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Chapter 4 - Queen Lilly has been poisoned

The servant went away, and Ella (Rosabella) ensured Snow, Sunset, and Sunrise were comfortable. Ella (Rosabella) went to her bedroom and locked the door after she closed the door behind her. Ella (Rosabella) walked over to the wall, aka the secret entrance, and placed her right hand on it.

The secret door opened, and she walked into the room. She walked to the dresses and carefully picked out a dress as there was magic dust around the gown that she had picked out. Ella (Rosabella) got changed as she looked into the mirror and saw her hair being done up. Ella (Rosabella) was about to wear an eye mask when she saw a note and read it as it said. 

"Don't place the eye mask on because you have magic dust on you and look completely different already." Ella (Rosabella) looked into the mirror and saw that the note was telling the truth. Ella (Rosabella) placed gold and silver shoes on her feet. 

Another door opened, as she knew it led to the secret staircase she only knew about, and Ella (Rosabella) walked down it. Ella (Rosabella) arrived at the dining room, and Paige, Anne, and Sarah could not even recognize her. Emperor Carl was spellbound and in a trance when he saw Ella (Rosabella) in the dress that she was wearing.

But Ella (Rosabella) did not give her name away and stood away from him. Luke recognized her, but he did not say anything to Paige. Emperor Carl stood at one end of the table with Luke facing him, and Queen Lilly stood on Emperor Car's left-hand side. Paige stood on Luke's left-hand side, and Sarah stood on her father's right.

Anne was about to stand on Emperor Carl's right-hand side as she thought she would sit next to him when he looked at Ella (Rosabella) and spoke. "Excuse me, beautiful lady, would you do the honour by sitting on my right-hand side and giving me the first dance after the meal."

Anne was angry as she was not allowed to sit next to Emperor Carl and moved away as Ella (Rosabella) walked over to the table. Ella (Rosabella) curtsies towards Emperor Carl and Queen Lilly. Ella (Rosabella) stood on Emperor Carl's right-hand side as Anne stood two away from her father's left-hand side, and they had a small prayer.

They all sat down, and they had food. Luke and Paige led everyone to the ballroom. Emperor Carl checked with Queen Lilly first to see if he could dance with Ella (Rosabella), and she said she did not mind. Ella (Rosabella) knew a ballroom dance, and she curtsied deeply towards Emperor Carl as he walked over to her.

Ella (Rosabella) and Emperor Carl danced together. While they were dancing, Ella (Rosabella) was dancing gracefully, and she did not make a wrong step, not a wrong move; Emperor Carl was in suspended animation. Everyone danced, and while they were busy dancing. Ella (Rosabella) managed to sneak away from the ballroom, but she left a silver and gold shoe behind, and she quickly changed as everyone left the ballroom.

They were shuttered, and they headed to their bedrooms. Emperor Carl saw the silver and gold shoe near a staircase, which he had never known was there, and picked it up. He held the shoe and knew it must belong to the beautiful lady he danced with. 

But the problem is that he does not know who the mysterious, beautiful lady is and has no clue how to find her. Ella (Rosabella) went to bed, and everyone went to sleep. After breakfast, Ella (Rosabella) went to the stable and gave Snow, Sunset and Sunrise food. The day continued; it was after lunch, and as Ella (Rosabella) was in the stable, something dreadful happened. 

She made sure that Snow, Sunset, and Sunrise were well fed. Ella (Rosabella) looked towards the entrance and saw Luke standing there, breathless. Luke quickly walked over to her, and Ella (Rosabella) knew that something must have happened, as he had said. "Ella. Queen Lilly has been poisoned, and it looks like she is not going to make it. Emperor Carl has asked me to tell you to be with his Queen right now, and Queen Lilly's ladies-in-waiting agreed that they would do what you say." 

Ella (Rosabella) knew she had to do something as she and Luke entered the house. Ella (Rosabella) bolted to the bedroom that Queen Lucy was using and was allowed inside the bedroom. Queen Lilly's ladies-in-waiting moved to one side and let Ella (Rosabella) get close to Queen Lilly. Ella (Rosabella) helped Queen Lilly past the critical part during the night, and Emperor Carl saw his wife alive in the morning. 

Paige was livid and was thinking of other ways to get rid of Queen Lilly and the women of the Royal Harem. But Ella (Rosabella) saw a bottle near the bed as it was on the floor and carefully picked it up. Emperor Carl watched Ella (Rosabella) examine the bottle while Queen Lilly's ladies-in-waiting held their breath as they watched Ella (Rosabella) look at the bottle.

Ella (Rosabella)'s face went pale as she read the bottle's label and looked at Emperor Carl as she informed him. "You need to get Queen Lilly back to the Royal Palace because the poison will kill your Queen, and she will not last for the rest of the week. The bottle belonged to my stepmother, and I got a feeling that my stepmother poured the poison into Queen Lilly's cup."

"Because my stepmother kept saying that she wants one of her daughters to be with you instead of Queen Lilly, the women of the Royal Harem, and other girls who want to be with you." Emperor Carl knew that Ella (Rosabella) was telling the truth and quickly ordered everyone who came with him and Queen Lilly to prepare to leave.

Luke overheard Ella (Rosabella) and knew that his wife had gone too far. Paige did not know that Emperor Carl and Luke now knew the plans that she had.