Chapter 611 I Could Eat Less (Part One)


    That night with the emperor felt more affectionate than what the empress had experienced even in the


    first few months of their marriage. Now in her middle age, it was a rare chance for her to have such a


    romantic night. Thus, she was both delighted and satisfied.


    After the emperor left, the empress took out the spell doll from under the bed and stared at it. She felt


    quite amazed. Was it really powerful enough to help her win the emperor''s undivided love?


    She put down the spell doll and asked, "Where is Cheryl?"


    "She is still locked inside, Your Majesty." Nancy pressed her lips together and gestured in that direction.


    "Bring her here." The empress picked up the tea and took a sip. "After all, she was my maidservant for


    such a long time. She must have something to say to me."


    "Yes, Your Majesty."


    Cheryl had spent the whole night locked up in the Sleek Pce. At first, she was scared that the


    empress would not let her go. She waited but nothing happened. As the hours passed, it seemed to her


    that the empress had no intention of punishing her. When dawn broke, she was no longer scared.


    Indeed, she felt rather safe and confident. After all, she was the emperor''s favorite now. If she suddenly


    disappeared or died, the emperor would demand to know what happened to her. With that constion,


    she was felt immensely relieved and the clouds seemed to vanish.


    "Your Majesty." Cheryl had spent so many years serving the empress and seen plenty of evidence of


    the empress''s ruthlessness. Now she was at the empress''s mercy, so even now that Cheryl had been


    promoted to the attendant, she dared not to show any sign of disrespect and had to address the


    empress exactly the same way when she had been a servant girl.


    "Tell me what it is. If I find the slightest hint of dishonesty in you, you will pay for it. I believe you must


    already know that you will die if I hand this thing over to His Majesty." The empress''s voice was gentle


    but dignified.


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    Cheryl knelt on the floor and shivered with fear. She dared not look up, nor did she dare to answer the


    question. After all, she had used the voodoo doll to seduce the emperor. If she told the empress about


    it, the empress would hate her guts for stealing the emperor''s love. In her jealousy and hatred, the


    empress would definitely have her killed as soon as possible. Furthermore, anything rted to voodoo


    was a taboo and was banned in the Bright Dynasty, so she was doomed to die anyway after she had


    been caught red-handed in possession of a voodoo doll. So she was in a dead end, and at aplete


    loss for words.


    "What? It''s a simple question. What makes it so hard for you to answer it? You know, with what we


    found on you, I could have you and your family put to death without dy, and no one would me me


    for that." The empress snorted in disgust. "So think it over and answer my question."


    Cheryl''s mind was racing for an answer. She had to plead guilty, but then how could she persuade the


    empress to spare her life? Then she remembered that Felix was still confined to his mansion and her


    eyes lit up. It seemed like fate had given her onest chance to survive.


    "Your Majesty, it is a spell doll, called Infatuation Spell. If the possessor prays sincerely every day while


    thinking about the one she desires, she will obtain that person''s infatuation." Cheryl took a deep breath


    and went on, "That''s how I made His Majesty desire me."


    "And having already won His Majesty''s heart, why did you sneak into the Sleek Pce to find it?" The


    empress was obviously skeptical about what Cheryl said. She thought that the spell doll must have


    some other functions.


    Cheryl gritted her teeth and said, "This spell doll must be kept near the possessor. Distance will


    weaken its power. Over time the effect might even wear off."


    "How often do you have to pray?" the empress asked slowly.


    "At least once every three days. That''s why I came back to the Sleek Pce to take it." The truth was


    that the emperor didn''t seem to have much interest in her after the first night. Cheryl had guessed it


    was because the spell doll wasn''t kept near her, so she had decided to sneak back to the Sleek


    Pce.


    "So, as long as you have this spell doll, His Majesty will never grow weary of you?" the empress asked


    slowly. Her tone was unchanged, but there was murder in her eyes.


    "I dare not."


    "Drop the act. We both know you are not a timid person, as your actions prove very well." The empress


    snorted. "Who else knows about this spell doll?"


    "Nobody. Only I know it. After all, the spell could cost me my life if anyone found out about it. How could


    I dare tell anyone else about it?" Cheryl said carefully. In fact, Minna also knew about the spell doll, but


    Cheryl decided to keep that a secret. Now that she certainly couldn''t take the spell doll back, she would


    have to ask Minna for a new one after she got out of there.


    "How did you get your hands on this spell doll?"


    "I went home a few days ago and came across a strange person. After I told him about my troubles, he


    gave me this. I didn''t believe him at first, but I thought it wouldn''t hurt to give it a try. I didn''t expect that


    it would actually make me win His Majesty''s favor," Cheryl answered after a brief hesitation.


    "So, to seduce an emperor, just a little spell doll will do the trick." The empress picked up the spell doll


    on the table and toyed with it. After a while, she looked over at Nancy and hinted to her with her eyes.


    Nancy nodded, then took out her handkerchief and covered Cheryl''s mouth. It all happened so fast that


    Cheryl cked out instantly. Then Nancy took her out of the room and threw her into a deserted well in


    the deserted Cold Pce.