I have no idea whether it’s because the two guards had enough strength or if there was something wrong with the door itself, but after just a couple of collisions, the mechanism embedded in the door snapped with a click, and the thick door, three fingers wide, opened with a sound.
And since Princess Veronica’s bedroom window was directly facing the door’s position, the moment the door was crashed open, the blinding sunlight shone through the window directly toward the door, dazzling everyone standing in the corridor, causing them to instinctively close their eyes for a moment. Then…
“Hmm?”
Before the queen could even open her eyes, a voice from right next to her suddenly rang out extremely close to her ear, so much so that even the lobe of the queen’s ear felt the other person’s slightly cool breath.
“How did you come here?”
“Hey!!!”
Startled by the sudden inquiry, the queen’s makeup-perfect face turned pale instantly, then she took two steps back with a thud, during which she almost tripped over her bright red skirt and fell flat on her butt.
Scared the living daylights out of me! After looking at the figure standing against the sunlight by the door, with an odd smile showing some resentment on her face, quietly watching her, the still shaken queen caught her breath for a few moments. Feeling somewhat embarrassed about being scared, her face turned red with anger, and she scolded loudly: “Are you dead? Why don’t you make any sound when walking!”
“Sorry.”
Facing the queen’s scolding, Princess Veronica lowered her head and apologized with a respectful expression:
“I startled you, I will definitely be more careful next time.”
“…”
Looking at the princess who didn’t argue as usual, or mock her with some witty remarks, but instead humbly apologized, the queen outside the door couldn’t help but pause for a moment, feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
After opening her lips a couple of times, she finally reacted, nodded absentmindedly, and hummed instinctively. Then she looked at the princess opposite her curiously.
Strange, why isn’t she arguing this time? Could it be that the confinement has made her behave? Or has she now completely accepted her fate, abandoned the idea of competing with my Joshua for the throne, and started to ingratiate herself with me for a better life after marriage? But… if she plans to please me, shouldn’t she stay quietly inside? Why is she smashing things?
Not understanding what her stepdaughter intended to do, after pushing the princess into the bedroom, seeing the fragments of furniture scattered all over the floor, the queen simply stopped pretending, relying on her superior status, and directly shouted:
“Don’t think that saying a few soft words will get me off your back! Why are you smashing things? Are you dissatisfied with the decision made by me and your father?”
“Impossible.”
After hearing the queen’s question, “Veronica” blinked her emerald green glass eyeballs, waved her arm with burn marks in panic, and said to the tin doll dressed in a bright red long dress, looking both exquisite and imposing:
“You are my mother and also the queen of the kingdom, your status is much higher than mine, how can I possibly be dissatisfied with you? You were right not to let me out, I should not have come out, and confining me is your rightful power.”
“…”
Ah, this doesn’t feel quite right… would the real Veronica say such things?
Looking at the obedient princess in front of her, the hint of menace on the tin queen’s face involuntarily paused, then she blinked her ruby eyeballs, opened her iron lips adorned with ceramic pieces, and suspiciously said:
“Stop pretending, you must have some evil plan! But I’ll tell you, whatever you want to do now is too late!
Joshua went to the upper house parliament with his uncle early this morning, according to the agenda, they are already discussing the replacement order. Even if you try to run over there now, it won’t affect the situation, Joshua has surely taken over your… royal family! I’m telling you, starting from now, whatever you do, the next king can only be Joshua, you’d better give up this thought early!”
“You’re right.”
After blinking her glass eyeballs, “Veronica” nodded sincerely and said: “Joshua is indeed very excellent, far beyond what I can achieve, the next king can only be him, after all, in terms of personality, talent, and wisdom, he is much better than me in every aspect.”
“…”
After hearing Veronica’s words, the queen was silent for a while, and a flush of anger quickly appeared on her tin face.
Damn it! How dare you insult like this! Although Joshua is my child, how could I not know his true nature as a mother? You… you… aren’t you praising him? You’re disgusting me, it’s like spitting in my face! Damn it! It would be better if you argued with me like before and mocked me with a smile than praising him like this! How dare you disgust me like this!” “You’re too much!”
“Where are you going?”
Seeing the tin queen full of anger in front of her, “Veronica” in the room blinked her eyes, then suggested apologetically: “Did I say something wrong to upset you? What about this, I’ll give you a gift as compensation.”
Saying this, she picked up a beautiful doll dressed in thin pajamas with a shocked and angry face from the ruins of the shelf, handed it to the tin queen, and said apologetically: “This is the doll I’ve kept for six years, today I’ll give it to you, as an apology for offending you, you can dispose of it however you like.”
“Get lost! Who wants your broken doll!”
With a slap, the doll “Veronica” handed over was pushed away by the angry queen and fell directly on the floor, its shoulder was cut by a piece of broken wood, creating a large wound, and the blood seeping out stained a large area of the carpet.
But the tin queen seemed to completely ignore the strange fact that a doll could bleed, ignoring the doll on the ground showing signs of pain, and instead glared angrily at “Veronica”:
“I will definitely tell your father about what happened just now! Damn it! Let go of my arm, don’t pull me!”
After hearing the tin queen’s words, “Veronica” immediately pulled her hand off her arm as if electrocuted, and even stepped back half a step.
However, “Veronica” didn’t seem to care, instead, she hurriedly caught up with the queen who stormed off, and asked carefully: “What’s wrong? Do you dislike my gift?”
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“Why not? If you don’t like it, we might as well burn her!”
“Mother? Why don’t you answer me?”
“…”
Go ask your grandma’s leg! Being irritated by “Veronica’s” sarcastic tone, the tin queen suddenly turned around and shouted angrily: “You… Hmm?!!!”
“Do you have anything you want to say?”
After tightly pinching the queen’s mouth with her cold palm, “Princess Veronica” finally showed a happy smile on her face, which was missing a part, then while dragging the struggling queen, she happily laughed: “Mother, the light over there is not good, if you have anything to say, come over here and tell me.
Even though you didn’t give birth to me, I am still your daughter! So as long as you speak and give orders, I promise to follow everything you say, okay?”
“Mmm! Mmm mmm!!!”
Faced with the “Veronica” who seemed to have gone crazy, the queen couldn’t help but widen her eyes, struggling desperately while making sounds of “mmm aaa” to call for help from the guards following behind.
However, those guards with tin faces acted as if they hadn’t seen anything, continuing to walk slowly behind without anyone coming to save her.
Even if attracted by her “mmm aaa” sounds, they would at most lift their heads to take a glance, find that she hadn’t given any orders, then lower their gray faces again, keeping pace with the two people in front, and continue performing their duty of guarding the queen.
“Mother, look, the flowers in the palace garden have already bloomed, can you pick one for me?”
After suppressing the struggling tin queen, “Veronica” dragged her to a window that was open, pressed her on the windowsill, and then pushed her down in the terrified expression of the queen.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!”
“Thank you, Mother, you’re so nice.”
After looking at the queen who fell from a window more than twenty meters high, landing with a crash on the stone floor of the garden, breaking into pieces, “Veronica” nodded satisfactorily, then turned around and smiled at the tin guards behind her:
“Where is my father? I haven’t seen him for so many days, I miss him a bit.”
(End of Chapter)
