Chapter 30 Catherine’s Entertainment

“You’re Leon’s mistress? When?” I asked Lola angrily, and she quickly backed away.

“Miss Emily, please forgive me,” Lola bowed her head and didn’t dare to look at me. Her voice trembled as she said, “It was many years ago. When Prince Leon gave me to Colonel Bohr, our relationship ended.”

Leon gave his lover to his subordinates? I was confused. Was a mistress just an object in Leon’s eyes? Of course, I didn’t sympathize with Lola’s experience, but I didn’t understand what kind of person Leon was.

“So, are you Colonel Bohr’s wife or something?” I almost said the words “mistress” or “sexual partner,” but when I saw Lola kneeling on the ground with helpless and tearful eyes, my heart immediately softened. The tone I spoke to her was not as harsh as before.

“I’m not Colonel Bohr’s wife. In fact, Colonel Bohr is not married. The king is considering choosing a young lady from Count Renault’s house to marry him. And I don’t belong to anyone now. Just now!” Lola’s voice was full of helplessness and sadness. It seemed that she was now a plaything abandoned by her master. She looked so pitiful.

“Lola, you’re confusing me. Who are you, and why did Queen Catherine send you to accompany me?” I was shocked, and I couldn’t understand this chaotic relationship in the royal family.

“My lady, Queen Catherine wants me to teach you, or rather, to tell you about some court etiquette and Prince Leon’s preferences. She thinks you may be a little confused in dealing with your relationship with the prince. Queen Catherine just hopes that I can help you,” Lola sobbed.

Catherine is Leon’s mother, and their unexpected behavior is really alike.

“Listen, Lola! I don’t care who sent you, and I don’t need any advice. I will take care of my relationship with Leon. Tell Catherine to thank her for her kindness. I don’t need it!” I said coldly.

“Please don’t kick me out, Miss Emily. I can be your handmaiden, but please don’t kick me out at once. If my mother knew, she would surely whip me,” Lola’s knees moved to my feet, and she prayed like a stray cat longing for a new owner.

“Lola, get up!” I lifted the poor woman up. “No one will whip you because I will tell Queen Catherine myself. Don’t worry!”

Oh, I shouldn’t have felt sorry for Lola. After all, she used to be Leon’s mistress. Maybe she should be punished. Wouldn’t it be better? But through her clear eyes, I could see that Lola was not a naturally dissolute woman. Maybe she had difficulties?

“Miss Emily, the queen’s maid has just come to announce that she and Mrs. Bauer have other things temporarily. So the appointment with you has been cancelled for the time being!” Gina came over and whispered in my ear.

“Well, even if the appointment is cancelled, I still need to talk to Catherine about it. So where are Queen Catherine and Mrs. Bauer now?” I asked Gina.

“I’m sorry, Miss Emily. I don’t know,” Gina’s eyes twinkled, and I could see that she was lying to me.

“Well, I will find her eventually, as long as she is in the castle!” I deliberately raised my voice. “Lola, you must come with me to find Queen Catherine and Mrs. Bauer. By the way, who is Mrs. Bauer?”

“She, she is my mother!” Lola’s face turned pale, and her lips trembled. It seemed that Mrs. Bauer’s name was as scary to her as the devil from hell.

“Come on, I don’t believe Mrs. Bauer dared to whip you in front of the queen!” I took Lola’s hand and walked towards the door.

In fact, I didn’t know where to take Lola to find Queen Catherine. It was just my impulsive decision. But now that I had promised this poor woman, I could only grit my teeth and wander around like a headless fly.

Finally, after asking several passing maids, one of them told me that Catherine was in her entertainment room, and the kind maid pointed me in the right direction.

I followed the maid’s directions down a long corridor, with Lola following me with red eyes until we reached the end of the hallway. When she saw two tall wooden doors closed, Lola hesitated and dared not go any further.

At that moment, a maid came up with a silver plate full of fruit. When the maid saw me, she bowed her head and hurried towards the wooden door. As she pushed the door open, a female indulgent laugh came from behind the door.

Through the cracks in the wooden door, I saw that Catherine was sitting on the back of a naked man wearing only underwear and a corset, as if riding a horse, while the man was crawling on his knees, and his penis was tied with a red ribbon. On the other side of the ribbon, a small iron ball was hung perpendicular to the man’s legs.

When the small iron ball touched the ground and made a noise, Catherine would slap the man’s ass with one hand, causing the man to quickly pull the iron ball up with the strength of his private parts. At this time, Catherine would laugh, and the red wine in her hand kept shaking in the cup.

Was this Queen Catherine? I couldn’t believe how she could be so debauched. Until today, Catherine was still a dignified and elegant woman in my mind, and I even regarded her as an example for future study. But now she was really disappointing me.

“Who is outside the door?” A woman wearing heavy makeup and smelling of alcohol stuck her head out from behind the door, and she glanced at me with sharp eyes.

“Mother!” Lola stood shaking behind me, her voice whispering like a mosquito.

I looked at the ugly fat woman before me. How could she be Lola's mother? They did not look alike!