Unexpectedly, after the Concubine Smith incident, the Queen came to me.

Presumably, Concubine Smith had been too prominent recently and had joined forces with Laura. The Queen couldn't deal with her.

But I was just a little orphan. I wondered how I could help the Queen.

"With your extreme intelligence, you are qualified to join forces with me," said the Queen, who had a thin face. She looked shrewd when she smiled.

I remembered Concubine Smith's ending in my previous life, and it wasn't good.

Although her family was prominent, it had always been feared by the King.

She angered Laura, and she had no descendants.

Laura cried in front of the King and complained about her. Then she was sidelined.

From then on, she had been secluded.

I chatted with the Queen for a long time.

Then the King came to my palace, with Laura and a large group of guards.

He asked me in a reproachful tone where the parrot raised by Laura had gone.

I looked confused, asking, "Shouldn't that be a question for Laura?"

Laura sobbed and tugged at the King's sleeve, saying, "Dotty is usually with me or often comes to play with Linda. But I couldn't find Dotty in the entire palace, so I came to Linda's place to take a look."

The King looked at Laura gently. When he looked at me, he, who had been affectionate, was stern.

The Queen spoke up at this moment, saying, "For the sake of a bird, the King came here during the morning court. It seems that the civil and military officials will be a bit alarmed."

The Queen was implying that the King, for the sake of Laura, even quit the morning court. Laura was the one who disturbed the order of the court.

But the King didn't care about these.

The Queen was disliked by the King in her previous life. It was related to her constant admonitions.

After hearing her words, the King indeed snorted.

"The Queen seems to be leisurely here."

"Search."

With his command, dozens of palace maids and eunuchs were pushed and shoved by the guards.

Then an unfamiliar palace maid was pushed out, holding a dead bird in her arms.

I smiled even more brightly, thinking, "Laura, your tricks in this lifetime haven't changed."

"But, Laura, I'm different."

I whistled. Someone with sharp eyes noticed a pure white parrot flying out and landing on my shoulder.

"Father, is this the one that Laura lost?"

Just as I finished speaking, the parrot on my shoulder started to mimic me word for word.

"Dotty, what if I kill you and inform father, will he kill Linda?"

"I, Laura Kim, am father's most beloved person! Father listens to everything I say. Even if I say Linda Kim is a traitor, Father will believe me."

"Father and Kellan are so foolish. I have deceived them so many times, and they still believe me."

Laura's face changed. She hurriedly came over, pointing at the parrot.

"Father, it's a lie. It's fake. This is a fake parrot. The dead one is the real one."

Father's face changed multiple times. As he looked at Laura, he was loving again.

Father patted Laura's shoulder with his big hand.

"Laura, I trust you. You are my most beloved child."

He tightened his grip on Laura's shoulder suddenly, and she instantly cried out in pain.

"But if I find out that you are lying again in the future, you will bear the consequences."

He started to doubt her.

The crack in their relationship was spreading.

"A good show is about to begin. Spectators, please take your seats."

I sat in the audience, watching the good stage show.

Two girls were born in the same courtyard.

One was showered with love, while the other was neglected.

The favored one was like the bright moon in the sky, occupying all the attention.

The neglected one was living like a neglected rat in the gutter, being the backdrop for another girl.

Family bonds, friendship, and love were all the same.

I looked at Laura, who was whispering in the ear of a young general, Jack, in a corner.

Then I looked at Kellan, who was staring at Laura gloomily in the distance.

I couldn't help but smirk.

This was Laura's birthday banquet. It was her opportunity to win the hearts of the masses.

I would ruin all of this.

But first, I had to get rid of the man in front of me.

I looked at Kellan, and he was startled by my gaze.

It seemed like a long time had passed since I last saw him. I almost forgot about him.

I only remembered his extreme affection for another woman in front of me.

"Linda, would you marry me?"

His unexpected words made me feel both amused and disgusted.

"Mr. Shawn, what are you doing? Did Laura send you to marry me?"

"How did you know..." He spoke halfway, realizing something. Then he quickly changed his words.

"To be honest, I have admired you for a long time, Princess Linda."

I laughed out of anger, saying, "Is it the kind of admiration where you believe everything I say?"

He paused for a moment, but he was honest.

"No. I only unconditionally believe in Laura."

I asked my maid, Kate, to keep Kellan away, and I left without looking back.