Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 230

The Royal Citadel also sent people to Eleanor’s residence. Since the storytellers had accused someone from her household, it was standard procedure for the Royal Citadel to investigate.

Given Eleanor’s high status, Anthony took it upon himself to handle the matter with a diplomatic approach. As expected, Eleanor merely offered a scapegoat to take the blame. Anthony didn’t dwell on it, and brought the individual back with him.

As for the storytellers, they were all temporarily released. However, the authorities gave them three days to clear up the matter and apologize to Carissa, as well as provide compensation.

Since the Royal Citadel had already made a big deal of visiting Ironridge Estate to question Jessica, she would still be affected even if Eleanor found a scapegoat.

The three–day deadline for the storytellers to make amends was essentially a time for Eleanor to manipulate the situation. At this point, intimidation was futile, and bribery was the only option.

So, a large sum of money was spent. The three thousand silver coins Helen provided were all used up, and Eleanor even had to add more on top of it. The storytellers used this money to apologize to Carissa and provide compensation.

Though they didn’t meet Carissa directly, the grand scale of their apologies attracted a lot of public attention. Frederick was at the gate to accept their apologies and compensation, and each storyteller voiced regret for tarnishing Carissa’s reputation over a small amount of silver coins.

The crowd began to stir, with some people shouting, “Was it Lady Jessica who gave you the silver coins?”

“Or was it Grand Princess Eleanor?”

“Oh, don’t speak nonsense! Do you want to anger Grand Princess Eleanor?”

“It’s the truth! I heard that at Grand Princess Eleanor’s birthday banquet, Lady Carissa gave a painting by Mr. Spencer. But it was falsely claimed to be a forgery, and torn up on the spot.”

“Mr. Spencer’s painting was torn up? Goodness, isn’t Grand Princess Eleanor the one who loves poetry and painting the most? A piece by Mr. Spencer isn’t something you can just buy with money!”

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“I heard it was Lady Jessica who tore it. As the wife of the Marquis of Ironridge, how could she not even distinguish Mr. Spencer’s genuine work?”

When Margaret arrived at Northwatch Estate, she saw the commotion and sat in her carriage. She was seething with anger, and her expression was dark.