The Swordsman

CHAPTER XII

Regardless of his teacher, Sekar Wulan jumped up and hugged Raden Sanjaya. A feeling of pleasure and calm that raden Sanjaya is willing to marry her. Raden Sanjaya was surprised by the attitude of Sekar Wulan, but he was powerless to reject what Sekar Wulan did..

"Ehhmm.. ehhmm.. do you consider me a statue..?" sindir princess Nawang.

Sekar Wulan hurriedly took off his embrace to Raden Sanjaya. He was misbehaved after hearing the insinuations from his teacher..

"Eeeh.I'm sorry teacher, I really can't control myself. I'm too happy because Raden Sanjaya wants to take responsibility for what he has done to me." said Sekar Wulan embarrassed.

"Hhmmmmm..?, you did not idolize my son..? To the extent that you promised to get her married even you yourself forgot who Sanjaya was.."

"Don't you always reject the young man in this village by saying that you are the future wife of my son..? sindir princess Nawang..

"Aaahhhhh.. guruuuuu, you embarrassed me.." said Sekar Wulan as he ran to his room..

"Wulan.. Until when will you call me teacher..? Shouldn't you call me mom now..?" shouted princess Nawang Sari.

Sekar Wulan's face grew flushed with embarrassment. He kept running and went into his room. Raden Sanjaya just stared at Sekar Wulan's departure and was confused by what his mother had just said. But in his heart, Raden Sanjaya felt happy and happy.

"It turns out Miss Wulan was very close to my mother, and she was a good woman. May this be a blessing for me and my mother." inner raden Sanjaya with a smile.

"Why are you smiling to yourself..? Are you happy with my son..?" ask princess Nawang..

"Eeh. nngggggg. anu.." raden Sanjaya misbehaved..

"Oh yes I almost forgot, what about the poison that destroys the soup in your body ma'am..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

"Calm down, the poison is no longer in my body. All were successfully removed from my body." replied Nawang Sari's daughter.

"Did the great grandfather do it ma'am..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

Nawang Sari's daughter replied, a woman who was five years older than Nawang Sari's daughter came out of the house.

"I'm the one who has removed the toxin-causing substance from raden's mother's body, exactly offers the poison." said the woman.

"Oh.. Sanjaya, maybe you forgot about this aunt. She is Ling Lu's concubine, the mother of Prince Himawan." said Nawang's daughter.

"Consort Ling Lu..? why is Consort Ling here..? Was Consort Ling also in our entourage at that time ma'am..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

Consort Ling recounts all the events that took place in the royal palace of Kawi, the conspiracy to murder prince Kusuma and his family until prince Pranoto who ruled the Black Skull hunted the Sanjaya raden. Consort Ling also expressed her disappointment to her Son until she fled to the village of Gadungsari and met the daughter of Nawang Sari who was not dead.

"Once again Pranoto's uncle is behind all these evils." - Raden Sanjaya's inner self.

"Then how did the madam offer poison in my mother's body..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

"And I was an offering concubine or boyongan concubine, a royal princess who had to accept being made a concubine by a war-winning king. I deeply did not accept that fact, I felt my pride was ruined by the status of the sacrificial concubine. And I intend to destroy the king of Dewayana and all his descendants."

"As an expert in making poison, I make a poison that destroys the soul, with that poison the king of Dewayana will become weak and his entire descendants will not be able to become warriors because his chakra point is damaged by the poison I made." Consort Ling stopped her story.

"Then why didn't the lady do it..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

"It was Prince Kusuma's attitude that kept me from continuing my plans." replied Consort Ling with a sigh.

"I mean..? ask raden Sanjaya.

"Listen first to the story of concubine Ling until the completion of my son." said daughter Nawang Sari.

Raden Sanjaya fell silent, waiting for the story from Consort Ling. Consort Ling breathed a long time before continuing her story.

"From the beginning of my arrival, when the inhabitants of the palace looked at me with a condescending look. It was a sure thing, the sacrificial concubine had never been considered a member of the palace, even the servant could easily ignore her. But not with Prince Kusuma, he respects me a lot. He considers me part of the palace family, he will punish anyone who dares to ignore and insult me, and there is not the slightest demeanor towards me."

"Such is the case with Princess Dyah Ayu, the mother of Prince Kusuma, Raden's grandmother. Despite being made empress, Dyah Ayu's daughter treated me very well and even made me her foster brother. And when I was pregnant with Himawan, Prince Kusuma treated me like a mother. By the time I was pregnant, I hated my pregnancy so much, but prince Kusuma was eager to await the birth of my son."

"Himawan's birth made prince Kusuma happy. He always treated Himawan like his younger brother. Anyone who dared to disturb him, then it is certain that person will be beaten by prince Kusuma. Even Himawan got the title of prince at the request of prince Kusuma to King Dewayana. So that is the reason why I abandoned my intention to poison the king of Dewayana and his family" Consort Ling said.

"Hhmmmmm.. Then how did my father and mother get exposed to the poison..?" ask raden Sanjaya seius..

"It was my fault, my inability to educate my son Himawan. If Raden wants to punish him, I'm resigned. I will not beg for forgiveness for her." Consort Ling said.

"In the meantime, madam, to punish who is guilty is easy. But what does this have to do with the father who was poisoned with Prince Himawan..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

"My mistake was not to immediately destroy the poison. Because I thought no one would be aware of the existence of the poison other than me and my son. Until one day Prince Pranoto managed to provoke my son and make my son become very hateful to prince Kusuma. Until one day, unbeknownst to me he handed the poison to Prince Pranoto" replied concubine Ling.

"But how did the mistress find out that the son of the mistress handed over to prince Pranoto and used to poison my father and mother..?" ask raden Sanjaya.

"At first I did not know until Himawan suddenly got the position of patih in from Prince Pranoto. Then after I checked it turned out that the poison was gone. Himawan confessed all his deeds until I chose to leave him and ran to this village." replied Consort Ling Lu.

"So this is the truth. Uncle, what's my dad's fault with you..?" batin Raden Sanjaya's.

"Just like your mother, I was saved by the Sabdawala warriors from the wolf-fingers and met your mother here, so that I could neutralize the poison in your mother's body." Ling's concubine continued.

Raden Sanjaya felt there was no lie at all from Consort Ling's story. Instead he felt sympathy for him, he was willing to leave the palace and choose to live in a remote village to avoid all the acts of anger that occurred in the palace. Raden Sanjaya also felt a salute to concubine Ling's determination, which did not easily protect evil even though it was done by his own son.

"I will punish anyone according to what he did. Madam take it easy, I will definitely be fair." replied Raden Sanjaya.