We went to the Queen's palace and I was amazed by it. The design and the displays are enticing to the eyes. It filled with golds and Jades. I now understand what the jade-tag Pim was holding, it's the symbol of the Queen's palace.
She's in her hall noong pumasok kami. Pim just get down on her knees bowing to the queen with her palm clasped and her forehead to the ground.
I have read these things on the book Argus gave me. At least I know what to do.
For royals, in respect to the rank we will bow before each other in 360 with proper hand placement and with proper posture. While our personal attendants and of those lower positions than them will have to get down on their knees and bow down before any royal. If it's the King and Queen, they'll have to make sure that their forehead reach the ground.
Matapos naming bumati ay inalalayan niya akong umupo sa isa sa mga apat na upuang naroon. Two from the right and two from the left. The chairs were placed facing each other. I also know about it. The Queen is the care taker of the emperial harem at taga alaga sa mga iba pang asawa ng hari kaya naman madalas niyang ipatawag ang mga ito sa kanyang kamara at ang apat na upuang nakikita ko ngayun ay para sa apat na mistresses.
"Maligaya at malungkot na pagdating Lady Ling. Nagustuhan mo ba ang iyung bagong tahanan at bagong pangalan?" Saad niya kaya naman napalunok ako sa kaba. Kaharap ko lang naman ang ina ni Argus ngayun.
"Uhmm, m-maganda ho ang palasyo your highness. Para po akong nasa isang panaginip." Malumanay kong saad at pilit na ngumiti ngunit ngumisi lamang siya.
"Panaginip o bangungot?"
"P-po?"
" Nagbibiro lamang ako. Ngunit hiling ko na kung ito ay parang isang panaginip lamang sa sayo, sana ay hindi ka bangungutin. Pagsisimula niya. “You know what, coming here in the palace as the King’s wife is never a smooth sailing. Not unless, you think that the king is your life and nothing else, it will be much easier for you. But... if you’re thinking of other life aside from your life here, you will never be happy. Another thing is that, life here is sharing. The moment that the king decided to have multiple wives, it will be a hell every day. Pagtitiis. Pagtitiis ang tanging paraan for you to be able to survive here.” Tahimik lamang ako habang nagsasalita siya.
“Curious?”
“P-po?”
“I mean, you are curious why I’m using different language?”
“Tama po kayo. Hindi po ba bawal tayong gumamit ng ibang lingwahe dito sa loob ng palasyo?” Tanong ko ngunit ngumiti lamang siya.
“Tama ka naman. Sa loob ng palasyo bawal na bawal ang paggamit ng ibang lingwahe but for royals, we have actually received education for different languages for state affair purposes, lalong lalo na ang king ngunit ginagamit lamang ito kapag kailangan. Dito sa loob ng palasyo, kahit ang hari ay hindi maaring gumamit ng ibang lingwahe, maging ako ngunit gusto kitang makausap ng maayos kaya gumagamit ako nito kaya lamang ay nagagalak ako sapagkat marunong ka naman pala ng lingwahe nang bansang ito.” Paliwanag niya bago ngumiti.
“Ano nga bang dahilan ng pagiging matatas mo sa lingwahe nang bansang ito kung gayong galing ka sa ibang bansa?” she asked curiously.
“Ang totoo po niyan, I was born and raised in this country dahil dito naman po nagkakilala ang mga magulang ko. I have received my primary education here. Kinailangan lamang po naming umuwi ng Pilipinas noong mamatay ang aking ina.” Pagkukwento ko.
“Magaling kong ganun. Mabuti naman at hindi mo na kailangang mahirapan sa pakikitungo sa mga tao dito sa palasyo.”
Tumango lamang ako sa sinabi niyang iyun nung magsalita siyang muli.
BINABASA MO ANG
Became The King's Woman
DiversosSabina Maliari is a woman of an outstanding beauty and a body of a beauty queen. Any man wouldn't have to think twice to fancy her. She's also smart and dignified woman. The only fault in her is that she was born to a poor family and have a father l...
