Gale walked out of the carriage with a woman sitting on his arms, the signature way of Gale whenever he carried his beloved. Her short, golden hair was hard to miss, and her angelic face could not be mistaken for someone else.
"There is no way..." Jade murmured as she couldn’t believe what she had just seen. It was too hard to accept because that meant her plan to kill Swan had somehow failed.
Long Xiurong was relieved to see Princess Swan being alive and well. She wasn’t keen on the idea of being her best friend, but Princess Swan was the only one who could curb Lady Jade’s dominance over everything in this castle.
Because she owned the Beast King’s heart, which meant she also owned everything he had, including his castle.
"Look at how harmonious they are, Milady. Aren’t you happy?" Long Xiurong deliberately asked Lady Jade to fuel her anger even more, knowing that she hated Princess Swan the most.
Jade said nothing, but she was gnashing her teeth as she almost snapped in front of everyone in the castle ground.
All the beastmen who were gathering were already preparing for Princess Swan’s funeral, especially the soldiers who were already mourning their favorite princess’ death.
However, when they saw her alive and well, they couldn’t hold back their joy, and one of them yelled;
"PRINCESS SWAN IS ALIVE!"
"PRINCESS SWAN IS ALIVE!"
"THE PRINCESS IS ALIVE!!"
All the soldiers were drowning in euphoria as they were genuinely overjoyed.
However, the servants, except for the cat maids who were also overjoyed, only looked at Princess Swan in horror.
The rumor about her being a witch had been circulating among the servants for some time, and seeing her alive after staying close with His Majesty during his rut only gave those rumors more credibility, as it was simply impossible.
Thus, most of them began to believe that Princess Swan was a witch, and had been using her dark spell to control everything.
’I heard that Princess Swan is using her dark charm on the soldiers, that’s why they look so happy,’ a servant whispered.
’I mean, isn’t it obvious? It’s impossible to survive during His Majesty’s rut. She must’ve done something to him as well.’
’What if she uses her powerful dark charm to take over the kingdom? I heard from a maid that Princess Swan casually takes over people’s minds.’
’Yeah, I heard from a maid that Princess Swan cast a curse even on her own sister! That’s so cruel...’
Long Xiurong looked over her shoulder and glared at the servants who were gossiping behind her, and they shut their mouths instantly.
She knew that Princess Swan didn’t care about rumors, but she had been tricked by a false rumor given by her attendant before until she embarrassed herself in front of the Beast King. Ever since then, she had grown to hate rumors.
"I would be more than willing to listen if the rumors are true. But they are not, so all of you need to stay silent or His Majesty will hear you," Long Xiurong reprimanded them, and the servants quickly nodded and zipped their lips.
Swan turned her head towards the soldiers who were cheering for her and Gale before waving her hand. She smiled and said, "Thank you for protecting the castle while His Majesty and I are away."
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