Chapter 217 Case File 3: Twin Butterfly Dance at Rose Villa (5)
Jiang You's empty skull began to think rapidly. "To look at this record from another angle, the princess had a love affair with a man from a nearby village without telling the queen. She secretly became pregnant and gave birth to a son. However, she was discovered by the queen while she was still weak after giving birth. The queen was furious and ordered the nearby villages to be massacred. When the princess heard that her lover had been killed, she was so sad that she almost died."
She smacked her jaw. "Oh my god! If the princess is in a free love relationship, this is too cruel." She scratched her skull. "Is there something else going on?"
"I don't know about that." Elenor shook her head. "When I read this before, I didn't think much of it. I just thought the princess really had been infected with the plague by the villagers. This villa, along with the surrounding valleys and villages, are all the queen's property. These villagers have no money, no power, no influence, and no titles. The queen can decide who lives and who dies with just a word."
This was the downside of the feudal Middle Ages. Jiang You thought, the lives of common people were worthless, like grass. In people's eyes, lives were divided into different classes. Just like how nobles, while nominally 'vegetarian' because they didn't want to kill animals, could eat fish and shrimp without a care. As long as someone was labeled terrestrial, aquatic, hot-blooded, cold-blooded, noble, or commoner, the standards of treatment would vary dramatically.
It seems that people only need a reason to unite with their party and fight against those who are different, so that they can save face and feel at ease.
"Because of the princess's illness, the queen stayed at Rose Hill for over a year. As a member of the queen's personal guard, old Baron Chand also stayed there for a long time. His notes record his life during that year in detail... although life at the hill was monotonous and very boring."
Elenor recalled carefully and suddenly said, "It's interesting to say that there were two of our acquaintances in the Queen's team at that time."
"Could it be..." Andre guessed, "Mrs. Samantha and Peter the Fool?"
Elenor nodded. "You guessed right, it's them. Lady Samantha is the Queen's maid and the Princess's wet nurse. I spoke to her this morning. When she first came to Rose Hill, she lived here for nearly ten years, raising the Princess from her infancy. After the Princess's tenth birthday, she was summoned back to the palace by the Queen. After that, there were probably few living people in the entire Rose Hill, and the Princess's life was entirely cared for by the puppet servants."
She sighed and said, "It's really pitiful when you think about it. Such a young child, still in need of care."
"As expected, all the guests invited by Madame Butterfly are related to the princess," André said. "But these alone aren't secrets that need to be hidden. They wouldn't kill someone for them, would they?"
"Does the note mention the young master?" Jiang You held his jaw, his eyes gleaming with gossip. "Does the old baron know who the princess gave the child to?"
"No, I haven't seen anything like it..." Elenor took a few more sips of soup and continued recalling, "After the old baron led his troops to eradicate the plague in the nearby villages, Baron Chand did something else. Following the queen's orders, he invited many renowned potion makers, doctors, and great magicians to treat the princess. One of them left a deep impression on him, and his name appeared several times in his notes."
"Who is it?" Andre asked anxiously.
"The current king's younger brother, the great magician Mebucha Huntington."
"Yoho!" Hearing this familiar name, Jiangyou couldn't help but let out a sound. Andre glanced at her in confusion, then looked away at the skeleton's honest smile.
"According to the old baron's notes, the princess, who had been depressed and had lost all interest and desire in life, seemed to be rekindled after a long conversation with the great magician. She began to take the healing potion on her own initiative and became very interested in brewing potions.
"The one who prepared the healing potion for the princess was a potion master who escaped the disaster of the Rusman Federation. I wonder if you have heard of the name of Potion Master Mi Funa? She was once very famous in the Principality of Huntington."
"Wow!" It was another acquaintance, and Jiang You once again made a gossiping sound.
This time even Andrei sat up straight. He had been tracking down Miffuna and Evil Eye Moon for a long time, and he didn't expect to hear news related to this potion master here.
"It is said that the princess gradually recovered under the care of these two. She even became a disciple of Mi Funa and learned potions from her. The potion master also admired the princess very much and said that she was 'very talented in potions'."
"The princess was once Mi Funa's apprentice," Andrei murmured. "This is information I've never heard of before. However, both the princess and Mi Funa have been dead for many years, so this information is now of no value."
"The entire notebook doesn't mention the princess's children, but it does say that she found spiritual solace in magic and potions. She often discussed matters with the great wizard and potion master late into the night, and through Mebucha Huntington, she made acquaintances with many nobles. The old baron, acting as the manor's guard, reported this to the queen, but the queen didn't object or forbid her daughter from contacting these powerful individuals. With the queen's tacit approval, the old baron turned a blind eye to the matter.
He felt the Queen's attitude towards her daughter was strange, hot and cold. However, considering the mysterious twin rumors, the old baron felt relieved. In the eyes of King and Queen Delman, the Crown Prince, who holds the right of succession and will inherit the entire kingdom, is their most beloved, while the Princess's position is extremely awkward...
"She was alive, but only just alive, like a sparrow in a cage. The king and queen took great pains to keep her alive, simply because they were afraid that when she died, she would take her precious son with her. Even the old baron who was in charge of guarding the manor could see that the princess was unhappy."
"I feel like the Delman royal family is no good," Jiang You muttered. "They're superstitious and feudal, and they don't even treat people like human beings."
Elenor laughed. "That's true. My family may have benefited from the old royal family, but I've never liked the German royal family. To be honest, I admire King Huntington's style more.
"Anyway, the old baron had no idea what happened to the princess. He was quickly taken back to the capital by the queen. The queen's hasty departure from the manor wasn't due to the princess's fault, but rather to something happening on the king's side. His Majesty, rumored to be loyal to the queen, wasn't actually the good husband he was. He had a lover, and rumor has it, that lover had a bastard child."
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