(2) Living as the Villainess Queen

Chapter 216

The day of departure for Holy City was decided to be on the following day after having three days to make all the arrangements, counting from the very day Sang-je’s urgent message arrived at the castle. As the castle was to be left vacant in absence of both the king and the queen, the departure couldn’t be forwarded any sooner than that.

As time was tight with all the preparations to be made within, there was quite a commotion with people bustling in and out of the castle. Servants were hectic as they nimbly packed away for the long journey ahead while higher officials were too busy sorting out pressing state affairs which required urgent clearance from above. Both the king and the queen were very much occupied as well, as there were plenty of adjustments to be made to their official schedules as every state affairs would be suspended until their return to the castle.

Eugene handed the document back to her aide after she was done with the review.

“Proceed as planned while I am away.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Sandy replied to Eugene. One of her three aides was to stay in the castle while she traveled with the other two and it was Sandy who had accompanied her in the last journey to the Holy City that volunteered to remain as she hesitated to be away from home for personal reasons.

“The indefinite postponement of the scheduled audiences is what gives me trouble the most. See that you prioritize the ones on the top of the list when they are rescheduled upon my return.

“I will see to that, Your Majesty.”

There wasn’t so much in Eugene’s hand that required her immediate attention as she was yet to officially administer the matters of state. So, she had managed to come to the end of her duties by noon, a day before their departure.

But as for the king, things were quite different as he had been working day and night for the last two days hardly getting a rest. It’s been days since Eugene had last seen his face as he had not been returning to their bedchamber even at nights. And to hear that he barely has the time for a proper meal, Eugene resented Sang-je for his abrupt summon as much as she felt sorry for Kasser.

‘How outrageous of him to summon a king on such a short notice when even a humble traveler needs time for arrangements to be made before setting out on a journey.’

However, her thoughts, there was something she was clearly mistaken about. It was only her alone who Sang-je had actually summoned in the first place. Eugene had no idea that it was Kasser who was straining himself like a horse without reins.

When Eugene was about to drop by her study as she still had plenty of time to spare before the departure, a servant came to her with a message.

“Your Majesty, a message from Count Oscar has just been brought by her servant.”

Eugene unfolded Charlotte’s message as she was handed over. It contained Charlotte’s request for an audience with her concerning their journey to Holy City.

Two days before today, Eugene had sent out six invitations and aside from one lady whose child was suffering from high fever, the other five had all agreed to leave with her for Holy City.

As there were tedious procedures in arranging the audiences in the palace, they have been exchanging messages with each other through the servants of their own instead. So, Eugene has never met with any of the ladies ever since their last meeting.