Chapter 1136 Dark Cinderella
There were many nobles who had the same idea as the original owner's stepfather.
So Mrs. Anna has become a busy person recently, receiving many invitations from noble ladies and young ladies every day.
They had only one purpose, to find out Prince Arthur's preferences indirectly so that their daughters could gain an advantage and even shine at the prince's ball.
On this day, Lady Anna came to the palace as usual and sat in the back garden of the palace with the queen to drink afternoon tea.
"I heard that you are very popular recently." The queen was wearing a luxurious dress. The sapphire necklace around her neck sparkled in the sun and she had a playful smile on her face.
Lady Anna's smile froze slightly. "Queen, I was just dealing with them. I didn't say anything I shouldn't have."
"I believe you." The queen smiled gently and pushed the plate of water on the table. "Try the new dessert."
Mrs. Anna thanked her quickly, took a small bite of the dessert, and then looked at the queen quietly, but the queen did not look at her. Instead, she looked casually at the flowers not far away, as if she had just asked a casual question.
"By the way, is this ball held for Prince Arthur alone?" Mrs. Anna put down her snacks and tried to change the subject, but chose an inappropriate question.
The queen frowned slightly, her smile gradually faded, and she looked at Lady Anna coldly.
"It's best not to ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
As soon as these words were spoken, the air around them instantly turned cold.
Mrs. Anna's heart was beating wildly. She quickly stood up, lifted her skirt and bowed to apologize, "I'm sorry, I offended you, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
She lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes. Since she first came to the palace two years ago, the queen had always been very gentle to her, but today was the first time, and she felt very wronged.
"I don't have anything to talk to you about today, so you can go back first." The queen's tone softened slightly, but her words directly drove her out.
Lady Anna looked up in disbelief, tears of grievance falling down her cheeks. She then quickly wiped them away and said goodbye to the queen with a trembling voice.
On the way out of the palace, Lady Anna felt that all the eyes looking at her were full of ridicule. She wished she could grow wings and fly away. In a panic, she bumped into someone.
"Your Majesty." When Lady Anna saw clearly that the person she had bumped into was the king, she burst into tears instantly.
There were still three days before the ball, and the dress that the tailor had worked overtime to make was finally delivered.
Looking at the red roses adorning the hem of her skirt, Shi Li felt a headache.
Ever since Lady Anna said that Prince Arthur liked red roses, almost all the floral patterns seen in the house turned into red roses.
Not to mention their clothes and jewelry, which were almost all red roses.
Shi Li used to like this kind of flower very much, but now she even feels a little nauseous when she sees the red roses.
Watching Celine spinning excitedly in front of the mirror with her new dress, Shi Li was holding her own dress, but what she was thinking about was the map that she had finally found when she went out that day.
She was afraid of being discovered, so she spent several gold coins to buy the map and hid it under her pillow. She only dared to study it in the dead of night, hiding in the quilt with a candle in one hand.
The maps of this era were not easy to understand. She looked at them until her eyes were dazzled before she finally understood them. She immediately put down the candle, grabbed the little sparrow next to her and kissed it again.
"I found a way to escape. I am truly a genius." She whispered excitedly, then held the little sparrow directly against her face.
Luo Sparrow Lin: numb and indifferent.
The original owner's maternal grandfather's family happened to live very close to a neighboring country, and he could escape from the country by simply crossing a forest and a hill behind his maternal grandfather's house.
By then, the sky will be high and Cinderella will be far away. Whoever wants to wear the iron dancing shoes can wear them. She won’t wear them anyway!
After figuring out the escape route, Shi Li felt relieved.
But fleeing to another country would definitely not be as comfortable as being a noble lady like now. She decided to wait and see. If the plot did not change, she would run away on the train overnight!
When she was distracted, Shi Li noticed from the corner of her eye that Cindy was standing in the corner, silently watching Celine dancing with her new dress.
She seemed to have rarely seen Cindy go under the hazel tree to attract birds recently, and she didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Shi Li looked down at her nails, still feeling a little uneasy.
On the morning of the ball, her mother asked the servants to deliver a dress to Cindy as well. At least on the surface, she would not treat her stepdaughter harshly.
But compared with her two biological daughters, Cindy's dress was so shabby that it was unbearable to look at.
After the servant left, Cindy threw her dress to the ground fiercely, and then, while everyone else was busy, she sneaked under the hazel tree.