The Parr Girl | Henry VIII

Chapter 4

It's the next day, The sun is barely rising, this is the time when Anne's 8 ladies in waiting get up, including Margaret, they all get her up around 5 in the morning, to tidy up their own rooms and get dressed, followed by this almost at 6 in the morning they go to their Queen Anne's room, where they begin by opening the windows and clearing them, tidying her room and preparing her dress for this day.

Anne gets up and sits on her bed waiting for one of her ladys to come and help her stand up. Anne is 4 months pregnant and it is her third pregnancy, if we count Elizabeth and her tragic abortion.

Anne stands up and walks to the center of the room where they begin to help her dress and place her dress, her shoes, her necklaces and prepare her hair.

While Anne is getting ready, Margaret catches her attention, but it's not her that's the reason for this, it's her new necklace, is a maid capable of affording something like that?

-Lady Margaret, come closer.

Margaret, who was helping Anne put on her shoes, looked up and saw Anne, standing up from her and coming face to face with the Queen.

-Yes, your majesty? ...

-What's that?.

Margaret saw where Anne was pointing, her neck and specifically her necklace.

-It's a necklace, your majesty.

-I know what it is, I'm not an idiot.

Everyone present in the room was surprised, her queen is upset and apparently the girl is the cause of this.

-I didn't mean to offend your majesty.

Margaret said, somewhat embarrassed by her queen's scolding.

-How is it possible that a maid with a minimum salary can buy such a jewel? There is only one possible way...

-What is that way?...

-You are the lover of a man with money.

The ladies were silent, but at the same time all of them were interested in listening to the accusations that Anne made against Margaret, because it would not be the first time that a woman has done this or the last.

-I believe that your majesty is accusing me falsely.

Anne laughed.

-Falsely accusing you?, then responds, where did you get that from.

-From my money, and from a lot of time saving, not all women need to be lovers to become important women.

Margaret said with a sarcastic, almost burlesque tone, which only surprised Anne with her words and even worse, offended her. Was that perhaps an attack on her?!.

-How dare you?!.

Margaret remained firm before her words, while the other ladies were surprised and remained in their positions without even thinking about intervening.

-You are insolent!, disrespectful!, how dare you talk to me like that!.

-Your majesty I...

-Not a single word! You're fired!

Margaret stood up and bowed and then left the queen's room.

He was on his way to his room when he bumped into someone, it was Henry's advisor.

-I'm sorry sir, i was distracted...

-Where are you going? You should be in the queen's room.

-Unfortunately she made the decision to fired me...