Seized Crowned Queen

Episode 18 Gold Scepter

On the third day Zuriel put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the King's hall. The King was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. When he saw Queen Zuriel standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Zuriel approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

Zuriel and Aram were lying in her bed after having an intimate i*********e, she was lying on Aram's broad chest, Aram sneaked to her chamber again on his cold night. He just leave early in dawn to transfer to his chamber. Uncomfortable, what is it my beloved? Have you heard the report about Matthan's upheaval? Aram's confusing looked worried Zuriel. You look bothered and tense. You have something to tell me? Yes, have your right hand reported to you? No, not yet. We arrived late so Jammal has nothing in hand to report yet, might be later. What about it? Tell me so I have an idea of it. The prime minister issued a script all over the citadel of Carcas. You have your signet ring on it. Y.e..s, I have gave it to him but I never know what he wrote on any script, I don't see any copy of it. Might be Jammal had it, I will ask him tomorrow all the copy of reports. For the meantime I want you one last time. He uncovers her and lifted the quilt and throwaway.The room filled again with passionate moans and sweet sounds of their love making. The passionate and intimate of their love making  was lingering under the deep silent of the night. Aram leaved early and went to his own royal chamber.

When she woke up, she feels the pain on her privates, Aram's heaviness on last night made her body ached, seeing hickeys all over her body she went to take her bath, without asking help from her maid servants, after she get dressed. When Carshena came in, she's all done. My Lady, why didn't you asked Ahiela to assist you. She unbutton her collar and show to Carshena her hickeys. Oh the King came in last night, grinning wide she said yes, he's here last night, they laughed. And it earns confusion to all the servants outside. Come on lets go, you're morning meals are ready. 

Then the King asked, What is it, Queen Zuriel? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will given you. If it pleases the King, replied Zuriel let the King, together with the prime minister, come today to a banquet I have told Perez to prepared on my behalf for him. Bring Zattu at once, the King  said so that we may do what Zuriel asks.

So the King and Zattu went to the banquet Zuriel had prepared. Zuriel wore her dress and crown  and went to the banquet. She was so beautiful elegant and authoritative. She amazes the guest of her aura of authority. No other queen had such an aura of authority like she possessed. King Aram look in her eyes with great affection. As they were drinking wine, the King again asked Zuriel, Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.

Zuriel replied, My petition and my request is this: If the King regards me with favor and if if pleases the King to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the King and prime minister Zattu come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the King's question. She will make sure that the banquet she will asks Perez to do was going to be more glamorous than she told him on this event to do so. 

She went back to her royal chamber to take her rest. She left the King and the guest still enjoying the banquet she prepared for the night. She know that what Zattu plotted for her people and Matthan's people will never happened as she will not allows it, never. She will guaranteed the safety of her father's kins and people. No one will ever hurt them without passing on her foes. She will make sure that Zattu would regretted what he plotted for her people and Matthan's people. She will make him taste his own medicine. 

Zattu went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Matthan at the King's gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage agaist Matthan. He approach him and wanted to mocked him, I wonder why your wasting so much time staying at the King's gate, what it is in your head that you are sitting here with nothing to achieved, you're not even the King's guard at post. His attendants also mocked him. He arose and said, it is not the prime minister business to question who may or who may not allowed to sit at the King's gate. I understand that the prime minister's duty is to stand in the court to take action on justifiable situation occured in it. Oh, don't you question my duties and don't meddle on my work. You are not in the position to do so. Why not? Let me remind the prime minister that the outer court was the peoples ultimate access to the King's throne of grace, it is the court for the people to hear their wishes and demands from the King. He attended to his people concerns. What ever purposes matters with regards to outer courts the King attends to it. Zattu's silence stop his attendants to mocked Matthan. He knows what Matthan's said was true and he has the right to stay at the King's gate. He cannot opposed him. Nevertheless, Zattu restrained himself and went home.

Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, Zattu boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the King had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. And that's not all, Zattu added. I'm the only person Queen Zuriel invited to accompany the King to the banquet she gave. And she had invited me along with the King, highly ranking officials and the king's most trusted eunuchs tomorrow. But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Lecans, Matthan sitting at the King's gate.

His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Have a gallows built, seventy - five feet high, and ask the King in the morning to have Matthan hanged on it. Then go with the King to the dinner and be happy. This suggestion delighted Zattu and with no reluctance, he had the gallows built. It never occured to Zattu why Matthan's stayed everyday at the gate, what his business at the King's residence that he can even enter through the main entrance of the palace without thorough questioning before going inside. Fool and narrow minded prime minister never think of the coming consequences of all his wickedness. And even the King himself was keeping his eye on Zattu's businesses.