Royally Yours: The Complete Season One by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kobo Originals
Published: 2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00

Royally Yours

Season 1, Episode 4

The Maid and the Gardener

Falguni Kothari

Jasmin

For the third time that day, Jasmin Karim made her way down the back stairs of the east wing of Buckingham Palace to the Red Salon, where the bridal bouquet awaited spritzing. Ms. Jones, the royal florist, had chosen the large room specifically because it was as cool as a refrigerator—the cold would keep the flowers from wilting, she’d explained. The salon was on a different floor from the royal bridal suite, and Jasmin had been scampering up and down between the two rooms all morning.

As the soon-to-be bride’s lady’s maid, Jasmin was in charge of the bridal wardrobe, including care of the exquisite bouquet of divine-smelling flowers. The arrangement had to be kept well-hydrated right up to the ceremony. Hold the water spritzer bottle about six inches away from the flowers and give them ten good puffs every hour, on the hour, Ms. Jones had instructed.

In truth, Jasmin was glad to have an excuse to get away from the royal suites for a bit. There had been such a palaver that morning between Princess Gracie and Princess Georgie, over hats of all things.

Although nothing could temper her mood today. Jasmin’s lips curved into a silly smile. Prince Richard was marrying his love, Miss Meredith, tomorrow, and it was going to be a glorious day—hat debacles notwithstanding.

Weddings made people crazy. Jasmin had been front and center in all three of her sisters’ nikaahs, and knew how tempers could run high for months leading up to the ceremonies. The royal wedding was no exception. Even with a slew of wedding planners and event organizers nitpicking every detail, things had gone awry. But everything would go smoothly tomorrow, Jasmin thought, nodding firmly as she strode toward the Red Salon.

Her steps faltered as a horrendous crash echoed through the east wing hallway. At its heels came the high-pitched yips of a couple of very excited dogs.

“What on earth . . . ?” she cried, and charged forward. But in her rush to turn the corner and investigate the source of the sounds, Jasmin tripped on her own sturdy Mary Janes and went sprawling onto the carpet.

“Oomph!” Winded and utterly mortified by her clumsiness, Jasmin blew loose strands of hair out of her face and pushed herself up. Then she froze, spotting the open doors of the Red Salon. She was positive she’d closed them behind her an hour ago. And the barking was coming from inside!

Alarmed, Jasmin lurched to her feet and rushed—or rather, hobbled—into the room, coming to an abrupt stop just inside the door. She stared in utter devastating, disbelieving horror. The table she’d dragged from the French windows to a side wall, as per Ms. Jones’s instructions to keep the flowers out of the path of direct sunlight, had somehow toppled over, smashing the vase containing the bridal bouquet to the floor. Water, petals, and shards of glass were scattered everywhere and . . . and the corgis were using the bouquet as a chew toy!

“Oh.

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