The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 211: Another house down.

"Is it your wish to plead for the prminister?" The King asked.

Viscount Durin nodded. Other nobles, Ladies and Ladies stood up, adding weight to Viscount Durin.

The king was not surprised to see other nobles standing up for the prminister. Many of them owed him, for

others, he knew their secrets and held their lives in his hands. Swere simply trying to join the cause

because the tides in politics changed like the weather on the sea.

It could be calm today and unstable another. Today the prminister was set to fall but it did not mean the end

of the Windrider house. They were an old noble house whose wings spanned to other friendly neighboring

kingdoms.

If someday they rose to power again, these nobles were hoping to be remembered.

King Raff leaned his head down on his right hand and said, "I would like to remind you all of the crimes that the

prminister is being charged with. Unlawful extraction of resources, illegal ownership of mines, endangering

lives and betraying the trust of his king. What punishment do you think is best suited for his crimes?"

Murmurs rippled through the room as people pondered on what punishment he should be granted. The standard

punishment was stripping of a noble title and death.

Before the decision of the king could be made, the prminister lent his voice to the matter. "Your highness,

Lords and ladies, | am guilty of my crimes and | am not going to hide from the punishment. What | do plead for

are the lives of my wives and children. They are innocent in this matter as they knew nothing of this. As for my

sons that knew of my crimes, they were drawn into this unwillingly by me.

They could not betray their father knowing too well what the punishment would be. My son Desire, he was at the

mine closing it down. | can swear this on my ancestors. He is a righteous man that urgedto inform the king

about the mines and use whatever proceeds I still had left to help in the food crisis of the North.

| have sinned but my ancestors have served the royal house faithfully for many years. Greed got the best of me

and | went down the wrong path. | beg you, My King, let them keep their dignity, a hand spossibility of

the future. "

The hall fell silent as the king and council Lords that would be making the decision exchanged glances. Most of

them found the prminister's words to be pity worthy and true. What he had done, could not overshadow

what his ancestors had done.

The king noticed their looks and he revised the decision that he had been set to make. The council cto a

compromise and the herald relayed to the king what they had decided. The final ruling fell on him, the council

was just their to give advice.

The king read through their decision. They had decided that the family could be spared and allowed to retain

their estate however all of their wealth which had been gained from sale of minerals and crystals would be

stripped from them.

The king folded the paper and faced the crowd. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final decision to come

down.

King Raff raised his voice and said, "I am not without compassion and | recognize the contributions that the

Windrider family has made over the years. It is such a shthat things have cto this.

Now, while compassion is necessary | do not believe in being too soft. The crimes that have been committed are

grave, if the house of Windrider gets a slap on the wrist then others will follow in their feet and commit the same

crthinking they will make the splea and all will be forgiven.

For those that have forgotten recent events, the prminister personally led knights to the Thorin estate to

search for gold and he accused them of the scrhe stands accused of today. | do not remember any of

you Lords that have stood with him and pleaded for him doing the sfor the Thorin’s.

As a matter of fact, you were all eager to see then executed and you would share their assets."

The Lords averted their eyes or blushed red in shame. They had forgotten about that and did not expect the king

to share it with the public.

As for the Thorin’s they found themselves on the receiving end of many stares. People were already wondering if

they had a hand in the misfortune of the Windrider’s. Many nobles drew the conclusion that the Thorin’s had

avenged themselves.

"On that note," The king continued, "This is my decision. The actions of the prminister are indefensible and

he is hereby stripped of his noble title. This title can be reclaimed by the fifth generation of Windrider’s if they

are found to be worthy and useful to the kingdom.

The Windrider's are stripped of all privileges that cwith their nobility, they are considered commoners

henceforth.

All of their properties in the kingdom

are to be confiscated and sold. The

money will go to the ie the rgyah

EERE EAE pS what has

beeh stolen for so many years. | will

leave them one small estate where

they are expected to live quietly,

under strict watch for the next

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"I will not take the life of the prminister."

Gasps rippled through the hall and all

over the kingdom as the court

session was being televised a mn

reporters in the halltbbohdd covered

the Bradt of the prminister.

These gasps were followed by relief,

disbelief and anger. Speople

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The king was not done however and his next words were even more surprising.

"Former prminister or Mr. Windrider now, you will serve a life tof hard labor in any of the mines you once

owned to atone for the suffering caused by your greed."

More gasps befell the hall and a sly

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smile fell on Sigrid's lips. When she

whispered this idea to Elarin, she did

not think the king wEUdgd-for it but

she Wabhidng, he had done so. He

had outsmarted everyone that

wanted to force him to show

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Who said that death was the only way to bring down a noble house? As a dirty lawyer, she knew all the tricks in

the book.