I get they tied in the second round but she also won the first round that alone should have made her the winner... no? ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Let me guess ╮(￣▽￣)╭ the Prince gave her the ring when they were younger or something (see as there was some hinting to him having known her) and that jeweller dude works for the enemy... (〜￣△￣)〜 ( just guessing tho)
I'm at chapter 13 and at this point of the story Elodie has had two chances to set herself up for the future that she claims to be so worried about. She literally had two chances to ask anything of the duke as a reward and both time she's asked for something stupid ╮(￣▽￣)╭