As a result, it was revealed that she had stolen and embezzled royal items from over 20 ministries under her control.
Several chests full of gold were found in Cuisine's house.
What's even more surprising is that the royal family's official business partner, Black Eyes, sympathized with her embezzlement.
"They say she created a double ledger. After inflating the amount and procuring it, the two of them split the remaining difference. It must have been their world!"
When the royal knights attacked, the Black-Eyed fled.
"In the end, you lost your mind and lost the ledger?"
Joaquin Claudio.
The man who was more often called Duke Claudio or Prince Regent did not hide his displeasure.
"The inspectors, including the knights, raided palaces and houses wherever they could."
Catherine was equally embarrassed.
"Damn it, Etienne! What on earth was the minister doing!"
If there had been a Minister of Palace and Home Affairs, the situation would have been very different.
He must have somehow silenced the people involved and covered up the incident.
"Because the incident happened while I was in hiding after being attacked at the palace."
The minister, fearful of a mysterious assassination attempt near the chapel, did not enter the palace until the culprit was caught.
In the meantime, the market price hit like a storm.
Duke Claudio did not even have time to properly understand the situation.
The Queen dowager and the royal family disbanded the royal family to prevent abuse at this time.
They monopolized the right to supply to the royal family and eliminated the very opportunity to fill their stomachs.
"Damn it, you should have stopped it!"
For the Duke, it was a more painful outcome than Cuisine's death.
The top of the black eye was his secret source of funds.
'The owner of the business ran away and laundered the funds several times, so he won't be traced to me.'
The duke distorted his mouth ugly.
Not long ago, the rebels also contacted him and asked for funds. This is because the funds sent to the rebel army were used to buy back Medea's jewels.
'I thought it would fill in right away because there was a black eye on the top...!
Who knew things would turn out like this?
There was a hole in his money bag, and it didn't look like it would be repaired easily.
Cuisine's small act of cutting off one of his niece's hands and feet turned into a typhoon.
The Duke's head was pounding. Catherine was equally aggrieved by her husband's rebuke.
"It's happening right in front of my eyes and I don't have time to do anything, so what can I do? Would you have thought that Cuisine would have turned her head like that and that your mother would suddenly swing her sword like this?"
The Queen Mother punished all those involved in this matter. The sword she held out still had weight.
Under the pretense of correcting the broken discipline as a senior member of the royal family, the orders she gave were legitimate, so no one could openly object.
The Duke narrowed his brows.
"Get ready. I have to go see my mother."
Since the royal family has been disbanded, the position of head maid must be restored.
He urgently sought the Queen Mother.
However, despite his irritation, he did not realize that his mother's anger was still burning for a long time.
"New head maid? There's this new moon in the palace, but do you think that's more important than taking care of things?"
Instead of coaxing the Queen Mother, he was severely scolded.
"It's my fault. I have nothing to say."
He first apologized.
He wasn't afraid of his old mother, but her status as Queen consort made it difficult to have her as an enemy.
So he stuck to his role as a loving son who obeyed his mother, at least outwardly.
"Mother. But how can you hastily handle such big things without consulting me? Take some more time."
The Queen Mother's face darkened.
"How long should I give it? Until people like Cuisine get to the top of my head?"
His wife, Catherine, helped out.
"This makes sense. We can't deal with the palace's affairs so suddenly. If we don't want to damage Her Highness's honor, we need to be more prepared..."
It was always a good excuse to attract the Princess. They were accustomed to being a Duke and Duchess who loved their niece exceptionally well.
"Catherine, you said he was your childhood friend. Is it true that you really didn't know?"
But instead of praising them as usual, the Queen Mother asked with sharp eyes.
"Mother. I was deceived too! Even though I had known her for 10 years, I never dreamed she had such poison inside her. After she became a chief maid, I also stopped contacting her out of fear of causing unnecessary misunderstanding."
Catherine made the excuse that she was busy performing her duties as a Duchess and had not been around much.
"Well, you must have been busy. If Birna's wounds were so deep when she was cut by a paper, the palace doctor would refuse my call."
Each word she said was unusual.
"And now you guys go back to the Duke's house. The cottage house is also emptied. I've held you back for too long."
The Queen was planning to call him separately and talk to him, but the Queen Mother said that he had come at the right time.
"You should not stay in the royal palace, but since I, who should be an example, broke the strict laws of the country, there are people who look down on the royal family. Now I have to make it right."
The moment the word collateral came out of his mother's mouth, a blue flash passed through the Prince Regent's eyes.
Catherine was also surprised.
Going back to the Duke's house, is the Queen Mother trying to kick them out of the palace?
Those who are wronged find a gap anywhere.
"My mother, the most smiling adult in the royal family, should be a role model for everything she does, so what are you worried about?"
Catherine hid her embarrassment and was flattered.
"Besides, after we go back, my mind is racing day and night from afar wondering if my mother is sick, and my eyes are filled with darkness. However, the mother-in-law's face, which should have been softened, was cruel."
"Catherine. Is It really because you are worried about me that you don't want to leave the palace?"
"Yes? Wow, what kind of sad words can you say? Other than my mother's safety, what else can I hope for in this palace?"
"That's right, mother. My mother knows better what kind of person this person is."
The Queen Mother looked at her son and his wife in silence.
"It is done. If that's you, then that's probably it. My head hurts. Go away now."
The Queen Mother waved her hand as if she had no intention of continuing the conversation.
In the end, Duke Claudio and his wife left the Queen Mother's Palace in vain..
"Second son, you are too greedy."
As the Queen Mother leaned in and touched her forehead, Madame Pinatelli handed her some warm tea.
"...Are you okay, Your Majesty?"
"There are hyenas everywhere, just looking for an opportunity. This royal palace has become a piece of meat that everyone drools over."
It's been four months because of the person she recommended, but instead of reflecting, they're trying to do whatever they want again.
Her second son, whom she trusted, was also very disappointed.
'With only wolves left in the house that the owner vacated, Valdina is in great danger.'
The Queen Mother sighed. Because she had no part in the result.
"The living must live, but they have been in the fog for too long. How much will our ancestors blame this foolish me?"
The Queen Mother frowned and turned around.
“Pinatelli.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"There is no one I can trust except you. Someone who will manage this piece of meat fairly and without greed."
"Your Majesty's words..."
"Please take on the role of royal maid."
Surprise spread across the Marchioness Pinatelli's face.
As if she had not expected this at all, her always calm voice was trembling a little.
"No, that's not true. I swore to God that I would stay by your side and serve you for the rest of my life. If it is the royal maid, I will look for someone suitable to satisfy Your Majesty."
"I swore the other day that I would protect you by my side for the rest of my life. But for Valdina's sake, even God will forgive."
The Queen Mother held the hand of the Marchioness Pinatelli.
Since entering the palace at an early age, Madame Pinatelli has always been by her side in a consistent manner for the past 20 years.
"There is no one else in this vast place I can completely trust and entrust to you. Everyone is blinded by the junk called the royal maid and is just trying to fill their stomachs. Claudio, even my son."
"Mom, but how can you hastily handle such a big matter without consulting me?"
Claudio's arrogant words were stuck in the Queen Mother's mind. No matter where she looked, he did not appear to be speaking as a subject.
Joaquin, You're not aiming for a place you shouldn't be, right? No, her son can't do that...
Suddenly a faint feeling of anxiety passed through her.
'I guess I have to organize it. So that the second child doesn't have unnecessary thoughts.'
The suspicion that was kindled actually brightened the Queen Mother's previously hazy vision.
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