Queen Candidate
36

The various reactions in Zhia got from the women before her. Some were glaring, some were gawking, some opened their mouths wide and some were biting at objects they held like fans.

"What the fuck? we are willing to contest the election of the Empress and Consort is not a soldier" protested one of the women who had shown her arrogance.

"True, how could we possibly follow a match like that?" the other sahut.

"We're the daughters of nobles and officials can't possibly do it all" another said.

"Are you crazy to give us a match like that?"

"Basic freak, it's useless for a princess from the second largest kingdom but her thinking is very skewed"

"How could Your Majesty possibly get a woman like her to be a future wife, so can I"

Zhia was still silent listening to all the ridicule and mockery that was being spouted for her. There was no anger visible from Zhia's face, instead she seemed to enjoy all the words of the woman in front of her.

As Zhia's inner conjecture suggested, it recalled the night before their departure to the garden to attend the fruit harvest. Zhia had already submitted her writing to King Bhian to be authorized so that her show would not get opposition from the officials and nobles who sent their children.

Later that night, while reading what Zhia had written, King Bhian was shocked to see part of the match. But after Zhia explained her point and for sure what was in the match was not hard and it was still natural for women then King Bhian approved it.

Even the man had said something to Zhia that was the same as the women.

"You know Catri, you'd be crazy, weird, slanted or even inappropriate for Cami's future wife, so you have to prepare patience to hear it later because the women if they have floated insults will not stop easily"

Zhia smiled faintly recalling King Bhian's words that really happened.

"Shut up and calm down! can't you appreciate the existence of our Queen Candidate?" the eunuchs were furious at the words of the women. And even more furious because the prospective queen just kept quiet and even smiled.

Was she a weak woman who was easy on the eunuch's inner piercing glanced at Zhia who still looked relaxed.

"Why are you quiet, huh? can't you speak anymore? I had guessed that you were just a stupid, pretentious lady" said the woman who had been arrogant from the beginning.

Zhia stood forward a few steps and stared down at the women in front of her.

"Do you realize that all of your insults are not just for me?" zhia asked making the women confused by each other.

"Of course we have you as a fool but as a pretentious and powerful pretender, better let go of Your Majesty, you are not at all worthy of our King" said the arrogant woman.

"Then you think you deserve it!"

"Of course, my father was the most powerful governor in the South and the most feared by others" proud of the woman.

Zhia nodded still smiling lightly.

"You're scolding me for giving a match like a man!" the women nodded.

"That means not only do you curse me, but you also curse His Majesty the King who has agreed to it, what do you think His Majesty would do if he found out that he was cursed by you!" zhia continued with a loud voice staring intently at all the women in front of him as if ready to finish off his enemy, even impressed scare.

Everyone was shocked to hear Zhia's words, why didn't they think about it when the rule paper had been shown and there was indeed a seal of the King there. It's over until the King finds out this they think they're starting to get scared.

"Your Majesty needs a firm, tough and self-defense companion when something threatening happens, not that being a concubine or empress you can rely on soldiers to serve and protect you also order them anything, in case of war and the enemy can enter the palace then as Empress, concubine and Queen, we should also be able to help even if we do not join the war, at least take care of ourselves and let the soldiers fight the enemy, such a companion as Your Majesty would like" firmly Zhia stared intently at all the women in front of her steadily.

"If you feel the match is heavy and impossible, please leave" Zhia raised one hand towards the exit of the hall.

"I don't want to bother serving your spoiled and coquettish style" he continued.

Everyone fell silent, how difficult it was to want to be a part of the palace they thought.

It turned out that I had misjudged Princess Zhia Inner Eunuch seeing Zhia in awe. Even the mockery that had been thrown for him from the women now turned to silence them all.

"Do we have to do that match? whereas it's all the usual things men do, we women who used to do things with soft and graceful hearts, we also never did warrior work, either, we are used to doing what women should do, so it's better that the game is changed" said the arrogant woman.

The woman was still trying to make an argument that might change Zhia's mind to get her match changed. Because after all they still hope that it can be part of the inner palace.

Zhia sighed harshly with her lazy snort.

"Eunuch! throw away the noisy one" Zhia said firmly making the woman startled.

Kasim directs the soldier to bring the noisy woman that Zhia meant. There was, of course, a rejection from the woman.

"What are you doing? you can't do this to me, my father the Governor who has great power and has many soldiers, you'll regret driving me away" he shouted still trying to defend himself from being dragged out.

Zhia scapegoatedly stared flatly but sharply at the noisy one.

"really! good dong then, Your Majesty will definitely not mind changing one of his officials, what else the son of his officials has insulted him" Zhia said with a faint smile.

The woman was more surprised, what else he knew very well from the father that the King would never tolerate any officials who make mistakes. Even though the family members are guilty then the position of the bet, what else he has insulted the King even though he thinks it is not in the direction of King Bhian.

"I have never insulted Your Majesty, I insult you who is so inappropriate for Your Majesty" he shouted again.

"Well, whose cat is the one still pawing at it?" zhia said seeing the eunuch.

"Quick bring it" the soldier pulled the woman he meant to get out.

What else the woman was still yelling and even saying things that were getting no better.

After the woman's departure, the room went quiet again no one dared to make a sound. They did not have the same fate as the woman. What else could have been the position of their father and family so the stakes because their future King's wife who turned out to be not a weak woman who was easily beaten.