Gardenia of Blooming Desire

Chapter 229: Eulogy of the Prince 31

After my supposed father left the room, few servants and maids entered the room and bowed to me, they were all dressed quite uniquely, they were topless, the man wore a knee length pants and the woman wore a long skirt and a piece of long cloth wrapped around their chest, so they covered their chest like that. It was totally outrageous in Golden Camellia to wear something like this.

In Golden Camellia, a peasant should at least be wearing a long tunic, and the woman wore a long dress to cover their body. The only body parts for women that were allowed to be shown are neck and shoulders. It was the unspoken etiquette, or else, you would be seen as a whore or debauched man or woman.

I remembered that Milord often wore an almost see through shirt, which was quite outrageous for a noble man, especially a high aristocrat like Milord, because it showed fragility. Sometimes, if one observed his clothing attentively, they could even see the skin beneath his cloth.

'Wait what did I do?!' I was shocked by the sudden realization, 'I let everyone see Milord's skin! Goddamn it!'

Maybe I was so awed by Milord's appearance, that I forgot, everyone could also see him like that, 'Argh! I will not let Milord use thin clothing anymore! I'm so stupid!'

The servants and maids were glancing at each other, seeing Prince Rama's various expressions of shock, anger, and frustration changed quickly one after another. Prince Rama was circling around back and forth while biting his nails, as if he was seriously thinking about an important thing.

'Does Prince Rama think about the future of Sun Kingdom? He had a harsh life in Golden Camellia, yet, once he is inside Sun Kingdom, he immediately thinks about our prosperity amazing' the servants and maids thought collectively.

I was circling around anxiously, 'No, I have to count how many people are inside the Autumn Banquet, they must've seen how alluring Milord was! I will make amends to Milord! It was me who suggested that provocative garment! I will make sure that everybody at the Autumn Banquet apologizes to Milord for seeing his slender body! Ramuja, you are an idiot!'

One of the servants approached Prince Rama slowly and said, "My Prince, please rest assured, everything is fine nowadays. I know you care a lot about us."

Hearing someone call me, I stopped my step and then observed each of the servants and maids present, then said, "What do you want?"

The maids felt weak when their eyes met with Prince Rama's deep eyes. Prince Rama was really handsome, and he had a robust body. He had a small, straight nose and thin lips, his eyes were deep, but it wasn't scary. It was cautious, like a tiger observing his surroundings.

Prince Rama was the epitome of a handsome man in the Sun Kingdom, just like the prophecy said. He was even better looking than King Chandra.

The servant meekly said, "WWe are here to change your clothing, My Prince," the servant showed a stack of clothing with gold jewelries. I checked the clothing and then saw the maids were blushing, I frowned and said, "The servants can stay, the maid should leave."

There was a trace of disappointment in their faces, but the maids obeyed and left the room. I took off my tunic, and the first thing the servant said was, "My Prince you are too big down there."

Somehow, I could feel the embarrassment. I ordered them immediately, "Just give me my new clothes!"

"Yes!"

The servants were circling around my body and then put all my supposed princely clothing and accessories. After everything was done, I checked my appearance on the mirror and was stunned myself.

A large hat with peacock feather as accessory, I was topless up to my belly button, but my shoulders were covered by a garment adorned with gold. I wore short pants, and my waist was covered by a white fabric made out of silk and decorated with gold and jewels. 

"My Prince, you look really amazing, even with daily attire like this"

"THIS IS DAILY ATTIRE?" I was shocked, this was too much, even for the Golden Camellia standard, I didn't think that Milord was this much for his daily clothing, and he was the richest man in Golden Camellia.

"Yes, My Prince, this is your daily attire"

"But ugh fine then. My father said that I should be looking around the palace first to be familiar with my surroundings."

"Certainly, My Prince, I will lead the way," the servant said.

I left the room with a servant leading in front, the maids who were waiting outside finally saw me in this kind of clothing and they were shaken greatly.

"My Prince! You are so handsome! By god!" one of the maids said. But she covered her mouth immediately.

'He has scars all over his body, but it only makes him look majestic and robust at the same time! He is like a strong tiger!' the maids thought.

I wondered what kind of imagination was in their head, but I decided to ignore them and then followed the servant around.

The Palace of the Sun Kingdom was big, but it was empty. It was probably the same size of Golden Palace in Golden Camellia, just with less gold. One thing that I noticed was the air, the temperature in Sun Kingdom was a lot hotter than in Golden Camellia.

"Isn't it winter right now?" I asked.

The servant replied courteously, "Sun Kingdom doesn't have four seasons, My Prince. We are always in this temperature, the temperature is really good for farming"

' I don't think I can bring Milord here, he will die by the heat'

After some time, the servant finally stopped in front of a big door, and he turned his back, "My Prince, you've looked around the main palace, this is the king chamber, King Chandra is waiting inside."

I nodded, the guards in front bowed to me and then opened the door. The man whom I should be calling father was sitting on his throne, while a man probably ten years older than me was standing close by.

My eyes darted at that man and I could feel the sense of familiarity, but I couldn't remember. I walked in and greeted the king, "This one is here after walking around the main palace."

King Chandra seemed to be surprised with my greeting, he immediately corrected me, "My son, never address yourself like that! You should be addressing yourself 'This Prince' or 'This sun'. You shouldn't be degrading yourself!"

'Ah yes, I am a prince right now it feels weird though'

"This prince is present in front of father"

King Chandra took a deep breath, a smile bloomed on his old face, he said, "I want you to know your brother, this is Arjun. He is your big brother," King Chandra glanced at the man called Arjun and then said, "Go talk with your brother."

"Yes, father."

The man stepped down and then bowed his head slightly, "Greetings to the holy sun, Crown Prince Rama. My name is Arjun, I am your brother, but please treat me as your follower."

I was weirded out by his greeting, he sounded very polite and obedient. I tried to inspect whether this man had ulterior motives, because the nobles in Golden Camellia were all crooked and cunning. But this man, he was more like a servant dressed in prince attire.

"Uh I am RamuI mean Rama" I said awkwardly.

Arjun smiled and turned his head at King Chandra and said, "Father, I will take Prince Rama around, please excuse us."

They left the king's chamber, Arjun led me to another palace, and as we walked in silent, he finally said, "You don't remember me at all?"

"No," I said curtly. He was indeed familiar in my head, but really couldn't remember him.

Arjun grinned and stopped in front of a door, "Maybe this will make you remember."

Arjun opened the door and I was greeted with a big room with a pregnant woman sitting on a sofa. When the woman saw me, she immediately stood and then threw all her weight on me, she hugged me.

Her body was shaking and she said, "I miss you so much."

I was unresponsive. I inspected this woman in her mid-thirties and then noticed something, 'That lips, that eyes, that gentle face'

"BBig sister?"

The woman nodded as she wiped her tears, she patted my head although she had to tiptoe to do that. She smiled and said, "You've grown, Ramuja. I miss you so much."

I was trying to wrap my head around this sudden escalation. I shifted my eyes to the woman with my big sister's face and to my brother that I called Arjun. I suddenly remembered that a big brother probably in his late teens usually helped me and my big sister to walk around the coast and collected shells.

Arjun nodded, "Ramuja, I'm glad that you are back."