The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 213
The man declares “You can’t escape from the Imperial court’s punishment till you live here, Lady”.
Maya closes her eyes trying to control her rage and hisses “You will regret if you don’t step aside now!”
‘So what I don’t want to expose my powers?! I can kill them and pretend to be innocent! Who would believe that I burnt them alive anyway? It’s just my good heart that stops me from doing that!’
He scoffs “The one who is going to regret is none other than you, Lady. Just walk with us before we drag you by chaining your hands in front of the Palace!”
“Just how audacious the officials have become these days?”
Maya turns back surprised “…” Why is he here?
Kalki walks with heavy steps and stands next to Maya. It was easy to find her since he too left the Court as soon as she went.
Maya ignores him and rolls her eyes mentally ‘Of course they would be audacious if you treat me like this-‘
She is surprised to see Xavier too came with Kalki.
The man speaks “You know that no one can stop this, Your Highness. Madam Maya should be confined before the investigation starts. And with the current situation of her asking The Pavilion doesn’t help you at all! I wonder why you too behave like Her Highness! Who could know the rules better than you, Your Highness?”
Kalki rebukes mockingly “Indeed! Who could know better than the one who writes the rules?”
The man gets annoyed by his reply and glares at Kalki. Since The Imperial Court is influential in The Four Realms, the officials tend to become more arrogant as they forget for instance who the real king is! They think that they could just crush any Royals just because they are in unfortunate situations.
Xavier speaks stepping ahead by standing the other side of Maya protectively “Her Highness is still unaware of the rules that you speak of. If it’s about my life being at risk, then I will make sure the guilty get their punishment in the Imperial Court. Madam Maya doesn’t have to be confined for a mere suspicion!”
The man chuckles arrogantly “As long as a woman gets married to our country’s man she belongs here!” and he eyes both Kalki and Xavier mockingly before declaring “If you insist, I might allow anyone of the Princes to get imprisoned for her instead. What do you think about that, Your Highnesses?”
Kalki chuckles coldly and asks “Since when you have lost your wish to live?”
Maya “….” Is he threatening that… he will kill them!?!
She gulps ‘Do we think alike just like Bhommi said?’ and remains silent.
“At last, you decided to call me, Sister Maya!”
Maya jerks in shock at first hearing Bhommi’s enthusiastic voice but ignores her boringly as she is used to her squeals.
Bhommi looks at the situation and raises her eyebrows “Did you cause havoc here, Sister? Why are the soldiers standing as if they are ready to hunt you three down anytime?”
Maya purses her lips ‘No matter what I tell her she will blame me anyway. I asked for The Countryside Pavilion’
Bhommi laughs sarcastically “Of course, you did! Then what? That arrogant man gave that in your hands?”
Maya smirks and giggles mentally while seeing Kalki’s stern face ‘ Of course, he did’
Bhommi’s laughs die gradually and she glances Maya’s serious eyes staring Kalki’s face. Seeing his turning even colder, Bhommi gulps ‘Did I call him an arrogant man in his presence?! I blurted my mind out without even thinking!’
Maya nods enjoying Bhommi’s fear ‘You did’
Bhommi pouts “How could you laugh at this situation? Wait! Don’t tell me you really asked the Pavilion and they are here to-”
Maya interrupts ‘Right! To confine me in Cold Prison’
Bhommi gasps in disbelief “Is asking a Pavilion a crime?!”
Maya whines mentally ‘That’s what I am asking! But everyone is jumping around like a monkey to imprison me!’
Bhommi giggles at Maya’s complaint and appreciates “But you are getting more skilful in masking your emotions, Sister Maya! Your face didn’t show any emotions while you were whining and giggling mentally”
Maya frowns “Wait.. Why is everyone silent? Are they…” and glares at Bhommi strictly “Did you stop the atmosphere?”
Bhommi too frowns and looks around. She twitches her lips and fakes a dry laugh “Forgive me…I just got anxious and stopped the atmosphere in hurry”.
She stops smiling in instant seeing Maya’s strict gaze didn’t even change and snaps her finger.
She adds “No wonder you didn’t show any emotions on your face as I stopped the atmosphere! If they were just talking you couldn’t have masked your emotions at all”
Maya gets irked ‘This unfaithful girl-‘
Xavier speaks “I will go instead of her”.
Kalki immediately snaps at Xavier “No, You won’t!”
It was faster than others as if Kalki is the only one disliked that idea to the very core of his heart!
Maya “…” What!?
Bhommi “….” Go where? Wait!? Is she going somewhere without me knowing?! Wait! Sister said these men are here to imprison her! So … Is he saying that…he will go to prison instead of her?! My mind is wandering everywhere as I was summoned in between a drama! Next time call me before creating a drama, Sister Maya!
Maya stopped speaking even mentally as soon as Xavier spoke. She is ogling at Xavier intently as she couldn’t believe what she just heard. She felt a strange feeling creeping in her heart. She smiles faintly as she is content that she has a person now who cares for her. Unknown courage grows in her seeing him standing next to her and even protecting her! Even though she has Sarah as a trusted person, she didn’t expect him to say this. She felt happy that at least he said that he would go prison instead of her!
The man chuckles amused “So much care for The Sister-in-law! I appreciate the effort, Prince Xavier…but why do I sense something weird here? A husband is not stepping forward to go .. instead…The Brother-in-law is stepping ahead?”