Chapter 1

"Terrible!!!

The Duchess of Hesse's daughter... Lady Alexandra... Lady Alexandra has taken her own life!!!"

The daughter of the leading ducal family,

Alexandra Ulyana Hesse.

The duchess's daughter, whose mother is the king's sister, is a lady of impeccable lineage, family, beauty, and education, the foremost lady of her time.

And this lady attempted to take her own life.

The shock did not remain within the castle walls but spread throughout the kingdom.

The lady drank a cup of poison in her bedroom.

Why did the duchess's daughter do such a thing?

There was a reason.

It was clear to everyone that the cause was the termination of her engagement by her fiancé.

Alexandra's fiancé was the crown prince of her own country.

Their engagement was politically motivated, but more importantly, there was no other lady more suitable to be the queen than Alexandra.

Additionally, it was to solidify the position of the crown prince, who was the son of a concubine.

The mother of the crown prince, the concubine, came from a count's family, and her relatives had no outstanding qualities, leaving her in a rather vulnerable position.

The king, who doted on his niece Alexandra, and the fact that they were the same age, also contributed to the engagement.

However, at a ball, the engagement was suddenly declared null and void.

Moreover, Alexandra was punished as a criminal by the crown prince and his close associates.

Of course, it was a false accusation.

Unfortunately, neither the king nor the Duke of Hesse was present at the scene.

On the order of the crown prince, Alexandra was about to be surrounded by the royal guards. She was saved from the ball by the quick thinking of her trusted maid.

Originally, those who falsely accused the leading duchess's daughter should have been punished and that would have been the end of it.

Until the news that Alexandra had drunk the cup of poison, everyone thought that would be the case.

It was speculated that it was due to the crown prince's madness or a plot.

Or it was rumored that she took her own life because she knew too much about the royal family.

Although she managed to survive, the duchess's daughter remained unconscious, and not only the people of her own country but also those from other countries sympathized with her.