The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 208
Jonathan announces “The Northern Realm celebrates the victory of it’s Queen in the Wish Ride Contest. Each and everyone of the country people is extremely proud to see Her Highness, who has just entered our Realm recently and won this Contest in the first chance!”
Kalki frowns and gazes at Jonathan.
‘He shouldn’t have hinted that she came recently. This might instigate people to think her as outsider-‘
Before he could finish thinking, Jonathan continues “We are immensely astounded by our Queen’s ability and grateful that Her Highness is magnanimous enough to save Our Prince Xavier’s life before winning The Contest! This reminds everyone of us again that Our Emperor’s can never be questioned! His Majesty’s decisions as always for our welfare!”
Kalki smirks and sighs satisfied.
Maya is glaring at Jonathan with pursed lips.
‘Humph! This boy! How manipulating his servants are?! He just manipulated everyone’s mind in my favour by reminding that I saved their Prince and so they should be grateful for that even though it’s been few weeks since I entered this country! He even justified Emperor’s decision of getting a stranger to get married to his son! His words truly are well planned!’
She averts her eyes to Kalki, who is gazing ahead with a straight face. Her eyes catches Xavier’s proud smile while he is looking at Jonathan.
For some reason she feels happy and blushes faintly. She hides her smile, which is trying to sneak out from her face and decides to look back at Sarah.
Sarah is standing behind the huge pillars. Those pillars separate the servants from their masters. Each servant will stand behind their respective masters’ seat.
Maya notices only Sarah’s shadow behind the huge curtains. She could tell how anxious she would be!
She recalls their previous conversation before entering the Court Hall.
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Before reaching The Court Hall.
Maya’s Chamber in Royal Palace.
Sarah grabs Maya both hands nervously and speaks “Listen! This situation is not something you could play with!!”
Maya smirks teasingly “Aren’t you nervous?”
Sarah bites her lips and gets silent for few moments. She takes some deep breaths and speaks “Alright! Please tell me..What are you going to wish for?”
Maya darts her eyes on Sarah’s panic filled face and smiles playfully “Aren’t you my smart friend? You should have found what I will ask!”
Sarah shakes her head and speaks reluctantly as she already thought about this a lot in her last sleepless night “No, Maya! Don’t be playful! Because this is not the right time to play. You should ask wisely! You know they will grant whatever you wish for!-”
Before she could continue, Maya declares in emotionless tone “I might ask to go back”.
Sarah gasps “…” How did she know my thoughts?!… Yes! She might leave! That’s what makes me both happy and sad! I want her not to go back-
Maya asks calmly “That’s what making you nervous?”
Sarah nods looking down “I know you are not happy here with…everything happened to you. I can’t ask you to stay but..”
Maya smiles faintly and hides it before asking “But?”
Sarah thinks deeply ‘If I ask her to stay here, she might suffer more. But what if Our Crown Prince …what if he starts to love her in future? That requires Time!! So, before our Crown Prince could fall for her, she might leave our country! How could he let a wife like Maya to just walk away?! But this Contest situation brought everything in a difficult stage! And… I can’t even make her stay thinking that Our Crown Prince might fall for her in future! No one knows His thoughts and what if Maya stays here in a loveless life forever?! I can’t destroy her life for my selfish wish’.
She gasps in her thoughts progress and looks at Maya with her wide eyes “No! I won’t ask you to stay if you want to leave!”
Maya almost laughed seeing Sarah’s wide eyes but maintains a straight face. She speaks “Then what do you want me to ask other than that?”
Sarah “..” Huh? Hmm… How about asking Crown Prince to promise that he will love her! No.. Then everyone might know that they are married just for The Emperor’s sake! *gulps thinking the punishment for revealing the Royal affairs* Then.. Then.. Should she ask Him to take her back to the Royal Palace as his proper wife? *grunts* What happened to my brain?! Again that might reveal that Crown Prince purposely kept Maya away! Then…Is there no way?
She feels her head hurting and even her forehead starts to hurt by her deep frowning.
Maya chuckles silently and notices Celina standing inside the chamber in a corner. Her eyes softens seeing how timidly she stood in fear.
Maya tilts her head and wonders ‘Is she that scared? She didn’t even speak a single word since last night! Why isn’t she speaking anything? What did I do to a cheerful girl?’
Guilt creeps inside Maya’s heart.
‘Did I treat her so harshly? That she stopped looking at me?!’
She wanted that playful Celina back but she doesn’t know what to do. She herself feels hesitant to start a conversation after warning her so sternly! She starts to feel bad for her own behaviour.
“Your Highness! It’s time”.
Maya nods at a servant and walks towards The Court Hall. She will speak to Celina after this court ends.
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The Court Hall.
Sarah is standing near the pillar and prays to herself ‘Jesus… Please ..please make her to take a decision which might not put her in any danger! She is so careless with her words! She just tells something and makes the officials to get mad. Just bring her back safe after this Court ends…’
She notices Celina being so silent and tilts her head ‘What’s with her silence since yesterday? Why does that make me worry? Not worry for her..but Maya.. Is she hiding something? She is behaving odd since she came back from that cliff…’
She rolls her eyes in annoyance and decides ‘I will think about other things after this court! Jesus Christ! It is causing me to tremble already! I might faint before hearing her wish!’