Stunningly beautiful yet wicked, she begins by conquering eight beast husbands.

Chapter 6 The Queen's Judgment

In a blink of an eye.

Scarlett arrived at the royal court.

This vast white building is majestic and magnificent, solemn and dignified. Even from a distance, it exudes royal majesty and a sense of oppression.

Scarlett followed the Royal Guard to the main hall of the Royal Court.

Queen Catherine sat regally above, without makeup or fine clothes, her calm gaze revealing an unwavering majesty that made it impossible for anyone to look directly at her.

Scarlett dared not look directly at her, lowered her head, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."

Catherine lifted her eyelids. "Lift your head."

Scarlett looked up as instructed, meeting the Queen's scrutinizing gaze. She felt a little uneasy, afraid that the Queen would realize that she was not the original owner of this body.

Fortunately, the Queen only glanced at her twice before looking away and looking elsewhere. "Sophia."

Scarlett then realized that Sophia was also in the hall.

She glanced at them discreetly out of the corner of her eye.

Sofia wore a dark red military uniform. Her eyebrows were sharp and clean, her features were exquisite and refined, her figure was slender, and her temperament was noble. Her imposing aura was even six parts similar to that of the Queen.

She resembles the Queen's biological daughter more than Scarlett Johansson.

The Queen's favoritism towards Sofia was blatant. Even knowing that Sofia was not her biological daughter and that she was even connected to her daughter's plight in the slums, she still doted on her as before, providing her with the same food, clothing, and daily necessities as a royal princess, even more so than Scarlett.

In addition, Sofia is highly capable and enjoys high popularity among the people.

Before he was even twenty, he was personally appointed by the Queen as the executive officer of the Skano Star Sector, responsible for military strategy and diplomatic affairs.

Scano, also known as the Central Star, is rich in resources and technologically advanced.

There were originally three great empires here, sharing resources, but they were all later annexed by the Oran Rosa Empire, thus establishing Oran Rosa as the first interstellar empire.

The fact that Sophia was chosen as the executive officer of Skano is enough to show how much the Empress values ​​her.

Everyone in the royal court, and even among the common people, knew that before Catherine ascended the throne, her official position was the Executive Officer of the Skano Star District.

No wonder the original owner felt unbalanced.

This is blatantly telling everyone who the next heir to the empire is.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but this person happens to be the daughter of the person who caused her to fall into the slums.

Even if she wanted to forgive, it would be difficult.

Scarlett sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for the original owner of this body.

If she hadn't been switched at birth and had grown up smoothly, she might have been just as outstanding as Sophia, instead of dying such a tragic death without anyone even knowing.

No wonder Xiao Ba said that she was a pitiful person whose luck had been stolen.

and many more.

Has your luck been stolen?

Who?
Sofia?

Before Scarlett could think any further, Catherine, who was sitting high above her, called her name. "Scarlett."

She quickly straightened her posture and looked at Catherine, "Mother Queen."

Catherine slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said, "I called you here today because there is something I want to discuss with you. Some time ago, a plague broke out in Paral City, causing countless deaths and injuries. What are your thoughts on this?"

The Queen would occasionally bring Scarlett along when she held political meetings.

Perhaps she genuinely wanted to give her daughter some pointers.

However, the original owner, who had given up on himself, knew nothing about this and did not learn it, often just going through the motions.

Scarlett was still hesitating when Sophia gave her answer first, “Your Majesty, Paral is located on the border and is isolated by transportation. It can only be reached by train, which is a good thing, indicating that the spread of the plague will not be too fast. In my humble opinion, we should immediately seal off the city, evacuate the surrounding residents, allow entry but not exit, and then transfer medical personnel from neighboring cities to provide treatment until everyone is fully recovered before lifting the lockdown.”

Catherine narrowed her eyes slightly. "How do we solve the problem of supplies and medical equipment?"

Sofia: "Borrowing from Tulava."

Catherine hummed in agreement, offering no objection, and gestured for Sophia to continue.

Sofia analyzed rationally: "Turava is very close to Paral City and is a vassal state of Oranrossa. The plague is dangerous there. If we ask them to borrow manpower, they will probably hesitate. But it is much easier to obtain supplies if we settle for second best."

“They have to pay tribute to the Oran Rosa Empire every year. If we replace the tribute with something else and provide support to other cities, it will not cost them anything. It will also allow them to share in His Majesty’s mercy and become more convinced of his benevolence.”

Hear the words.

Catherine slowly opened her squinted eyelids and gave an approving smile. "That's a good idea."

Catherine looked at Scarlett, "And you, Scarlett?"

The original owner didn't understand.

Scarlett, who inherited the original owner's memories, was also completely unaware of the situation and her mind was in a daze the whole time. However, since Sophia spoke so logically and the Queen agreed, she naturally followed suit and said, "Princess Sophia is absolutely right."

Catherine had no hope for Scarlett and was prepared for her not to be able to answer.

Upon hearing this reply, a faint hint of suspicion flickered in Catherine's eyes, which were strikingly similar to Scarlett's.

She looked at Scarlett with a scrutinizing gaze, remained silent for a few seconds, then turned to Sophia. "Sophia, this matter is entirely your responsibility, handled according to your methods. You may leave."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Sofia bowed and lowered her eyes before leaving the hall.

He glanced at Scarlett out of the corner of his eye, then quickly looked away, his brow furrowing slightly.

After Sofia left.

Scarlett was the only one left in the center of the hall.

Scarlett dared not move, her neck stiff, like a clay statue, waiting for the Queen above to give orders.

Catherine turned her gaze back to Scarlett's face, her brow furrowed, and asked in a deep voice, "Scarlett, do you know your mistake?"

It's here, the Queen's judgment has arrived!

(End of this chapter)