Morena was lost in thought as she entered her chamber-Thinking about queen Nneka, her sudden interest in Aurora baffled her. Though no one believes in Aurora’s innocence, she believed her, she sees Aurora as a lady that can’t hurt an ant.
She was lost in thought that she didn’t know that Aurora hide behind the door, suddenly Aurora jumped out and makes a scary sound, it frightened morena and she shouted.
“My God, please temper mercy”, Morena said, with her eyes closed waiting for the death that would kill her, she had experience people being killed in her eyes, and this memory made her have fearful nature, and it tortured her a lot and couldn’t erase it from her memory, even though she had used many herbs just to cure herself.
Aurora busted into laughter seeing how frightening Morena looked.
“Don’t tell me you are this afraid ma’am, how are you able to take care of your patients if you are this afraid?” Aurora said smiling.
Instead of Morena replying, rather she slumped on a seat to catch her breath, after she has regain her calmness, she replied.
“You won’t kill me Aurora. I hope you heard that the king has married his queen, Princess Nneka of the Gigal community”, Morena said which make Aurora’s expression change instantly.
“What did you mean, Princess Nneka?” Aurora said curtly.
“Yes and I don’t know what you have to do about her, she seemed interested in you which I find absurd”, Morena complained
Aurora was surprised, though a part of her felt bad, she didn’t see this coming, her sister getting married to someone she love with all her heart, but at the same, she felt excited that her father had found a way to escape her from the palace, it means she won’t die again.
Nevertheless, she concluded that what people had been saying about her father, that he didn’t love her seemed untrue, realizing she has sacrificed Nneka just to save her.
Morena stared at her face, she hasn’t seen the smile on her face since the late King died, “Did you know the queen” Morena asked her.
“Noooooo…” Aurora replied quickly, flipping her fingers.
“Ooook, so what are you going to do?, she seemed interested in you, and I’m sensing danger lurking” Morena lamented.
“Don’t worry ma” am, she can’t hate me as the king or Xena hate, I’m sure she can’t be wicked like Concubine Xena”, Aurora said, trying to not make Morena worry for nothing.
“She is my blood sister, she is here to save me not to hurt me”, She muttered to her hearing alone.
“Also Aurora I heard, Jericho is coming back tomorrow, I will advise you to try and avoid him, he’s more wicked than the king, the king might hate you but he won’t stop so low to set you up just because he wants to harm you, just like he did with the minister from Gigal, though the kind is not aware of it”, Morena said.
“Okay ma’am, I will do as you said, I know that he’s the one that set me up then, but I will make sure I expose his evil deeds to the King, I know he’s not innocent as he looked to the King kingdom”, Aurora said with rage burning in her eyes, she remembered how the king tortured her last time, and it was because he fell into Jericho trap.
Though she has done many evil deeds, she is ready to pay the consequence of the evil deeds she has done but not the ones she didn’t do.
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INSIDE XENA CHAMBER.
Xena lay on the bed, her legs d on the wall, and she has a devilish smile on her face, and Jeanne was seated beside her with a frowning face.
She wondered why her friend is smiling, she heard everything Nneka said when she was addressing the other concubines in the palace, and with the narration she heard, the new queen won’t be an easy opponent for Xena.
“Why are you smiling?” She uttered angrily when she couldn’t take Xena’s smiles again.
“Jeanne, I told you to be calm. I have everything under control, as I lay down here, I’m checking the time, exactly 10:00 pm I will go to the king’s chamber” Xena said in a serious tone.
“To go and do what?” Jeanne said out of curiosity, looking intently into Xena’s face.
“To stop the king from going into the Queen’s chamber just as I always do,” Xena said.
“What?” Jeanne screamed and Xena quickly covered her mouth with her palm.
“Why screaming? Did you want us to expose?”
“Noooooo, I mean noooooo” Jeanne replied waving her hand at her.
“Then what?” Xena yelled at her.
“Is the queen we are saying here, not an ordinary concubine, is a must the king must consummate with her to have the community heir, and I don’t think the king will leave that important duty, just to lay with you” Jeanne explained
“Don’t worry Jeanne, I know how to play my game, all I need from you is your support and positive mindset, I must be the one to give birth to our kingdom heir, I won’t allow another person to take my place”, Xena said, her eyes filled with determination.
“No problem, my original queen mother, we are both in this,” Jeanne said and hugged her tightly.
“Also I want to plant a maid with the queen, the maid will be my informant about her daily life activities, but I want a smart maid”, Xena said as she disengaged from the hugs.
“What of hashing, your maid? she is smart and full of wisdom” Jeanne ad iced.
“Ummmmm” Xena stuttered for a while, she thought about Jeanne’s advice, she wanted to use hashing herself, but she is not sure if she want to lose her for another task.
“I will think about it, I’m not sure I want to lose her to another task. Also, I want you to help me prepare a big gift, like jewelry and some new baby clothes, I want to give the new queen tomorrow, she will receive the payback for her earlier insulting words, she threw at the concubines”, Xena said to Jeanne and she understands her very well.
Xena will stop the king from going into the Queen’s chamber, also the palace rule, for the concubines to go and greet the new queen tomorrow morning.
Xena wants to mock her by congratulating her and gifting her with new baby clothes, congratulating her for the heir that she is carrying, even though she won’t allow the king to touch her.
Knowing what Xena’s planning, Jeanne and she busted into mockery laughter, as they made jest of Queen Nneka.
To Be Continued.
XENA IS A BITCH, THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, BUT I PITY AURORA, NNEKA IS READY TO MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR HER, BUT SHE THINKS NNEKA IS THERE TO SAVE HER.
WHAT A PITY!
LET’S FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER IF XENA WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP THE KING FROM GOING INTO QUEEN NNEKA CHAMBER.
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