Execute everyone in the Gregorio's Mansion
The next day, all the officials request a meeting with the King to talk about Gregorio and his crime.
King Edgar listens as they start arguing about what punishment he deserves.
"Your majesty, we all know that the punishment to the crime of harming the King is death.
We request that the Gregorios are punished accordingly" Collins, the younger brother of the Queen mother said and everyone agreed with him
"Harm the King?"King Edgar said and scoff at their hypocrisy.
"Your Majesty, it is clear that he has been planning this for a long time now. I suggest the whole family is killed to avoid future troubles" one of the prime minister's man said.
"You really want me to kill the Gregorios; you have decided to get rid of the Queen before she even comes to the palace?" He questioned seeing through them
"Your Majesty, we dare not think that. The appointment of the Queen has always been decided by the royal family"
"Really? Why is no one talking about the death of Queen Harriette or do you also believe the Jurua is behind it?" He asked and they start murmuring among themselves.
"Queen Henrietta's death is truly suspicious but we can't ignore other important things"The prime minister answered boldly
"Other important things? What a joke" Edgar said with anger.
Just before the banquet, Dave came to him with the findings of his investigation regarding the Queen's death
Coincidentally, one of his mother's men disappeared from the palace the night the Queen died and returned to his hometown.
King Edgar knows of his mother's dissatisfaction about his father's decree and how much she wants him to marry someone from her extended family but didn't think she will go to such extreme
He plans to confront her after the banquet yesterday but didn't expect something like this to happen.
The matter has already spread faster than it should as if it was planned to cover up the investigation of the Queen's death.
Their plan must be to get rid of every of the late King's candidate for the Queen.
The men caught in the Gregorio mansion already confessed and what they said correlate with what Gregorio also confessed.
He has been completely trapped by whoever is responsible for this drama for a long time and there is no way he can save him or he will give them something to use against him.
The person behind this is definitely connected to the rebel years back or he could actually be the brain behind it, for him to sacrifice a number of his people just to implicate the Gregorio family, he is not going to relent
"Your majesty, his daughter even tried to harm you yesterday, what if he harmed the late Queen to make his daughter the Queen?" Another of the minister said making a ridiculous claim and they agree to that immediately
"Your majesty, you can't spare his family, his first daughter has been chosen to be his heir and she is surely aware of her father's plans. What if she goes on to continue what her father couldn't after sometime?"Anotherof the officials said.
King Edgar stood up from his throne and took a few steps forward; they immediately went silent and step back in fear, he stops walking and stare at nothing in particular.
When he met with Gregorio earlier, he told him to save his family alone.
The people are already agitated by the rumor that the dragon is back to take revenge on the King and the people including the death of the Queen…
If he tries to force things at this moment they will probably spread rumors that Gregorio is responsible for the late Queen's death.
"Prepare an edict" King Edgar said loudly for all to hear.
"Send out my order, Gregorio joins hands with the enemies and plot to harm the royal family. He shall be executed at sunset in three days" he declared and a smile appear on their face feeling satisfied but the prime minister is shocked
He didn't expect the king to give in to their request so soon and finds it fishy
"What about his family? Especially the one caught in the King's bed, she is already a disgrace to every woman in the Kingdom" Collins asked and they all agreed with him
"Everyone associated with the Gregorio is to be executed" He decree and they all smiled in satisfaction jubilating at their success.
The King's secretary paused for a few seconds to make sure he heard the King well and write it down.
Dave also turn to him shocked and wait till the officials leave before asking him
"Your Majesty, do you really want to execute all of the Gregorio family? If you do that then there will be no candidate left for the Queen's position and they will force you to make her the Queen"
"When Davina comes to the palace, I want you to bring her straight to my study" he said calmly instead.
"Miss Davina? She is coming to the palace? You said you don't want to see her and put everyone under house arrest" he replied confused at his meaning
"Just do as I told you" he said and waves him away, he could only trust the secret weapon Gregorio has
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Davina and everyone in their mansion sit in the hall impatiently and with worries in their hearts as they wait for news from the palace, according to their informant the King should have pass a decree by now.
Unfortunately their situation has been made known to everyone in the city and Cornelius didn't come with his family like they promised to formalize their engagement.
Davina tries to stay calm and think of away to meet her father again, the suffering he must be going through in the hand of the King's men made her really worried and she hit the table in front of her repeatedly.
Davina send messages to some of her father's business partners who are also members of the court to see if they can help him in court but they all have one excuse or the other.
Maria is also worried about her daughter but couldn't say anything about it because her action has bought more troubles upon them. She sits quietly waiting for the fate of her only child.
Maya sees as everyone is concerned about the master and seems to have forgotten about her mistress and took the courage to step forward and plead on her behalf.
"Your ladyship, what about..."Maria stops her before she could say more knowing what she wants to say and have someone drag her away
"Your ladyship, people from the palace are here" one of the servant rushed in to inform her and they all stood up to receive them.
Saint enters with a number of soldiers and officials but the look on his face strike her instinct that something isn't right; Davina comes forward and greets him warmly anyways.
"Your ladyship, I have the King's order and... You should kneel to accept it" he said in a rather kind and pitiful tone that Davina heart sink.
Every one of them knees down to hear the King's judgment on their family and Davina stophim before he could pronounce the judgment.
"Is it a bad news?" She queried and Saint hesitates again before reading it out to her.
"The whole Gregorio mansion has collided with the enemy to rebel against the King; they shall all be executed by poison in three days"
"Executed?"Davina said shocked and shaken.
June immediately move closer and held her hand visibly scared at the word executed, she looked at Davina hoping she will say something while the rest of the family start crying and became mournful.
Maria who couldn't take the shock of the King's order also fainted and her maid rush to help her, everyone weeping for their lives.
"Davina do something? Are you going to watch us get killed?" Tasha said panicky
"How can that be? How could he..."Davina mumbles and tears welled up in her eyes.
Although her mother's relation to the royal family has been cut off the day she married her father, she is still considered a member of the royal family
Not to talk about the fact that her father was a teacher to the King for five years, how could he think to execute her father without investigating to find out the truth?
"Surround the house" Saint ordered the whole lot of soldiers to arrest them and hand over the edict to Davina but she couldn't take it so Louis did.
"Sister, what do we do?"He asked sorrowfully.
His voice sound like an echo to Davina and she held her head feeling weak and shattered.
Saint left the house with the officials and the soldiers proceed to arrest all their servants and seize their businesses, everything in the house turned upside down and Arya held on to Davina to avoid being arrested.
She hears everyone calling her name here and there; all expect her to do something and pleading to be spared.
Knowing that this is not the time to be weak or hundreds of them will lose their heads, she summon up the little courage left in her and stops one of the guards trying to take Arya away
"Arya, Take this and open my safe, you will find a white dusty scroll there, bring it" she said and hand over a key to her
"What scroll my lady?"
"Just go" she said and Arya hurried away to her quarters while Davina stop the guard from following after her
"She is going to come back" she told him and he back down but continues to watch her
"Here it is My Lady" Arya returns hand it over to her and everyone look on wondering what exactly she plans to do.
"Get me a fancy carriage and let someone go to announce my visit to the palace" she instructed and everyone frown their face like she is saying nonsense.
The king will never agree to see her, she must still think of herself as the honorable daughter of the Geogorio's family
"What stupid act are you trying to pull now? This is not the time to be willful" Jane yells at her.
"Sister, what are you trying to do?" Louis also asked confused about her actions.
Davina opened the dusty scroll and the red seal of the late King is immediately visible to all
The soldiers stopped what they are doing and let go, everyone is shocked to see such stamp on an old scroll or understand why the scroll is with Davina but they sure know better than act uncouth in front of the seal
"Take me to see the King" Davina demanded
"Take the Madam in and await my return" she said to Maya also looked on shocked and followed a few of the soldiers out
Immediately after her birth, the late king had given the blank stamped scroll to her father; it is to reinstate her as a member of the royal family in return for making a request of the King
After receiving it when she became older, Davina has kept it away believing she wouldn't have to use it ever but who knows that a situation like this will arise and only the edict can save them.