Miss Louisa From the Valley of the Wind

Divorce and solicitation (4)

The faces of the two guards turned deathly pale after noticing their mistake.

"We're guilty. Please be punished." said the two with their heads bowed.

The head guard looked at Reneism, as if asking for an opinion.

"Run according to the punishment applicable to the guard"

"You're suspended for a month, you, record 1000 palace rules 100 times and the third you can choose between whipping fifty times or volunteering to plant a tree on the hill Cypress for one Sunday"

"I chose the punishment of the head whip" said the skinny guard

"I also chose the punishment of the head whip" said the fat guard unwilling to lose.

"If so, go to the punishment room. Meet the officer there" said the head guard, and asked for a certificate to carry out the sentence and leave it to me.

"Good head"

"I will witness their punishment" Reneisme said

"Please Madam" said the head of the guard

When going out of the discipline room, suddenly Reneism turned around.

"Oh yes, the head of the guard. I don't see deputy head guard Thomas, he's not on leave, is he?"

Thomas was one of the guards of the empress's residence. She was one of the people that Empress Lorine trusted. What makes Reneism suspicious, it's been three days that Thomas' guard has not been seen. Just a month ago, he took a leave of absence.

"He was assigned to watch over Cypress Hill for a month in place of Jordan's furloughed employees"

"Who gave the chief order?"

"Suri's Mother, Madam"

"Well if so. I thought the guard Thomas was sick. I'm saying goodbye"

Reneism then went with both guards who would receive the punishment of whipping into the punishment room.

*****

The palace hallway

"Guard, why would you rather be whipped than volunteer?"

"We're not lazy to volunteer, ma'am. But for us, the punishment was still too light compared to our mistake" the fat guard replied.

" By serving the whip, at least we feel the pain that Empress Lorine feels" continued the skinny guard.

"How long have you been a guard?"

"I'm only three months old Madam" replied the fat guard. " While he's been five months" he said again, pointing at the skinny guard.

"Three and five months. How could the new guard be made the guardian of the empress's residence" of inner Reneism.

In the palace there are guard class rules. For the empress's own residence, the guards must have worked for at least two years at the palace, or three years as royal soldiers. If there is a guard who is less than two years of work, then it must be accompanied by a guard who has worked for at least five years.

"Why can you work together? Shouldn't there be senior guards accompanying you?"

"Sorry Madam. Actually I replaced the Norman senior who arrived yesterday afternoon assigned to Cypress Hill"

"Actually we were scheduled to serve three people. But an hour before the change of guard, senior Bernart arrived sick with diarrhea. He was shaking and his face was so pale that we told him to go home and get treatment. Meanwhile, because the time was no longer able to find a replacement guard, we decided to stand guard alone"

"So so" said Reneism smiling. But in his heart he was actually very surprised. "It seems like all of this has been arranged in such a way that no one is suspicious. There's only one thing left to make sure of it" her inner self

"Among all the punishments you receive, which punishment is the most severe for you?"

"Frankly the suspension is the mistress's toughest punishment" replied the skinny keeper.

"Why is that?"

"Because with the suspension we don't work Madam and that means we don't earn any income either"

"You're family?"

"Had Madam. I have a daughter, and my friend has two sons. But however our fault with Empress Lorine is not worth our punishment" replied the fat guard.

"How could Madam. We made a mistake, should have been punished, not given money" said the skinny guard.

"My estimation is only. But if my estimate is correct, will you tell me?"

"Will this help the Empress?"

Reneism nodded her head.

"If so, we'll tell the lady"

Without feeling they had arrived at the punishment hall. They're meeting with the officers there.

"Give them twenty lashes each" Renesime ordered.

"Madam" said the two guards in surprise.

Reneism gave them a code of silence. After being sentenced to whip, they got a letter to have served a sentence that was stamped by the punishment hall officer.

When they got out of the prison, Reneism told them to go straight home. "Tomorrow you hand over the letter, with fifty lashes of lashes your condition will look too good" he said, and they both obeyed.

*****

Tomorrow morning

"Is everything ready, Ren's mom?"

"It's Miss" replied Reneisme. Since waking up from her sleep yesterday, Louisa forbade Reneism from calling her empress again.

"Even the remaining items I have put all the wooden boxes, so that later the guard will be appointed to the front of the palace. Up ahead had been waiting for the horse carriage sent by General Lucky"

"Mom remember my message, don't you?"

"certain Miss. Not telling anyone of the incident except to the healer Kurd. I have also asked the head of the guard and the two guards for the same thing"

"alright.. We're leaving" said Louisa. Louisa wore a plain white dress, with a yellow-gold royal robe. As they opened the door they were both shocked, ten maids, three cooks, and fifteen guards stood in positions lined up along the palace hallway. Some servants even cried looking at Louisa.

"The Empress.."they said in unison and bowed their bodies in reverence.

Louisa smiled.bending her body and passing from there towards the royal court hall.

*****

The royal court hall

The courtroom has been filled with royal advisory councils, ministers and generals. Out of a total of one hundred seats, only three more were left empty.

All three are the seats of King Peter, Empress Lorine, and Queen Mother Anita. Suddenly, a moderator shouted

"His Majesty King Peter Henry entered the room"

"Your Majesty Empress Lorine Valley entered the room"

"His Majesty Queen Mother Anita Wales entered the room"

Hearing that, the room that had been noisy arrived silent. All eyes looked at the three people who had just entered the room. After the three sat down on each other's physiques, an old man acting as the chairman of the advisory board shouted out loudly

"With this the divorce proceedings of His Majesty King Peter Henry with Empress Lorine Valley are declared open"

Tok!!Tok!!Tok!!

The trial began with the statement of King Peter who wanted a divorce on the grounds filed because Empress Lorine allegedly had infertility. This is believed to be true after three years of marriage Empress Lorine has not yet also given her royal heir.

King Peter expressed his desire to remarry in order to obtain a crown prince, but Gordon's royal law forbade a king to remarry while he had an empress.

"Therefore, it is with a heavy heart that King Peter Henry asks the members of the advisory council, the ministers and the generals to approve the divorce request that I submit" he said.

Next the moderator asked Empress Lorine to file a rebuttal of her defense.

Louisa stood up, she looked at everyone present.

"Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, members of the advisory council, ministers and generals. I am Empress Lorine Valley, hereby accepting the divorce suit filed by Her Majesty King Peter, on condition that His Majesty King Peter's statement regarding the cause of our divorce as I am barren is not included. Because as you said, it's just his assumption, without clear evidence"