"Your Highness, I understand how you feel, but this is not the time to be stubborn. Please at least look at this aunt..."
The sight of the Duchess trying to somehow persuade the Princess to avoid the Queen Mother's reprimand was almost pathetic.
Medea still stood upright.
Her expression was calm, like a rock that stays in place despite the swirling tsunami.
She just can't do it. The Queen Mother, appalled by her condition, rolled up her sleeves.
"Are you ignoring me because I'm the old woman in the back room? Since you have a seal, you don't have to worry about me? You are so arbitrary!"
"..."
"Vicious thing! You're going to use your mind like that to eat everyone next to me! I want to send you away like my son!"
The Queen Mother could not hold back her anger.
It seemed that Medea was the culprit of all the misfortunes that occurred here.
"Why is there no answer!"
If she had been Medea in her previous life, she would have been very hurt by her grandmother's attitude.
She must have just lowered her head, closed her mouth, and let tears flow.
But Medea swallowed a cold laugh. It didn't matter how much the Queen Mother hated her.
'The deeper the hatred, the better.'
The more the Queen Mother hates her, the greater the repercussions will be when she finds out about the ambitions of his son, the Prince Regent.
In any case, Medea's only family was her brother Peleus.
The weak child who was hurt by such harsh words died. The only thing left here is a madwoman bent on revenge.
'The Queen Mother is the only opponent in this palace who can defeat the Duke Regent.'
Starting today, the Queen Mother's indiscriminate hatred towards her must disappear.
'I have to keep the seal and make the Queen Mother want to protect me.'
Medea answered.
"I can't give you the answer you want, so I can't."
"Are you going to disobey me now? Are you saying you can't hand over the seal?"
The Queen Mother was furious. People held their breath in her anger and could not bear to see her come forward.
Indiscriminate criticism of Medea became increasingly stronger.
Sissa frowned.
Princess Medea, the regent's puppet, was foolishly always the weak point of his lord Peleus.
His reason was that it would be more helpful to maintain the current royal power if the Princess lost the seal and stepped down from this position.
"Your Highness, this is not a light matter, so I ask that you please decide when the time is right."
Nevertheless, he once again left room for the Princess to keep the seal.
He hated watching the one-sided verbal abuse pouring out around a young girl.
Knowing that no one would protect that child without the seal, he was unable to ignore the Princess.
"Hmm... Hmm!"
The pouring out of verbal abuse stopped for a moment. The Queen Mother cleared her throat.
Her red cheeks trembled slightly, perhaps because she thought she had behaved in an indecent manner.
At that time, Medea's voice rang out.
"Privately, His Majesty is my brother, but publicly, this is a seal I received directly from His Majesty the King, the most powerful person in this country. My grandmother may punish me, but you do not have the authority to take away my seal."
"What?"
The Queen Mother was about to get angry at her impertinent retort for lighting the fire again.
"If someone were to doubt and overturn the orders of the Most High just because they were relatives, who would want to follow the King's words? As a member of the royal family, please think twice."
The Queen Mother's spirit came to her senses.
Although she hated her granddaughter for taking her eldest son's life, she dearly loved her only grandson, Peleus.
The Prime Minister and Duchess Claudio were also present.
The privates are the King's close friends, family members, and military deities who should ultimately be placed under the reign of Peleus.
Obviously, if she forcibly takes away Medea's seal, it would be the same as ignoring the authority of her grandson, the King.
'Foolish people might use this as an excuse to plan foolish things.'
The Queen Mother took a wheezing breath.
The logic was right, but the shame of having it pointed out by the granddaughter who ignored her was definitely there.
The Queen Mother glared at her cheeky granddaughter, who was standing resolutely.
There was such a sharp silence that she couldn't even swallow a single saliva.
The Queen Mother said after clearing her voice.
"There is nothing wrong with what you said. I have no authority to take the seal from you."
Following.
"But as a grandmother, I can punish you enough, right? Because you said it with your own mouth."
"..."
"Medea, kneel in front of the chapel and offer a prayer of penance. Until the Goddess reveals that she forgives you."
People couldn't believe their ears.
Until the Goddess makes a revelation?
It was a revelation that even the revered high priests of the Holy Kingdom found difficult to receive even once in their lives. It is not for nothing that the revelation of the Goddess is called a miracle.
"No one should give this child a sip of water until she realizes what she did wrong. Do you all understand?"
What the Queen Mother simply meant was that she would punish her granddaughter indefinitely until her anger subsided.
"Your Majesty the Queen..."
"Step aside, Sissair. From here on, it's my palace's business. I will not forgive any interference."
The Queen Mother shook her head.
"You'd better go back now. What are you doing? Without bringing the Lord to you."
In the end, Sissair had to leave the place surrounded by sturdy maids.
When he passed by Medea, who was standing upright like a tree, their eyes met for a moment.
There was no wavering in the Princess's green eyes.
As he left the Queen Mother's Palace, Sissair looked at the sky.
"Master, how close are you? You will have to win quickly."
He took off his monocle and rubbed his puffy eyes. Deep fatigue settled over his rough appearance.
***
As Sissair left, the door opened for a moment.
Neril quickly ran in front of the Queen Mother.
While she was pacing outside the door because she wasn't allowed in, she could hear everything inside.
The maid's plans all fall apart, and in the end, even the punishment given to Medea by the Queen mother a little while ago.
"Does the Queen Mother hope for a miracle?"
If this continues, the Princess will have to suffer from the Queen dowager's tyranny indefinitely.
The body moved before reason.
When the Queen's guards tried to stop her, Neril was already kneeling in front of the Queen and bowing her head.
"The Princess is still not in good physical and mental health due to a fall from a horse not long ago. She will not be able to bear the punishment. I will act on her behalf."
"Who are you?"
The Queen Mother asked in an unpleasant voice. Neril frantically repeated the same words.
"You can impose a severe punishment. So please punish me."
"She is Her Royal Highness's maid."
Pinatelli hinted. Neril knelt once more and pleaded.
"Your Majesty, please consider the safety of your granddaughter one more time."
When the love of blood relatives was brought up, the Queen Mother's face immediately hardened.
"Where can a mere maid speak so arrogantly? Pinatelli, drag that thing out."
"Move over, Neril."
Medea walked and stood in front of Neril.
"I offended my grandmother by saying something rude, so I will take the punishment I deserve."
There was no sign of fear or concern about the punishment handed down by the Queen Mother. She felt like her face had been crushed.
"Haa."
The Queen Mother let out a laugh.
This child says she is hateful, but is she really only doing hateful things?
"Yes. Then go to the chapel right now."
"Yes."
Medea bowed again and left.
"Mother. Please lower the intensity of the punishment a little. Your Royal Highness is still young, so what will you do if she gets hurt?"
Catherine opened her mouth a little too late.
Medea went out to receive punishment because the situation had truly gotten out of control...
They didn't want the Princess to get sick either.
'We still need Medea.'
Until the King returns, they need a puppet to bear all the criticism and blame.
"Noisy. Do you think I look funny now?"
"I just..."
"If you have that spirit, take care of your surroundings properly!"
The Queen Mother screamed and left the place.
"Mom, just leave Medea to suffer. Why do you come forward and get scolded for no reason?"
When Catherine froze, Birna, who followed her, scolded her.
"You be quiet."
"It's the same as before. Have you not seen Medea standing there like a piece of wood and ignoring everything grandmother says?"
Birna grumbled.
They were still in the royal palace. Her Immature daughter was too careless.
"I told you to be quiet!"
"Why did I say so much..."
Birna pouted her lips, but rather than comforting her daughter, Catherine was busy racking her brain.
The connection between the head maid and the Prince Regent that Marieu had reported earlier seemed to have been overlooked in the hectic situation.
'The problem is...'
It is understandable that Madame Cuisine tried to slander Medea with fake evidence. But the target is Minister Etienne and the Princess?
'Did Cuisine do this alone? Or Cuisine and Ettiene together?'
So does that mean the Minister has a different mindset?
Furthermore...
'Who put the fake evidence in Marieu's luggage? Who was the person who helped Medea?'
It would have been a more serious problem if there were Medea's helpers that they had not identified.
Catherine looked down on her foolish niece so much that she never realized that all this had been arranged by Medea.
'Why did Medea suddenly treat the Queen like that, and why did the Queen act so unreasonably..."
The unexpected situations that continued to unfold left Catherine very embarrassed.
'Why do things happen like this...? How on earth is this going?'
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