Chapter eighty one

'I can stop this war from happening only on one condition ' .

My princess ,which condition is that ?

'Oh so finally ,you got the avenue to lay down your cheap selfish conditions right ?

Rhian ,this isn't a joke ,you should learn to handle things like a matured person instead of playing your dirty games ,Wales angrily said .'

Oh give me a break Wales ....she said and slapped her forehead .

Everything happening here is only your fault and no one else's .

Had you performed your duties as a husband then my dad wouldn't have taken the trouble of coming here and surrounding the whole kingdom with his fifty thousand army .

'So is this my fault too ?

Rhian ,learn to accept it when you are wrong and stop pointing fingers at others .'

'Me ?

Pointing fingers ?

How ridiculous ,Wales .

I can't believe that you want to use me as an atonement for your own mistakes .

Don't you have a bit of compassion running through your veins at all ?'

And don't you .....

Enough already ,enough ....King Duxan shouted on top of his voice and they both held on to their words .

Aren't you both ashamed of yourself that this is happening because you couldn't solve the issues of your marriage ?

Huh ,tell me whose fault is it if you both can't reason like matured people when it comes to handling your issues in marriage ?

'Father in-law ,I don't know what I haven't done for Wales to accept me as his wife ,yet he goes round spending all his nights with his mistresses .

On our wedding night ,he barely touched me and ever since that time ,he refuses to even spend nights with me and it's all because he hangs on to the same issue about Carmen .

Everyday is about Carmen ; Carmen there ....,Carmen here and it's always the same issue .

Father in-law ,I'm a woman not some kind of wood .It's right of me to ask my husband for a child but then ,he has no shame in telling me that I don't deserve to be the mother of his children .

He doesn't res...'

Enough already Rhian ,why are you blabbering all over for support and attention?

Stop acting as if you are not at fault when you know perfectly well that your attitude always drives me away .

"Ahem !

Father ,are we going to stand here and listen to both of them fight all night long because of their marital problems ?

If we dive deep into the issue ,it's mainly because of both of them that the kingdom is in such a state .

The kingdom is under threat because of their immaturity towards their marital problems so why should we pay for them ? ,Ahan added with a smirk on his face .'

It seems he enjoyed every bit of what was happening .

He wanted Wales to lose sight in his father's eyes .

'Father ,I' m totally in agreement with what Ahan just said .

We have wives and children yet ,we have to leave them behind to face the kingdom's threat because of their recklessness towards their own marital issues .

Nikki was so excited about the ball but thanks to them ,her little heart got broken into pieces .

'Prince Essien boasted about his fatherhood .So far he was the only Prince with a child .

Princess Nikki was their four -year old child with Princess Bernice . '

Hmph ! ,I think this is not the time to actually point fingers at someone .

The problem is entirely ours as it concerns our kingdom .

We have sworn our allegiance and loyalty to the kingdom so we should put measures down to solve this problem .

Brother .....Prince Roman called hypocritically with his hands on Wales' shoulder.

I know that we have not been on the same page for a while now but trust me ,I'm with you .

We all face issues in our marriages but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't accept it when we are at fault .

Forgive me but then ,your wife is absolutely right so I think that this domestic issue shouldn't be the reason why the kingdom would be under threat.

Wales knew that even in the sweet talk of Roman ,he would still show how much of a hypocrite he is so he made sure to hold onto his temper before he smashed his hypocritical face into pieces .

'My king ,the issue at hand shouldn't put the kingdom under a great threat so i guess we should accept the princess's condition ,the king's special adviser whispered into his ears .'

I want you to excuse us for sometime because I want Wales and his wife along with my special adviser here in this room alone ,the king added and Roman ,Essien and Ahan obediently paid heed .

'Father in-law ,I don't want you to think that I'm unappreciable of your good deeds towards me but then ,I can no more be under this torture that your son is giving me ...'

I understand Rhian and that's why I have stood in to defend you .

Wales will give you the maximum respect and rights that you need and I will make sure of that .

Trust me my dear ,I will not allow anything to go wrong again but I hope you know what to do in exchange for my favour as well .

You will go out now and tell your father to back off from his attack and I will make sure that you get back your husband .

The King's words felt like sweet melodies in Rhian's ears so she didn't hesitate in going to stop the war .

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Father ....father ....father ....she called out from a distance and run towards his direction while holding the edges of her long dress .

'Rhian....King Zarus called out and quickly got down from his horse while he warmly and deeply embraced his daughter .

With her face in his hands, he leaned closely to her and wiped off her tears .

King Zarus couldn't bear seeing his daughter in tears .

Queen Rahima who is Rhian's mother is the king's beloved and so he showers all his love on Rhian who is the Queen's only daughter .

'F - father ,she called out in her shaking voice and embraced him once again .

While they hugged each other ,sounds of horses were heard from behind .'

Mother ?

Brother ?

Rhian said and pulled out from her father's embrace as she run towards her mother 's palanquin .

Majestically ,she got out of the palanquin like the Queen she is and walked towards her daughter .

'Mother ,what are you doing here ? '

Yes Rahima ,what are you doing here ?

I thought I asked you to stay in the kingdom and leave everything to me to sought out .

And you ,I asked you to look after the kingdom in my absence and you followed your mother here as well .

Have you forgotten you are the Crowned Prince of Champa Kingdom ? ,the king added in his distaste of their presence .

'I'm a Crowned Prince when it comes to the kingdom and its affairs but when it comes to my only sister ,I'm a brother .

Father ,I couldn't just sit there and watch my sister get tortured.

Don't forget she's my only sister ,Prince Rohan showed his concern .'

Brother ,Rhian said and hugged him tightly .They were both so close to each other and Rohan would sacrifice everything as long as it came to his sister .

Father ,please don't scold him ,he only did what he did because he thought about me and my wellbeing .

'Zarus ,we are here for our daughter's sake .I couldn't just sit back and watch our daughter get tortured .

I'm a mother who will graciously protect her daughter like a lioness .I will draw my sword out to anyone who stands up against her .

Don't forget why we got Rhian married to Mugal Kingdom ,it was because it was her choice but then ,I can't stand my daughter been tortured .

Not at all ,Zarus . '

Mummy ,she said in a pampered manner and hugged her mum who stood firm with her eyes popped out like a lioness.

'It was a mistake to not notice how our children's marriage was going down the drain ,King Duxan said from behind with an apologetic face as they turned to look at him .'

My apologies Zarus ,my apologies .I know you are a father in the same way I am and since our kingdom have been great allies since ages ,I suggest you make us sit down like adults and talk over this .

His words fell on fertile grounds and so King Zarus decided to talk over the issue with King Duxan .

For him ,he wanted nothing but the best for his daughter .

'Queen Marga along with Wales apologetically sought for forgiveness and Rhian seemed pleased as they fell to her knees ' .

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I can't believe that Princess Rhian could do something as weird and strange like that .

Unbelievable ,she has no shame ,has she ?

She put the whole kingdom under threat when it's her attitude that led to this mess .

I even heard that she cheated her own sister to marry the Crowned Prince ,a maid added as she discussed it with her other friends in the kitchen.

Hmph ,I can see that the princess is purely inhumane .She can do whatever she wants because of her title .

This is why many maidens back off from serving her in her chamber because of the bitter torture she puts them through .

Hmm ,didn't you see how she treated Grace the last time ?

A plump maid who had her hands folded to her chest asked .Her chubby cheeks and round shaped body always drew attention .

Hey fatso ,a young and tall lady with slender body called her teasingly .Basically because she was overweight ,everyone knew her as fatso .

I think you should mind your business or else the princess will rip you off into pieces once she finds out that you are gossiping about her behind her back ,she cautioned and made her silly noise with the gum in her mouth .

Why should we be afraid when we are telling the truth ?

Grace ,the maiden whom Krystal saved from Rhian spoken from behind .

She looked refined as her wine hair was tied into two braids and her eyes were brightened as she spoke .

She was a blonde and a little bit busty however her curves always got the guards to have a lustful eye for her .

How could anyone as beautiful as her be working as a common maid ?

For several times ,I have been tortured severely in this kingdom and no one had ever come to my aid .

It started with Prince Roman who used me and dumped me like trash .

I can't forget the number of times he forced himself on me and broke my virginity .

Grace said with teary eyes as she recalled Roman's words ....

'You are nothing than a slave so you do as I say .

My Prince ,please don't do this ,I'm not ready for it .

Haha ,he laughed in a demonic manner and still forced himself in her .'

During that time ,i used to serve in his chamber but then , every night I became his s*x slave and I couldn't utter a word .

The only time I have felt someone really defend me is when Queen Krystal stood up for me in front of everyone ,she said and wiped off her tears with the back of her hands .

Her words touched the hearts of the other maidens ..

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My Queen ,the ball will start anytime from now and the king wants you to be there as soon as possible ,a maid said .

I guess Rhian won her tactical game correctly ,Krystal said with a frown .