown prince is very much in love with her. He would never divorce

take up with another woman." Augustina, a chambermaid walked into the kitchen with a mysterious smile on her face. "I have a cousin that works as a chamber maid in the royal palace. I met her in the market one hour ago and she said something big had happened in the castle. But she wouldn’t tell what it was. She just said the crown prince is truly his father’s son when

gasps followed, fewer than before as some of the servants were confused

looked up at the stairs and then she whispered, "The king married the queen but loved consort Rina and on the day of her funeral, he took another

know what is going on but Lady Mauve said that they would be staying a while and she gave us all clear instructions on how to keep the crown princess’s bedroom neat and freshly scented all

they are picking up some things from The Vale. I am telling you, the crown princess must be planning to divorce. You don’t pack up and leave your husband’s home with everything unless you don’t plan to go back." Augustina whispered in a

I caught wind that she laid a right good

reminded everyone of the old rumor that Sigrid had punched Roland on the

brother’s wife has a cousin whose suitor has a brother that works at the castle as a red knight. I will send word and ask about which women have been to

excuse to

out of salt." Martha slapped the kitchen counter. "Which one