Queen Candidate
32

King Bhian and Zhia were currently together enjoying the afternoon at the fruit garden. The two even picked the fruit they wanted while walking around the park.

The soldiers who used to escort the King and his future wife were only asked to remain silent in the front of the park because both of them wanted to enjoy alone time.

"Didn't we have to go to a fruit harvest in the village tomorrow?" asked Zhia while enjoying the citrus fruits in her hands that had been peeled by King Bhian.

"Yes, tomorrow morning we leave" the man looked at Zhia who only nodded while eating oranges.

"Tomorrow is also the last day you give to people who want to be concubines right?" king Bhian asked back and was only nodded by Zhia.

"You don't want to see them first? or at least get acquainted so you know which son of the one who has insulted you" said King Bhian snatching an orange that would enter Zhia's mouth and move into his own mouth.

Zhia did not mind what King Bhian had done, instead she returned to feed the orange in her hand to the man. Of course King Bhian accepted it with pleasure.

"Perhaps later after we return from the fruit harvesting event, Catri will not miss the time to harvest the fruit just to get acquainted with them, let those who wait" Zhia said casually.

King Bhian grabbed an apple from the tree they passed by, wiped it with his sleeves and ate it.

"Non't wash it yet!" astonished Zhia saw the behavior of the man next to her who could directly eat the buab without being washed. Usually a King will give priority to cleanliness and health, but other Kings are beside him.

"Vitamin" he said as he continued to chew.

"Part of all the fruit here is always flush from the top of the tree and from several sides to make sure all the fruit is clean since the fruit starts large and will ripen" he continued.

Princess Zhia nodded while looking at some fruit trees that did look clean. Even some still look wet to the bottom because an hour ago also just flush by the manager.

The two men sat on one of the chairs under the mango tree. The sweet aroma of the ripe fruit made Zhia tasteful and impatient to pick it up.

"Don't!" Zhia looked at King Bhian who was holding her other hand and pulled the girl to sit back down.

"Why? the fruit is also ripe and the aroma is very sweet, uhm must taste as sweet as the aroma" said Zhia saw full of fruit hanging on the side of the tree.

"People have sap even though the fruit is ripe, then ask the manager to pick it so that the waiter can peel it, do not try to peel the fruit yourself, understand" said King Bhian firmly, said, he did not want if Zhia's hands sticky get rubbed from mangoes.

What else Zhia if she had eaten the fruit she wanted was impatient and could have her skin directly bitten without being peeled. Imagining how later Zhia would bite her mango skin or even have her skin eaten as well, King Bhian could no longer say.

so before the thing in his shadow happened the man first gave a stern warning to Zhia.

"Alright well, the important thing will be to eat the mango" resigned Zhia did not dare to argue that the man beside her had said in a firm tone. It was Zhia's custom that would not oppose the strict words of her family, so now it is also applied.

If her future husband had said in a firm tone to her, then Zhia would not have broken the man's words. Than to be affected later only because it is not according to Zhia's mind.

The two lovebirds continued to talk lightly while picking a few more fruits for them to eat while enjoying time like this. Until finally came Commander Qai facing when they just arrived at the front of the park.

The one who was given respect only gave a small nod in response to the respect given by Commander Qai.

"Daughter, I want to say something about the women who will be enlisted as concubines and Empresses" said Commander Qai, causing Zhia's attention to be distracted.

The girl called her servants and a park ranger to get what she wanted. And the two servants were asked to prepare the fruit he wanted so that it could be directly eaten.

But hearing Commander Qai's words really made him curious. Has anyone come, he thought.

"Say" said Zhia.

"There were already about thirty people who signed up, the daughters of the ministers, some local officials near the palace and the sons of nobles, they were already in the assembly hall after registering" explained Commander Qai.

"That much?" shocked Zhia, she did not expect that it turned out that even the news that had just blown had received so much attention that many people flocked to participate in the event of the search for concubines and empresses.

"That's not all the Princess, from the reports of some of the city's border guards entering today, there are many sons of officials from other cities as well as sons of nobles moving towards the palace, which is why, if my calculations are not wrong, the participants will probably reach a hundred or even more tomorrow" explained Commander Qai again.

"What?" startled Zhia glared in disbelief, the girl's gaze turned to the man beside her who looked relaxed and ordinary. It was as if the news that his subordinates were sharing meant nothing at all.

"This work has been very long without a Consort and Empress since the grandfather who led, Grandpa held his loyal promise to the grandmother who was then newly married and became Queen, the Queen, grandmother was very ill and her health has been declining since the news that grandfather had to have a Queen and Consort to replace the Queen who was sick, so grandfather swore and promised loyalty to grandma if only grandmother was the only companion for him to the end, grandfather proved it by always being there for grandma until finally grandma healed, from there, grandfather also continued to instill loyalty to his children and grandchildren only for one woman who was chosen to be a partner" explained King Bhian.

"Well grandfather turned out to be a sweet man huh" praised Zhia with a look of admiration.

"That's how grandfather, the past made him a man loyal to one woman who managed to get his heart and it was passed on to us" said King Bhian, who told Zhia indirectly that she would be loyal to only one woman.

Now Zhia understood why her statement at that time was a shocking country, it turned out that for a very long time people were waiting for the opportunity to be part of the palace through a wedding by becoming a Concubine or Empress.

The more people the better the inner Zhia.

"Yes, close the registration at five in the afternoon and have them come two days from now, I will take care of them myself later" said Zhia firmly with confidence.

"Okay Princess, then I resign" Commander Qai went towards the hall where the women were enrolling.

"Are you really sure about all that? that means the children of the owners of power is very troublesome all their behavior and behavior" said King Bhian saw Zhia who had glanced at him sharply.

"So Cami means, Catri is also troublesome so? even Catri's father was more powerful than them" Zhia protested not with her arms crossed.

King Bhian smiled faintly and raised Zhia's body on both arms like a bride. And led Zhia on towards the main residence.

"If catri is not a hassle but makes Cami happy" said King Bhian shrieked near Zhia's ear which made the girl flustered to cackle.