When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Jessica casually said, “He’s not stupid, Ho’s just blinded by love right now. When he finally wakes up, maybe then he’ll see things clearly”

But all of that no longer had much to do with her.

She added, “I’m going to check on Grandpa. Monica, remind my brother to take his medicine.”

Yates,” Monica called out just as she was about to step out of the courtyard. “Why don’t you go see Mr. Yates first?”

And so Jessica headed to Garbisch’s Lucid Pavilion.

Monica had asked her to come because earlier that morning, the Queen Mother had someone deliver a stack of portrait scrolls.

When Jessica arrived, she found Garbisch sitting at the table, staring at the images in a daze. Though his eyes didn’t seem to really be looking at them.

“This morning at daybreak, Mrs, Mathis personally delivered these portraits, Monica whispered.

Garbisch glanced at Jessica, his expression a bit awkward. “Jessica, Queen Mother’s meaning is… she hopes choose a girl like and marry soon.”

“Just yesterday at the tournament, His Majesty told Queen Mother to pay attention to your marriage prospects. Then, the portraits are already here this morning. That’s awfully fast,” Jessica said as she walked over and carefully looked through the portraits one by one.

They were all daughters of court officials, a few even from fairly notable families. But by national standards, they were still somewhat lacking in status to match the legitimate heir of the Yates family,

Garbisch and Jessica didn’t care much for such status differences. But in the royal court, marriage decrees emphasized proper social matches. These girls looked more like filler choices than serious candidates.

“If this decision was only made yesterday, and the portraits are already prepared today, then this probably isn’t Queen Mother’s idea,” Jessica said, her

brow furrowing

Queen Mother had long secluded herself in the inner palace and rarely involved herself in the harem’s political struggles.

She wouldn’t have prepared these ahead of time.

meone went to see her last night. It could’ve been Consort Adele or the Queen,”

Jessica said, “Seems like someone

“The Queen?” Garbisch was puzzled. “I can understand Consort Adele did it. But why would the Queen care about my marriage?

“The Queen has recently been trying to draw our family into her faction.” Some things didn’t need to be spelled out. Jessica knew he would understand.

d in her marriage, then she was certainly watching his as well.

If the Queen was invested

Garbisch remarked, “But Prince Derek is still so young. With all this planning, how long will it take before he’s capable of bearing such a heavy burden?”

Whether Derek could grow up safely in the palace was still uncertain.

Moreover, the current princes all held real power, each more formidable than the last.

Even the ministers tacitly acknowledged that the crown prince position would only fall to one of the cument reigning princes.

With the King’s health declining in recent years he might not live to see Derek come of age