Chapter 106: The Queen's Long-term Concerns
"Mom, what are you doing?"
The queen, who was poisoning the apple, was startled by her daughter.
Standing behind him is the confused-looking Snow White. The child is only seven years old, which is an age for ignorance.
Looking at her daughter's snow-white skin and long black hair, the queen couldn't help but sigh in her heart: 'Fortunately, the one more beautiful than me is not you. Otherwise, you would be dead now.'
"It's nothing, my dear daughter. Please go play over there," the queen said, gently sending her daughter away.
Although she was not as good as the others in the Witch Society, the Queen was a witch who was proficient in black magic after all. Soon, after spending some precious materials and accumulated toxins, three evil props were made!
They are a beautiful ribbon with black magic attached that can strangle people's necks and kill them, a comb with a deadly poison, and a basket of poisoned apples.
The queen also played a trick on herself by poisoning one side of each apple while leaving the other side clean.
Therefore, if Aurora suspected something was wrong with the apple, she could intentionally eat the non-toxic half and trick Aurora into consuming the other half.
This is a dangerous poison that can even make an elephant faint!
'Hahaha, the outside part of that basket of apples is poisonous, while the inside part is safe. Remember this and don't make a mistake.' The queen went to the bathroom, repeating it to herself as she walked.
"Mom, these apples look really delicious!"
The queen had just returned to the room and saw young Snow White curiously poking the apples in the basket with her fingers.
"Ahhh wait, don't touch those apples!!"
The queen was startled and quickly grabbed Snow White's hand.
"I just went to the bathroom and forgot to lock the door. Snow White, why did you come into my room again? You didn't eat those apples, did you?" the queen asked hurriedly.
"No." Snow White said obediently.
"Huh." The queen let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Snow White did not eat the poisoned apple.
'Wait, why am I so worried about Snow White? I'm not her biological mother!' the queen suddenly thought.
'Humph. I'm not worried about her.'
I'm worried that if my daughter suddenly dies after eating the apple in my room, it will be difficult to explain. The old king might even become suspicious of me and wake up from my enchantment!
The queen's thoughts were in a state of confusion.
She had to admit that after discovering that the person who was more beautiful than herself was not her daughter Snow White, her years of hostility, vigilance and jealousy towards Snow White had long disappeared.
The relationship between the two now is not much different from that of a normal stepmother and daughter.
"Come to think of it, after I kill Aurora, will I find one day that Snow White's beauty has surpassed mine?" After sending Snow White away, the queen couldn't help thinking.
At that time, I had no choice but to kill my daughter.
What should she do next? The queen let her mind wander.
I am destined not to be the most beautiful woman in the kingdom forever.
Even if she killed all the beautiful women in the country, one day she would be old and her beautiful face would be covered with wrinkles.
Then the spell that had enchanted the King would be broken.
When that day comes, she will have to face the king who is no longer obsessed with her and has come to his senses, the kingdom that has declined due to years of neglect of state affairs and the angry people, and the Witch Society that expelled her because she can no longer rule a kingdom.
——Will those evil but extremely powerful witches kill her just because she knows too many of their secrets?
"Forget it, forget it. Don't think about such long-term issues! Kill Aurora first. This is the most important thing at the moment!"
The queen shook her head, cleared her mind, and resolutely left the palace.
She used her famous magic of disguise to transform herself into an old woman. She rode on a flying broom, flew over the hills, over the rivers and woods, and went to the residence of the seven dwarfs.
…
Not long after the queen left, a strange guest arrived at the palace - an old woman dressed as a witch, wearing a pair of silver shoes.
"Snow White, do you know where your mother is?"
The strange witch leaned over and asked the confused Snow White. She was quite old, with wrinkles all over her face, but her eyes were sharp and looked quite scary.
Snow White was very surprised.
Because this aunt suddenly appeared in front of him, suddenly appeared in the palace! How could she run into the palace without being stopped?
Snow White shook her head. "I don't know. My mother went out early in the morning and didn't say where she was going."
"How annoying." The old witch frowned and glared at Snow White again. "If your mother comes back, you can tell her that the [Slave Owner] came to see her."
The witch from the Witch Society said this and left.
She went to the queen's room again and saw the gorgeous full-length mirror, which was the queen's magic mirror.
"Mirror, mirror, tell me what happened long ago between the Kingdom of West Asia, the Kingdom of Enderland, and the mermaids of the sea..."
"Wait a moment." The magic mirror said, "I am a loyal magic mirror. My only, eternal, and great master is the noble Queen of the White Kingdom! I will not answer questions from others."
"Damn magic mirror!." The witch from the Witch Society was very dissatisfied.
She cursed secretly in her heart:
"Hmph, your so-called great master is nothing but a lousy witch who does not know magic. If it weren't for the magic mirror that answers all your questions, how could she stay in the witch's meeting?"
"If this damn magic mirror only recognizes one owner, I would have killed the queen and taken the magic mirror away long ago!"
The magic mirror added:
"Besides, it's useless for you to ask me. I can only give answers when my dear master asks me questions. No one else can use me. The queen doesn't ask me questions. I am just an ordinary mirror and cannot actively detect anything."
The witch from the Witch Society [Slave owner] suppressed her anger and asked the magic mirror:
"I am a friend of your master. Can you tell me where your great and dear master has gone? You must know this, right? She must have told you!"
"Before the master left, she said that her whereabouts must be kept secret." The magic mirror said righteously.
The witch was so angry that she almost wanted to smash the mirror, but when she thought that she would need the magic mirror again in the future, she swallowed her anger.
"Never mind, I'll just stay here until the queen comes back. Only she can use this magic mirror."
…
The dwarf's home.
Aurora clapped her hands, and the broom automatically swept the floor, the rag automatically wiped the dust on the table, and even the dishes after dinner were washed by themselves.
"Wow, what a wonderful magic!" x7
The seven dwarfs exclaimed in unison.
After the words fell, the seven of them started to blame each other again:
"Why are you trying to learn how to speak like me?"x7
Seeing the dwarfs' surprised looks, Aurora smiled with satisfaction, looking extremely proud.
The magic that Aurora just performed was the magic she learned from the 12 good witches of the Kingdom of Rose.
Although Aurora's talent is not in magic, she still knows a few tricks. Although she can't use it in battle, she can still use magic to light a lamp or handle some housework.
Unfortunately, during the previous journey, with the powerful magician Rhine always accompanying her, she had no chance to show off the little magic she knew. Now she finally had the chance to show off her skills, which made Aurora very satisfied.
"Thank you for helping us clean the house. You are a capable and kind child! Goodbye, we are going to the mountains to mine."
The seven dwarfs said goodbye to Rhine and Aurora and went up the mountain to mine.
Before leaving, they reminded:
"By the way, be cautious of the queen. I'm not sure why you angered her, but everyone says that the queen of the White Kingdom is strange, irritable, and paranoid. Since she sent hunters to attack you, she won't let this go easily after her first failure."
Rhine nodded slightly and watched the dwarfs disappear into the forest.
He already guessed as to why Aurora was targeted by the queen.
Rhine took out the crystal ball and asked softly
"The Queen sent hunters to attack Aurora. Did she do that because Aurora was prettier?"
A blue light burst out, giving a positive answer.
"That's exactly what happened."
Rhine shrugged.
Fate is really strange. It seems that because he and Aurora came to the White Kingdom, Aurora now accidentally took Snow White's script.
The queen didn't seem to know that they were just passing through the White Kingdom, not staying here permanently. After all, multinational travelers like them were still too rare on this continent.
"Why don't we just leave the White Kingdom? But if we do that, the most beautiful person will become Snow White."
"With the failed assassination attempt on Aurora, the queen will be more careful. Snow White probably won't be able to escape the clutches of her stepmother like in the original novel!"
"Besides, Hunter Angus did not complete the Queen's mission. I'm afraid the Queen will not forgive him. And before leaving the White Kingdom, I also plan to meet his adoptive father, a carpenter..."
As a person who likes to take charge of other things, it would have been fine if he had not participated before. But now that he had been attacked by the Queen's men, Rhine had no intention of leaving just like that. He had to put an end to this matter!
"That's great. I also want to see that magic mirror and ask it a question or two."
"Is there any way to bring a new and happy ending to this story?"
The silver-haired little magician looked at the blue sky outside the window, pondered for a moment, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and came up with an interesting idea.
Just at this moment, an old woman - of course, the queen in disguise - came to the dwarf's cabin.
"Groceries! Groceries!" cried the old woman disguised as the queen.
Just by seeing the old woman at a glance, Rhine guessed that she was the queen in disguise.
"You're here again, you're so persistent..." Rhine was speechless.
No, in this remote place, can you dress as a grocer? Will anyone believe you?
"Why are there people selling things in this forest? Old woman, what are you selling?" Aurora asked, leaning out of the window.
The queen, disguised as an old woman, cried out again:
"I sell lots of beautiful things. Like ribbons of all colors, and beautiful combs, and big, plump apples."
Without waiting for Aurora to respond, the queen handed over a beautiful ribbon and a comb:
"Try it on. Put on this ribbon. Comb your hair with the pretty comb."
A girl her age should be interested in pretty things, the queen thought to herself.
She could almost envision the innocent little blonde girl curiously taking her belongings, putting the ribbon around her neck, and suffocating, or dying suddenly from poison after combing her hair.
"Old lady, I'm sorry, I don't want to buy it and I'm not interested."
Aurora said coldly, snapping the window shut.