The next morning, royal guards stormed into my family’s estate and accused me of attempting to murder the queen. They arrested me and took me to the royal palace to face judgement.
Coincidentally, Eldwin had also come to meet the queen. When he saw me, he snorted coldly and said, “Don’t think that I will let the theft slide just because you intercepted me at the palace.
“Only if you promise to never bully Rosie again will I forgive you and not expose your deed in front of the queen.”
I stared at him and said frantically, “Her Majesty fainted after taking the medicine I made last night!”
Eldwin was shocked. “What? Aren’t you an expert physician? How could you make such a mistake? Don’t you know that harming the queen is punishable by death?”
I glared at him with bloodshot eyes and barked angrily, “There was nothing wrong with the medicine I made! Rosalie went through my stuff yesterday and messed it up!”
Eldwin was startled again. After a moment, he said, “It must have been a mistake. Rosie wouldn’t do that. I will go to her and ask her about it.”
He then rushed out of the palace.
The royal guards brought me to the grand hall to meet the king.
He stared at me grimly. “My queen praised your skills repeatedly and even agreed to arrange your marriage. Yet, you tried to murder her. Do you plead guilty?”
I immediately got on my knees and defended myself. I told the king everything that had happened the day before.
Soon enough, Rosalie and Eldwin were brought over by the guards.
Rosalie fell on her knees and loudly proclaimed that she was falsely accused. “I’m innocent, Your Majesty. I was just looking for the pearl that Lord Gennings gave me. I did not touch my sister’s medicine.”
I glared at her with bloodshot eyes. “You are lying. You touched the herbs and medicine in my study yesterday, even though I told you not to.”
Rosalie looked over at Eldwin with tears in her eyes. “You were there the whole time, Eld. You saw that I didn’t touch her medicine, right?”
I also looked up at him. “I don’t expect you to defend me, Eldwin, but you should do the right thing instead of twisting the truth.”
Eldwin furrowed his brows tightly, as if he was making a very hard decision.
The king immediately exploded with anger. “You are sisters! It does not matter which of you harmed the queen. You will both face punishment. Take them to the prison now!”
Rosalie quickly grabbed Eldwin’s sleeve. “Save me, Eld…”
In a panic, Eldwin fell on his knees instantly and said, “Rosalie did not touch the medicine, Your Majesty. The queen fainted because Catalina’s medical skills are subpar.
