The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 179: Breaking down a conspiracy.....[2]

As the courtroom turned chaotic, Rosalind broke into tears. However, there not much sympathy for her in the

court room or in any part of the kingdom. Even at the Thorin estate were the servants had long been aware of

what she had done, they condemned her for her foolishness once again.

"Did this plan work?" Lord Dresden asked her.

Rosalind shook her head, wiping away her tears with a cotton handkerchief. "The crown princess found out about

the plot in turn and she punishedfor my crime. At the time, she did not want to create a scandal before her

wedding so she swept the matter under the rug." She craned her neck, peeking at Sigrid. "I am sorry, | should

have been a better friend. | am really sorry."

Sigrid did not respond to the apologies. Rosalind did not deserve to be forgiven because if her plot had worked at

the time, she would have been ruined. She was lucky because she had a system and knowledge about the

which saved her.

As murmurs continued to rise, Lord Dresden sent Rosalind away. "Miss Rosalind, thank you for your bravery in

admitting your mistake publicly."

While she retreated under the protection of five red knights due to the ugly stares of many citizens in the

courtroom, Lord Dresden asked the witness to step forward,

It was a servant of the Ye family, none other Lord Oliver Ye’s personal butler. Oliver Ye could not believe his eyes

when he saw his own servant about to testify against him.

"You bastard." he shouted in rage.

The Lord mage waved his hand and chanted a short spell, sealing Oliver's mouth. A few people that had no idea

who the man was curiously asked others about his identity.

The question was soon answered as Lord Dresden started the questioning.

"Ladies and gentlemen, | present my next witness Mr. Mitchell Bertram. He has served the Ye family for forty

years and specifically served Lord Ye for thirteen years. | believe that this is more than enough tfor him to

understand the inner workings of the Ye house."

The nods around the room were very many, this was a fact that many agreed upon.

"Mr. Bertram, can you tell this court about what you confessed towhen you were in custody."

Mr. Bertram nodded. "Yes Sir, M’lordship, | do declare that I will be telling the truth about Lord Oliver, aye." He

begun, his voice a mix of whimsy and bewilderment. "Lord Oliver doth prance ‘bout the estate and kingdom like

a peacock in a thunderstorm, flappin’ his arms as if summonin’ the very winds o’calamity!"

In the courtroom, there were a few snickers at the peacock comparison. Speople were amused by Mr.

Bertram’s accent and pronunciation of words, it was similar to that of individuals that had been born and raised

in the North where he was from.

Lord Dresden held back a chuckle, cleared his throat and raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Bertram, please stick to the

facts."

"Facts, yer lordship? Oh | gots ‘em, | does. M’lordship, Lord Oliver is a most foul man | say and so is the rest of

them Ye brood. Bad blood | tell you, cursed lot they are. Lord Oliver be sneakin’ "bout like a mouse in the

moonlight, gobblin’ on the servant girls and promisin’ to make honest women outta them, he be leavin’ em with

big o’ bellies. Her grace, she be drownin’ em poor lassies and dumpin’ em in a well. A dastardly deed most foul!"

The courtroom murmured in amusement but were swept up in anger even more. A woman leaped from the

crowd and tried to reach Oliver Ye but she was apprehended by the red knights quickly.

"Giveback my daughter you lecherous bastard, | knew it was a lie when you claimed she had run off with a

footman."

She was taken out of the courtroom but the screams of her demand for justice echoed in the room for many

seconds before the crowd settled down once again.

Lord Dresden turned to the king and then the crowd, "Ladies and Lords, while the unfortunate death of those

servant girls is not connected to the crbeing tried, it does speak towards the ugly character of the accused

Oliver Ye, his mother and the Ye house entirely." He raised another piece of paper and many people squinted as

they stared but they could not read the contents.

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many a year ago when the first Lord Ye bought imself’ a cushy noble title. T'was supposed to bring im’ glory

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The courtroom erupted into murmurs

as they put together what Mr.

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was not enough to make them fit in

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"No wonder they only marry from or into the most traditional or highest ranked noble families." Someone loudly

shouted.

Sof the noble lords and ladies in attendance had relatives that married into the Ye family or from it. Hearing

this revelation from the butler made them very uncomfortable.

Even the women that had married into the Ye family were outraged. They were watching this trial under watchful

eyes of red knights and they could not believe that they had been tricked into marriage just to purify the

bloodline of the Ye family.

"Foul, indeed it is a foul family." One of them lunged at her husband.

She was the first, and others followed.