“What for?” Jeanne asked as she raised the document in her hand, looking into Lena’s for an answer.
She furrowed her brows, when Xena kept mute, putting her into silence.
“Xena, am I waiting for your explanation,”
“The king needs a translator that can translate French into our language,” She replied in a curt.
“Okay, how did you want to see a French translator? Since you can’t possibly ask the queen to help, she is the only one that can read French, being a princess,” Jeanne said.
“Not the Queen, the king thinks one of the maids might know how to read French,” Xena said, and Jeanne burst into laughter.
“Why are you laughing?” Xena said, giving her a questioning look.
“Why would the king think those wackos would be able to read the French language? They can’t even read our mother language, Jeanne said, smiling.
“Don’t forget you could have been one of them, the wackos, if I hadn’t taught you how to read our language,” Xena said bluntly.
Instantly, Jeanne’s smile seized, she couldn’t believe Xena would talk to her in that manner, her blood burning in her veins.
“Did you just insult me before of those wackos, please keep in mind, please keep in mind they are trying to take the king away from you,”
“Yes, I know there is one person among them that can read French, help me find that person discreetly,” Xena said in a more commanding tone.
“Okay, “Jeanne murmured, she faced the couch, wanting to go and sit down, but just as she bent down, wanting to sit down, Xena’s voice stopped her.
“Did you want to sit down?” Xena said, with her eyes widened.
“Yes, can’t I?” She asked.
“I said, the King wants the document urgently, and I promise to translate it for him between…,” Xena said, forgetting she has lied, seeing how Jeanne’s mouth formed 0, burning a hole in her eyes, makes her realize she has messed up.
“Get me one now,” She yelled.
Without asking for more explanation, Jeanne understands the game, Xena was trying to play, they are best of friends, and she understood how her friend thinks.
“You should have kindly let me know, you have lied to the king, that you can read French, instead of shifting the anger in you to me,” Jeanne said to her, and closed the door behind her.
“You are a bitch, Jen,” She clenched in and clenched out her hand angrily. She started thinking about how to make the King and his queen pay for making her this way.
“Maybe I should tell him I am pregnant and make his queen pay for it,”
Secondly, she wanted to find the masked girl Jeanne mentioned to her this morning, she wanted to teach her a lesson
“Since I have been with the king, he hasn’t played and joked with me, but an ordinary maid cracked jokes with the king until late at night,” she grumbled, the thought alone was making her go crazy, she imagined seeing the maid, squeezing the life out of her.
Maybe by then, she would be able to calm down and forgive the king. She can’t wait to make them pay for making her this way.
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The door slammed open, and Mira came inside, breathing heavily, she gulped down, wanting to speak out.
“What is it?” Nneka comes out of her inner room, hearing footsteps in her parlor.
“My queen, I have found a way you can punish concubine xena,” Mira rushed to say.
“Really, how? ” Nneka’s expression changed, waiting impatiently for Mira to spill the beans. Mira is one of her people among the maids, so she assigned her as her eyes in the palace.
She has been helping her to gather information in the Palace, converting back to her.
“Concubine Xena is looking for a French translator, she lied to the king that she can read French,” Mira said.
“What?” Nneka said with a grin plastered on her face.
“I guess, I have found a way to ridicule her in the king’s presence,” Nneka replied.
“Yes my queen, I have sent one of my ladies to trailed after Jeanne, Xena sent her to look for a translator among the maid,” Mira said, she wanted to become one of the king’s concubines, although the Queen didn’t know her intent.
“Thank you Mira, you are the best made here, but don’t forget to find the masked girl, that Xena is looking for. I want to be the first person to lay my hand on her…,”
“You can put your trust in, my queen, I will make sure I find the girl, but what are you going to do with Concubine Xena?” Mira asked, looking into Nneka’s face for an answer.
“You will hear it, when I ridicule her, also I want you to call Aurora for me…,”
“Okay my queen,” She said, lowering her head, wanting to go out.
“Mira thank you, but tell your people not to trail Jeanne, none of the maids can read the French language,” Lena said.
“Okay My queen,” Mira said in a quiet tone, she wondered why the queen had so much confidence that none of the maids understand French.
She closed the door behind her, wanting to go to the Xena chamber.
“I will make sure you destroy yourself,” Mira thought, and a wily smile signed on her face, as she faced another direction.