Chapter Nine

*Mugal Kingdom *

"Hurry up ,move and call the royal midwife ,Raquel ; Queen Gema's maid ordered one of the maidens .

Calm down my Queen ,the royal midwife would be here anytime soon .Be calm ,she added worriedly ."

Ra-Ra - Raquel ,my baby ,I don't want to lose my baby .

Ahhh ,she screamed aloud in immense pain while her bloody mucus discharge and water breaking .

The pain in her belly and lower back helped her to get stuck on the floor .

Call the king ,she said as tension pulled out all the sweat in her body .

"Hurry midwife ,Raquel said and they quickly helped Queen Gema in labour . King Duxan looked at the whole process and stood there emotionlessly because he was used to watching his wives deliver all his children ."

After a while of enduring some pain ,Queen Gema finally heaved a sigh of relief as she held her baby boy in her hands .

She then placed a long kiss on his forehead .It was the joy of any mother to have her child in her hands and Queen Gema's knew no bounds .

"My King ,our bouncing baby boy is safe ,she said as beads of sweats fell all over her body .

My Queen ,we need to take the little Prince away ,we need to clean him up for the outdoor ceremony ,the midwife said .

However ,Queen Gema was reluctant to give her baby to the midwife ,it was her first male born child so she wanted to spoil him alot .

"Baby ,you will get separated from mum for only a while okay ?

Shh ,she hugged the baby tightly into her arms and gave him a long kiss on his forehead .

Take care of my baby ,she said before handing over the baby to the midwife ."

"Queen Gema has given birth to the little Prince ...Queen Gema has given birth to the little Prince .

Have you heard that Queen Gema has given birth to the little prince ?

This news circulated the whole kingdom to the reach of the subjects outside the walls of the palace .

Hey ,why are you all standing there and what are you all stifling about ,huh ?

Go and decorate the whole kingdom with expensive bindweeds and morning glories because the little prince of this great kingdom has been born ,Raquel ordered some maidens about ."

"Perhaps ,he might be king in future ,she scoffed her thought and went on to instruct others to do decorate the whole kingdom.

Hey you ,what are you doing here with these rose bushes ,huh ?

Take them out of here now because it scoffs ,she instructed .

Couldn't I have gotten any better job than this ? ,Raquel bit her lower lip in disdain ."

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"Beware ,Queen Gema has given birth to the little prince of Mugal Kingdom .Beware ...."

The royal herald sounded the trumpet at their arrival in the ceremonial hall .

The other wives of the King followed suit with priceless gifts in their hands .

Even though some of them had planted enmity in their hearts towards Queen Gema ,they had no choice but to perform this ceremony with her .It was a basically a ritual or better still ,a custom duty as wives of the King .

Queen Gema relaxed comfortably in her respective seat while Raquel had the little baby boy prince in her hands .

Queen Gema couldn't hide her happiness as her lips kept on cuddling her baby 's cheek whenever she had the chance to hold him .

The room became more tensed when empty seats were vacant in the ceremonial hall and they were supposed to be seats of royals .

Just then ....

"My King ,Queen Krystal isn't doing great ,she's been having head traumas for some days now and for that reason ,she sends her gift to you , Cecilia ; who is one of Krystal's handmaidens said ."

"Also ,my King , Prince Wales as well as his wife ; Princess Rhian along with his mother ; Queen Marga and the head Queen ;Queen Romina have left for Champa .

Due to Queen Gema's situation ,he didn't inform you about the early invitation of King Zarus to Champa ,Oliver ; Wales' right hand man spoke.

My King ,this was King Champa's invitation letter .

'It is my warm pleasure to invite you ; King Duxan and your entire family to my Kingdom Champa .

This is mainly to settle the main disputes between our children ; Rhian and Wales .

In case you are unable to make it ,I would like your son and my daughter to come spend some days here in Champa and as well as an elderly person of high repute .

King Zarus ; with the royal stamp of King Zarus ; King of Champa on the letter .'

My King ,for this reason ,the Crowned Prince and the Crowned Princess as well as Queen Marga and Queen Romina left for Champa this early morning .

They went with a hand full of army for their support ,Oliver said after reading out the letter to everyone's hearing .

King Duxan nodded in agreement as he seemed satisfied with Wales ' actions .It was normal for the Crowned Prince to attend functions in his name so he had no doubt about the letter especially after seeing the official royal stamp of King Zarus ; King Of Champa 's consent ."

"My King ,this gift is from Queen Alexa ,she couldn't make it to the ceremonial outdoor ceremony of Queen Gema and our little prince ; Prince Raichand because she is still battling with her morning sickness ; Mina said and handed over the gifts in the name of Queen Alexa .

King Duxan didn't have any other option to the reasons laid for their absence so they proceeded with the outdoor ceremony of Prince Raichand .

Items of gold which were well crafted were gifted to the little prince and Queen Gema didn't turn away the opportunity of being flattered .She didn't cease her smile at all ,she made sure all the dignitaries present get used to the fact that she's the Queen as always even though her crown had been limited .

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In a dark long hallway ..

"Holy goodness ,you startled me ."

"Startled you ? ,ha !

There's no time for jokes Cecilia ,so call your counterparts now before we run out of time ."

Calm down Oliver ,they are already here .