TIKZ [Moving To The Golden Age]
019 - MARRIAGE SIMULATION (2)

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"Your Majesty, why are you even relaxing here?"

After having enough rest, Bejo briefly saw the person in the room Idaline and it turns out the owner of the room was selonjoran and spent a variety of snacks.

Empty plates were strewn across the table and the same clothes convinced her, Idaline had not left since morning. The schedule is getting tighter.

"The prince has a class. I'll be visiting later." Idaline enjoyed a snack while reading a book she had borrowed from the library.

"If I remember, why don't you go to class today?" Bejo could not immediately accuse Idaline of not attending class.

Directly pointing the face of a member of the royal family is a fatal mistake even though their wrong behavior is clearly visible in the eye.

"I quit art class."

"WHAT?" yelled Bejo unconsciously. "Your Majesty, art is the soul of a woman, it is obligatory for a woman."

"That art is not my field. Aunty knows for herself, my handwriting is ugly let alone others." Idaline can write the alphabet like a computer, but the Javanese script is very difficult. Each letter was too swerving.

"But Your Majesty, if you can't art, what about your next life? You'll find it hard to find a soul mate." Bejo stroked Idaline's head.

Men love a beautiful and gentle woman. Art can show both.

"Oh take it easy bi, I'm getting married in two months."

Wanting to get out of the conversation, Idaline forgot that she was going to cancel the wedding. Idaline cursed her brain that did not look for another way and instead went to a dead end.

"You're getting married? Why not tell? Two months is a very short time to prepare."

"I don't want to spread it because we're a long way adrift" Idaline said in a small voice.

"How many?"

Idaline moved her hand telling Bejo to bring her ears closer. "He's at least twenty years old." whispered in Bejo's ear.

"WHAT?"

"Husts. Bi, don't scream."

"Eh." Bejo cleared his throat hiding his embarrassment noticed by the ladies.

He always warned everyone of manners, but upon hearing the shocking news, he shouted instead.

It was already the second time today Bejo shouted.

I don't know what surprises Idaline hasn't said that will make her scream again.

"Your Majesty, that age is too far. The maximum limit of nobility differences for marriage is ten years, unless you are a couple of widows and widows. This is to avoid the mixing of generations." Bejo explained.

"Is there such a thing?" Idaline always thought there was no age limit of marriage in this age. Even marrying an animal would not be laughed at.

"Married to animals? Ih brain mace. But all of that is just modern speculation. Never been a student until now. There is a beautiful miss and her old husband~"

Sometimes a theory is just a speculation without basis and sometimes a discovery is just a part of it that happens in one place, at one time, at another, it cannot really explain what happened unless news comes from the Almighty.

Every power changes, many hide past glory so as not to be threatened. There are also those who exaggerate one small success in the past in order to survive using their identity.

Toying with history and obscuring it, many people become reluctant to open history books.

So lucky people who still keep the history neat, do not hide black and red even though gold ink is more dominant in it.

"Yes. Because usually the lower nobles will sell the children of concubines to be married to the heads of the higher noble families, where most of them have entered the age of twilight." explained Bejo.

"Finally when the head of the noble family dies, his young son and concubine fight each other for power and create instability for the kingdom" he added.

Idaline mangut-mangut, the one who makes the rules look far ahead.

"But if you already have the queen's permission, can you?"

"Of course, Her Majesty's speech is higher than the rules. Don't tell me you want to ask Her Majesty the Queen?" guess Bejo. The girl in front of him was very easy to read.

"Really! Is the Queen with her husband now?"

"He should have been at Bale' Ageng. You just wait at Bale' Ndamel."

"Help me get ready." Idaline extended her hand towards the lady. They led her to stand and sit, Idaline like a doll that should not move, can only receive various makeup all over her body.

"You really do anything for your love." Bejo was moved to see Idaline being self-contained.

It's getting wet, and Idaline's trying. After all, their age was not too far away, he was even older.

Perhaps she could start a marriage simulation before returning one month after the wedding day and do the actual wedding as Udelia.

Idaline's face flushed at the thought of the first night. "Ehm. Ahem. Um." it neutralizes the mind.

"It's over, Your Majesty."

Idaline stared at herself in the frosted glass, her head heavily wearing the makeup that the queen gave her when she gained the title Paramudita and additional jewels when she began to live in the palace.

"Come, Your Majesty."

Idaline to Ageng Palace, where the Arjwa Hall for the party is located, also Bale' Ageng to listen to the reports of ministers.

And there was Bale' Ndamel, the queen's office and the high ministers of the kingdom. Several times Idaline went there when Djahan called her, but the queen's den was in the innermost building, she had to walk a little further.

Idaline stopped in front of Bale' Ndamel and got off the stretcher with the help of her ladies.

"Welcome, Your Highness Raden Ajeng. Her Majesty the Queen is waiting." said the lady of Bale' Ndamel who picked them up.

The royal family, princes, princesses, and raden ajeng as well as the children of concubines who live do not greet before adulthood.

Usually the queen, the king's wife, will receive morning greetings from the concubines, but the queen's husband now had no concubines and because the queen served the same as the previous kings one of whom was leading daily meetings, so there was no morning greeting.

Idaline walked carefully, not only her heavy head accessories, her clothes were also replaced with dangling rags that did not miss the jewelry on her wrists, arms, shoulders, neck, chest, abdomen, etc, and various belts that hang up to the knee.

And the large scarf that covered his shoulders until it fell to the ground added to his overwhelm.

Now he is struggling with all the hassles.

"Ananda salutes the Queen Mother."

"Wake up and sit in a chair."

With a sprightly ladyboy standing in the corner helps the jewelry walk it.

Idaline wants to wear kebaya to be more comfortable, but must be patient still waiting for one more era.

The idealine given to the queen at a food feast is to inform her position to the public and to strengthen her position.

After that the Queen establishes the kebaya as a garment receiving an award.

Idaline was struck by severe shock while relaxing in the park and accidentally saw one of the male ministers wearing a female kebaya to receive an award.

He should propose the right clothes.

Idaline shook her head slowly dispelling her memories that had just happened yesterday afternoon. If he continues, he will laugh out loud.

His eyes caught Hayan sitting in the guest chair. His brain was traveling imagining the boy wearing a female kebaya.

"Thank you Queen Mother." Idaline sat down on the chair next to Hayan while giving a smile.

"I hear you have a request" said the queen after the lady-in-waiting poured tea on empty glasses and left them.

Idaline slightly bent her body forward saluting the queen. "Ananda's parents have been betrothed to Ananda since childhood."

"Oh right, I almost forgot. So when are you getting married?"

"Two months away."

"Oh still two– months away?!" The queen put down her brush then stared intensely at Idaline. "Why haven't I heard this?"

"The new mother and father intend to tell the Queen Mother when she will be here." Idaline coral. And that is the truth.

Queen's speechless. It was the moment where Idaline and both her parents headed to the Keraton then on the way were attacked by bandits.

But the royals still speculate that the bandits are hitmen who plan to attack the queen who was then looking to take a vacation to Janapada.

As the queen and her retinue were about to depart, Idaline's parents sent a secret letter that they would bring new things from their garden, and it happened.

"Is anyone not ready?" asked the queen to hold back her emotions.

Agni was a sincere figure to him. Accompany her always and keep her away from danger before she even realizes there is danger around her.

Though at that time even though he was a princess, all of his activities were restricted including the treasures and time he had.

Agni still visited even though she got nothing. His best friend even more often bring things from outside that he can only see from ignorance.

He was ready to accept the risk if Agni turned out to have ulterior intentions. But until the end of his life, Agni never asked for anything.

"Not yet."

"What hasn't?"

"Everything." Idaline smiled sumringah. He got up and sat down in front of the queen's desk.

"You didn't come for that matter, Queen Mother. Ananda wants to do the mediocre. Ananda came because of a recently established rule that noble girls are forbidden to marry over ten years."

"How old is he?"

"Twenty years."

"alright. The Queen Mother will let you." The queen sounded the little gong on her desk told the lady to take the decree and the queen inked the gold there.

"But the Queen Mother. Because it has not been applied for long, you can not provide relaxation." said Hayan who had been silent about the interaction of the two.

"It's okay that for Agni's family, everyone will understand."

The queen dried the decree and floated it to the front of Idaline with force.

"Thank you Queen Mother." Idaline took the decree and sat back down as the queen moved her hands telling her to sit on the chair.

"Who's your candidate's name?" ask Hayan to the girl next to him.

"Nandana."

"Tell Kripala Mihir to cheerfully prepare Raden Ajeng's wedding in Janapada." The queen's orders give the lady a paper.

"But the Queen Mother, Ananda doesn't want to be too electrifying."

"Just calm down."

Idaline regretted speaking truthfully to the queen. Her marriage will be known throughout Janapada and maybe even the whole kingdom.

He should not say his time clearly and prepare everything secretly and invite the guests in the last days leading up to H.

That way there won't be enough time for outsiders to meddle in his dream wedding.

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"Your Majesty, I've checked it."

Hayan received the paper that his shadow bodyguard presented. He knitted his eyebrows in disbelief at the information within.

"Hamba checked carefully" said the shadow guard noticing Hayan's expression.

"Tell the guards to let Raden Ajeng out of the Keraton if Raden Ajeng intends to come out."

Unbeknownst to the queen, Hayan blocked every road that Idaline tried to cross including if he reasoned to look at the graves of his parents.

He did not allow even one time Idaline out of the Palace.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

"You're a prisoner in this palace, daring to think of escaping?"

After marriage, the members of the royal family will no longer live in the Keraton unless the successor to the throne.

If the rope has been tied, Hayan can not freely touch Idaline let alone the candidate protected academic.

It is not good to create a feud between the academic and the court.

"As a prince, I should be happy with the foster sister's wedding and should give a big gift right?" Hayan raised the corner of his lips as he burned the mercenary report paper.

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© Al-Fa4 | 25 July 2021

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