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Section 282: Missing 7
The day that the expulsion of the poison given to the King arrived.
Aditia is still drifting in the middle of nowhere, she is beginning to understand that her tribe has entered the past. I don't know what to show and who to show it.
Aditia began to enjoy even though she was just a spirit figure.
One by one witnesses were called, starting from the cook, who served food and everyone who brought food and drink.
All carry out their work as instructed. There was no mistake until the presentation was made. Where all the King's food is finally tasted first by the Queen before being served.
It was the turn of Consort Diah who testified at the trial.
“The king ate nothing, the King only drank tea, even the Maharaja had not had time to eat but his throat was already suffocated.” Consort Diah tried to explain.
“What tea are you pouring?” Queen asked.
“Yes, I poured that tea.”
“You did not drink it first and directly gave it to the King?” The queen began to corral.
“Yes, because I don't think it's necessary, because Her Majesty the Queen has done it on all the food and drink in this kingdom right?”
The Queen was stifled because this young concubine even dared to reply to her words.
“Yes, indeed I do it on every meal of the King, but you as a Concubine should be on the lookout, for this meal before it is served to the King should be brought from the royal kitchen to your pendopo, so there is a pause between the food is served until it is eaten by the King, therefore you should taste it first.” The queen began to rage.
“Your Majesty the Queen is sorry for the inability of the servant in guarding the King, but shouldn't the one in charge of the King's food be Her Majesty the Queen herself?”
“You!” Everyone was shocked, because the courage of this low concubine corrected the Queen.
“Force this presumptuous servant Queen, but should not the servant feel aggrieved, for the servant is eager to meet the servant's husband, the Maharaja Adi of Goods, for, then for what the servant harms him is married to the Emperor alone is the desire of the servant and the request of the servant, then when finally the servant has the opportunity to realize the dream of the devoted servant to the husband, where maybe the servant wants to harm him, then when finally the servant has the opportunity to realize the dream of the filial servant to the husband, even when finally my servant was kicked out of the pendopo, the servant attempted to prostrate in front of the pendopo, but was dragged back to the place of the servant.” What Diah's concubine said made the King look angry, the Queen knew, that Consort Diah was trying to pit the sheep.
“When it is not only you who are expelled, all those who have no interest in saving the King, must be expelled, minimizing the attack, I am in charge of the Pendopo and all the affairs of the royal household, he said, you're the one who yelled indistinctly, but we're trying to save Raja.” Queen Dahlia did not want to lose, the King was silent, this was not his family to interfere, his two wives were attacking each other.
“Your Majesty the Queen, I beg you to further investigate who is the cause of the King's poison, because it could be, he will harm us all, he said, I as a Concubine also want the King and Queen to pay more attention to all the means and infrastructure of the Concubine residence, because at this time, many concubines have strange, untreatable diseases, starting from a dull face then suddenly all the skin becomes rough and finally the concubine is removed from the pendopo because it is considered dirty. Though it could be, we were bullied, is our safety not important for the royal household?” Concubine Diah began to stick her nails.
Aditia sat beside Consort Diah, she noticed, both of Consort Diah's hands blackened. Strange, why is his hand dead? Aditia continued to pay attention to the hand, until she felt Consort Diah suddenly look at her. Aditia fell down because when she noticed Consort Diah's hand, she bowed, so when Consort Diah looked at her, Aditia fell.
Apparently not, Consort Diah was just looking in the direction that Aditia just happened to be there.
“Shock me.” Aditia murmuring.
“Is my Queen right? Is it true that the Concubine infrastructure is very inadequate?” The king was consumed by the words of Consort Diah.
“Don't the Maharaja also know how I take care of them? Concubine Diah was a newcomer, she even presumptuously broke royal rules several times, regarding what she said, The concubine that I kicked out due to illness, even her family has a history of skin diseases, she said, then should I let such a terrible disease infect the work? I don't want him to touch you Maharaja, I didn't tell you about this because I didn't want to make the palace an uproar.
O Concubine Diah, thank you for reminding me of this, didn't you take a bath with the concubine I kicked out of and she probably also has a skin disease like her family? Do I have to make sure that you and all the concubines who bathed with him were checked first and not allowed to see the King in an unspecified period of time?” The queen turned out to be too smart to subvert. Skin disease referred to the Queen later found its name in the 1800s, namely Lepra or Leprosy.
“Is it true that you have taken a bath together with one of the mistresses with skin disease?” The emperor looked worried, although he began to be interested in Diah, but of course skin disease is not something that can be considered playful.
“Ham-servant, servant ..”.
“Dayang-dayanglah.” The Queen used this opportunity to make Consort Diah mum and not much style anymore.
Some of the maids came in and sat prostrating like Diah, but behind Diah, the Queen asked if Consort Diah had taken a bath with the skin-sick Concubine.
“Yes Your Majesty, not only Consort Diah, but also some other Consorts.”Royal Dayang, all of them slaves of the Queen, of course they defended the Queen's statement.
“Didn't you ask me to be fair before, I only protect my husband, I protect him from the many possibilities of him being hurt, while you're not sick, even in front of your own eyes, the poison could enter the Emperor's body. Not only that, you even defended a concubine who clearly had a skin disease.” The Queen made Consort Diah instantly fall down with her words.
“Your Majesty My Queen ...”
“Alright, take out this concubine, ask the royal physician to check on her, make sure that she is not as sick as the previous concubine, then find out, whoever is the concubine who bathes with the sick concubine, inspects the whole body of the concubine, if I find the disease I mean, then drive out of the kingdom, without hesitation, he said, no need for approval from me, because this is a decree, does the King object to my edict?” The Queen asked, The king looks worried, but he is too afraid of the skin disease, because it is too dangerous, he saw one of his people sick skin like that with the body slowly rotting even though he was still alive. The king even vomited incessantly at that time, because it was so smelly the body of one of his subjects that he saw when traveling around the village.
“Do what the Queen thinks is best for this kingdom, I give the Queen discretion to make rules and lower the edict.” The king after saying that immediately left without even turning to Concubine Diah.
She was also a little scared, having slept with him a while ago, Consort Diah was very sad because she was ignored by the King.
The trial was over, Consort Diah was still prostrating before the Queen, the Queen came down from the throne and approached Concubine Diah, she lowered her head a little, everyone spontaneously drifted away, it was ethical, it was ethical, because the Queen was about to speak privately with Consort Diah.
“You're still too small to play with me.” After saying that Queen Diah walked and accidentally hit the body of Diah who fell instantly, Diah limp, because the hope with the King was dashed, because the hope with the King was dashed, now he has to be thoroughly examined and that takes a long time.
The king also seemed reluctant to approach him again for fear of the skin disease.
The day was night, Consort Diah returned to the pendopo, she had been left to sleep alone because of the examination, all the Consorts who were suspected of being sick of skin, would be exiled in their respective pendopos, and they would be, another unsuspecting concubine was evacuated in another pendopo.
Concubine Diah sat cross-legged, she had surrounded herself with candles, at this time all the maids were sleeping because it was late, she was also being exiled, so calling Queen Amanasih could be kept safe.
Aditia somehow, desperately wants to follow Diah, not the King or Queen, maybe this is the reason.
Dark night, the cold air reaches its peak when Diah summons the Queen of Amanasih. As the spell was spoken, the walking voice of someone who was out of nowhere came was heard, the sound of wood being stepped on creaking, there was the sound of gamelan and a marine flute, Queen Jin Amanasih came, carrying some invisible creatures whose faces were shattered but dressed in kebaya and rags, walked in a hovering manner. Concubine Diah remained seated cross-legged, Queen Amanasih sat before her, while all of Queen Jin's innate beings approached Diah, her face was broken and a foul smell ripped, Diah was not disturbed, because every time he did smell that, that smell coming from his body, that smell was only he could smell, as a result of so many invisible creatures entering his body.
Aditia is shocked, she knows it is Queen Amanasih, the ex-wife of Abah Wangsa, the wicked Queen of Jin! He has been troubling humans since the 1400s, Aditia is amazed at how consistent his crimes are. Aditia realized, this must have something to do with Abah Wangsa, but where is Karuhunnya?
“I did as you commanded, grasping the poison with my hand, so that when I poured the drink, I splashed the poison powder unnoticed, because the quality of his attention, he almost died. You said it could topple the Queen, but now I'm the one who needs to be exiled!” Diah looks angry and complains to Queen Amanasih, while the other demons are busy taking Diah's energy for their food.
“He is indeed not an opponent that can be underestimated, Queen Dahlia is not empty, she has quite strong khodam as well. He is ... Kharisma Jagat, she has predicted my presence before.
You certainly are no match, but I am .. I am a match for Karuhunnya. Now do what you have to do, wait and be patient, I will prank the lord of Karuhun, I will make him jera.” Queen Amanasih looks very upset but her giggles remain very disturbing.
Meanwhile, in another pendopo, precisely the pendopo Queen Dahlia, the pendopo is very dark, but actually Queen Dahlia is also talking to her Karuhun. Karuhun guard the Queen with great care, because in fact the main purpose is not the Queen of Dahlia, but the Crown Prince who will have to be guarded to be King of the Sunda kingdom.
But first Abah Wangsa must be Karuhun from his mother and then come down to his son later if his mother is gone.
“How come, I feel that my time is not long, right?” Queen Dahlia asked.
“Death belongs only to God.”
“But you can read the sign, right?” Queen Dahlia asked.
“If what you're worried about is your son, then I promise to take care of him.”
“I know, but, please also my husband, lest he fall on the wrong woman.”
“I can't promise if it's your husband.” Abah refused.
“I beg Abah ...”
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Author's Note :
Do you know now, King Adi Barang and Queen Dahlia are ancestors who?