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."

laughing, drowning out the clash of glass on the floor as one of the

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

"It cannot be what I am thinking. When my sister returned home with all of her

those that had escaped Rex’s mouth were

rolling pin. She was gentle because Rex was a weakling. "The crown princess is royalty and royalty does not

vanish until you hear of their

eyes widened. "Surely that will not be the fate of our crown princess. The crown prince is

have a cousin that works as a chamber maid in the royal palace. I met her in the market one

before as some of

the day of her funeral, he took another consort immediately. I am not sure what my cousin meant but I can guess that the big thing that happened must

said that they would be staying a while and she gave us all clear instructions on how

Lady Christie is coming over as well. Lanai, Lama, Bella and all the other maids are returning. They were delayed because 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

caught wind that she laid a right good fist to his eye on

reminded everyone of the old rumor that Sigrid had punched

has a brother that works at the castle as a red knight.

excuse to leave the estate

"Which one of you let Mister John into the