One of the executed officials' sons looked at the people gathered around the table with eyes full of hatred.
"We have to kill that tyrant!"
Another person, one of the executed ministers' daughters, also gritted her teeth as she looked at the young man.
"Are you sure we can do it? If we fail, will they discover us?"
The young man immediately shook his head confidently. "Don't worry. The prime minister is backing us. We won't get caught at all."
Another person, a lot older than the duo, also chipped in.
"We have prepared the best assassin group in the whole kingdom. We will succeed. Even if the rebel army is wavering and doesn't want to continue the plan…"
The older man chuckled, but his chuckle sounded so evil.
"We can still get rid of that tyrant. Then, the royal family will automatically have a new ruler. We only need to befriend the new ruler…"
The older man paused before continuing.
"Or let the prime minister control the new ruler just like before. It's best if the new ruler is still underage."
But another woman, seemingly the wife of the deceased official, interrupted with a worried tone of voice.
"But...lately, Duke Fez is seen hanging around Her Majesty. Won't it be hard?"
Hard to kill the tyrant, of course.
One of the men in the room was silent before tugging the corner of his lips.
"Don't worry. We have prepared a distraction for him. Her Majesty will be left alone. Even the shadow guards can be handled neatly."
With this person's reassurance, the group of people who lost their beloved ones because of the mass execution a few days ago immediately sighed in relief.
"Good, good. Then, let's wait for the result!"
Amidst everyone's anticipation, the day of the festival finally arrived.
On the first day of the talent festival, the royal family sent out royal musicians and some bands to perform at Cersei Square.
The performance represented the queen's intention to start the festival without showing herself to the public officially.
After all, it was already a common tradition that the talent festival was surrounded with mystery.
If the queen showed themselves, it would no longer bring a mysterious effect.
The band started early in the morning, when the sky was still slightly dark, and the sun had just come out.
It was only 6 a.m yet many commoners already crowded the square and watched the performance.
There was even a small-scale parade circling the huge square, attracting many commoners' attention.
The people who came here either wanted to participate in the talent screening process or simply wanted to enjoy the performance and the festival.
Of course, the royal family prioritised people who came to the festival zone to be screened.
Thus, other commoners who didn't come to get screened usually came to send their beloved ones away to the festival zone.
An old mother looked at her young son with eyes full of hope as she held her son's hand to the festival zone's registration booth, the gate to enter the whole zone.
"Son, I hope you can be selected. But even if you aren't selected, it's okay. You can just enjoy the festival. After all, you can only enjoy the festival for a day."
Everyone already knew this weird tradition related to the talent festival.
People could only enter the festival zone once and spend a day there. Then, they couldn't come anymore.
Thus, the visitors would usually stay until midnight and wouldn't go home even if they could.
Of course, since there would be a lockdown at noon, the visitors wouldn't go out of the huge zone, anyway.
There were many food stalls and inns inside the festival zone so that older people could take a nap and rest anytime they wanted.
The younger ones would usually explore the four streets and the square until their feet couldn't move anymore.
"Okay, mom. Don't worry. I'll enjoy the festival!" The son replied to her mother while walking to the booth.
More and more commoners gathered and the surroundings instantly became noisy and lively.
"Finally, the festival is here! I can't wait to try the food and play some games!" A bunch of girls squealed as they lined up to enter the festival zone.
It was only 6:30 in the morning but the field outside of the festival zone was already full of commoners.
While waiting in line, they could see the square not far from them and watch the performance behind the steel fence.
Many royal guards had been positioned along the fences, guarding the festival zone to ensure everyone's safety.
The merchants and people who would contribute to the festival's entertainment had also lined up at another gate special for the staff, waiting to set up their booth.
Last night, the game booth, the food stall, the small theater stages and the market had all been set up, even labeled with numbers.
The merchants and the staff would only need to find the booth assigned to them, and they could do business at ease, only needing to pay tax after the festival ended.
But since they could also participate in the talent screening, they had to line up in front of another gate, waiting for the gate to open.
Everyone was full of energy in the early morning, and our lazy queen had also been dragged to the festival zone to start screening the merchants and the staff.
Let's go back to a few hours ago.
Mariella was woken up at five o'clock in the morning and already went to the festival zone at six!
While the others were watching the band performance and the small parade…
The queen had already sat obediently inside the cute registration booth, ready to screen the upcoming merchants and staff!
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