The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 228
Xavier smiles faintly and his growing happiness instantly brought a bright smile in his face. It felt like an eternity of sadness since he has been so desolate. These last few hours were the worst of his bad days.
Xavier’s breath starts getting restless as he never thought Maya went to the Cold Prison for him! He was so busy in self-blaming and even forgot to ask about her health.
He looks around and finds Maya walking towards the Royal barn.
‘She must be furious…’
He is about to walk towards her but checks the edicts in his robes. He takes out an edict in his hand and lets out a deep breath helplessly. He contemplates seeing Maya’s cold face while she walked and mutters “I should be in the Countryside Pavilion in a few hours”.
He knows at this point that he is doomed.
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Maya suddenly asks “Do you know any other animal which can speak like you?”
Eros tilts its head and stares Maya blankly.
Maya’s question made his previous thoughts about his Master to halt and neighs “No, Your Majesty. I have never seen any animal talk-“.
Maya asks impatiently “How about a bird then?”
Eros stammers seeing her asking without giving him any chance to finish his answer “N-No, Your Majesty-“.
She asks disappointed “Not even any reptiles?!”
Eros “…”
Maya lets out a fake laugh awkwardly and huffs standing from the ground “I was just asking … It’s not like I saw something talking…”.
Eros just stands without talking back.
Maya asks “Does anyone know about The Empress? Other than us?”
She really can’t believe the information she received.
“No, Your Majesty”
“Not even Prince Xavier?”
“No, Your Majesty”
Maya frowns “This is strange. He even hides this from his brother. But why?”
“Only His Majesty knows the reason. There is always a reason behind Master’s decision”.
Maya twitches her lips but nods slowly.
‘Perhaps he doesn’t want others to know his incompetence. What will happen if people get to know that he couldn’t even protect his mother? But… what if he already killed those people? He wouldn’t have left those people alive, would he? Hmm… knowing his arrogance.. the people might have already rotting under the ground…’
Both strolls around the lawn and stops hearing someone’s voice.
“Did you hear?! The Countryside village is about to get washed out!”
“What? What do you mean by getting washed out?”
“Isn’t that place is suffering draught?”
“Yes! How come there will be a flood suddenly?”
“Do you even live in the Realm? Don’t you know The Crown Prince already finished digging the canal to divert the Southern River into our Realm?”
“Yes! I heard he helped the labour a whole day to cheer them when they couldn’t work for so many hours a day!”
Maya’s ears perk hearing them and listen to them keenly.
Did he work for a whole day there? Ah! That must be a ridiculous rumour!
“I heard that they built several temporary storages to store water but one of the doors of the storages is in the brink of breaking!”
“What?! Then… The people of the village-”
“Yes! Will be washed away by the flood if the door breaks”
“Poor people! They were suffering from drought and now this…”
“They were finally happy after the edict issued to construct a dam for them…How unfortunate!!”
“Why is everything happening when our Princes are not in the Realm?”
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Maya’s chamber.
Robin answers Maya “Yes, Your Highness. Due to the heavy rains, the water flow raised a lot and changed their flow of direction…”
Maya asks seriously “What happens if it breaks? Is it true that Countryside Village will face a flood?”
Robin speaks hesitantly “This time the Countryside village will be destroyed, Your Highness…”.
He notices Maya in deep thoughts and adds “But the soldiers will evacuate the people to safer places very soon. Please be rest assured”.
Maya creases her eyebrows “Even if they are moved, the flood will still destroy their homes and belongings…”.
Robin nods defeated “Yes, Your Highness. It’s inevitable. The soldiers of Countryside Pavilion are trying to divert the water in different ways and many will be needed to hold the dam door to stop from breaking. We still need time to prevent this and repair the door”.
Maya nods understanding and sends him out.
She looks at the closed doors and smirks ‘I should stop this. I think I can help people’.
She recalls the old man who offered her the little water he had to her. The people were so kind and found someone to send her to The Harbor too. She finds that she has a soft spot in her heart for those kind people. It only increased her determination to help.
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After a few hours.
Maya sneaks out of the Palace with Eros.
She didn’t forget to inform Celina before leaving. She can’t tell Sarah as she will not allow her to leave. And she also doesn’t want Sarah to insane without any news of her.
She even thought of many excuses to help the soldiers repairing the door. All she has to do is hold the door intact from breaking and lie to them that she came to look at how they work.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href=”#'s-respected-empress_12655201705389405/a-ridiculous-rumour!_50282553386527109″>#'s-respected-empress_12655201705389405/a-ridiculous-rumour!_50282553386527109</a> for visiting.
She notices many doors of the storages along the way and gets stunned. She can’t believe that they built so many storages already. With this amount of water, those people in the village would never suffer any draught!
Unfortunately, the flood will destroy their happiness very soon and she has to do something to stop it from happening!
Maya keenly notices all the doors and sighs as they were fine until she looks a man holding a door in a distance.
She notices the splashing water through the breaking cracks drenching the man and mumbles “He needs help”.
Seeing the door cracking slowly, the man looks around to find something.
NEIGHS!
His eyes brighten hearing Eros and look back eagerly.
‘How could he be here?!’