Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Backstabbing


    Alice was detained in the dungeon under the castle as per Princess Swan''s order. The cat maids apanied her until she got locked up, and once she was inside the cell, she asked them, "Myra... Maya, you two should believe in me. I was forced to do it, and I don''t know what to do, because nobody wants to listen to me!"


    The cat maids looked at her with aplicated gaze.


    On one side, they wanted to believe her, as they knew that Alice was probably the most lovable and popr maid amongst the servants. She was lovely and cute, and she truly dedicated herself to serving His Majesty.


    But they also understood their Princess'' stern order. What Alice did was truly dangerous. She could be executed right now and nobody would even defend her because poisoning their Beast King''s wives was a treason against the Beast King himself.


    Thus, they knew that Princess Swan''s punishment by locking her inside the dungeon was already very lenient, thanks to Princess Swan''s kind nature.


    "Just stay here until Lady Jade and His Majesty return," Maya advised. "You need to testify against Lady Jadeter, got it?"


    "If you are true to your words, Her Majesty might grant you an exile far from the kingdom. It is much better than getting executed," Myra added. "I''m sorry, Alice. But whether you poisoned Lady Long by yourself or by someone else''s order, it doesn''t matter in the end. Stay safe, Alice."


    The cat maids reluctantly left Alice inside the dungeon.


    Alice was sobbing inside her cell, but once the cat maids were finally gone, she stopped crying and leaned on the damp wall in a rxed manner, "It''s sad that I can''t kill that bitch Long Xiurong, but at least I will be saved from execution this way. Princess Aria is truly a genius. She gave me perfect instructions on who to backstab to save my life."


    All Alice did was follow what Princess Aria told her to do. She needed to cry her heart out in front of Swan, and quickly point fingers towards Lady Jade because she was the only one that could be used as a scapegoat.


    "And once I testify against Lady Jade, I can either be forgiven by that crippled witch and resume my job as a maid, or get exiled. I think both are better than death. I can find another way to kill that cripple," Alice shrugged as she closed her eyes.


    Truthfully, she felt a little guilty for sacrificing Lady Jade, but she was far more useful than Lady Jade would ever be because the whole ''poisoning'' thing was already a total failure at this point.


    "She''s already infamous. Both Swan and His Majesty already hate her, but I am just an unassuming maid. I can work as usual and keep my eyes on that crippled bitch," Alice told herself to justify her betrayal. "Besides, this is an instruction given by the Saintess herself. I''m sure whatever sin I have must''ve been washed away by Princess Aria by now."


    Alice felt at ease now, and simplyid on the bed made out of haystack and waited for the finale.


    **


    Meanwhile, Gale and Jade were very busy in the Holy Achate Pce. He lifted the trade ban right after he arrived there, and the poption quickly traded most of their belongings for food in another kingdom.


    He also supplied food for the people in Holy Achate and made sure that none of them would die of starvation anymore, at least until the economy in Holy Achate could recover.


    "Are you sure it''s okay to give so much of our food to them?" Jademented as she saw the enormous amount of food getting escorted from the Kingdom of Beastmen into Holy Achate. We might need those food stocks for an emergency in our kingdom. Don''t be too generous just because Holy Achate is Swan''s original kingdom."


    "We have plenty in my kingdom, and if we run out of food stocks, I can just buy some from the Eastern Long Dynasty," Gale replied lightly as he observed the pce where his beloved wife was raised.


    "You can''t just do that. Do you know how expensive importing food can be?" Jade sneered. "As expected, you still need me to handle these difficult things."


    "It doesn''t matter if it''s expensive. Swan has created a trade route for each of the Beastmen''s products, such as perfect pearls, unique feathers, some strange bird excrement that humans used to power up their tools in the far south, and many more. The Kingdom of Beastman is now very rich thanks to my wife''s contribution.". freewebnovel


    That statement was enough to wipe the smirk on Jade''s lips instantly. She gritted her teeth and walked away as she didn''t want to listen to Gale rambling about how amazing his wife was.


    Jade knew her way around the castle because she had visited this ce twice before to make a trade contract, which both failed miserably due to thete King Tyrion''s hatred for non-human creatures.


    As she walked through a long corridor, she stumbled upon Princess Aria, who was busy with a few maids as she directed them to take her luggage out of her room.


    Jade found it strange that Princess Aria didn''t seem to be devastated with the whole situation, since she was about to leave the pce she grew up in.


    Thus, Jade approached her and sneered, "You sure have a strong resolve, Princess."


    Aria turned around and smiled at Lady Jade, "And what do you mean by that, Mdy?"


    "You''re about to leave your beautiful pce and live somewhere in the countryside; in a small mansion with only a few servants. I saw your mother before, and she was devastated. She was crying nonstop in her room," Jade mentioned. "But you seem to be doing... just fine."


    "Oh, I am sad, but honestly, I think this pce is not suitable for me," Aria said mysteriously. "And how about you, Mdy? Aren''t you sad as well?"