NOVEL NEXT Chapter 122 121. Gifts
Chapter 122 121. Gifts
"I don't know why you are worried about this? I have the perfect solution for this quandary."
Dhritarashtra was very calm and so was Gandhari. It was as if they already knew about this problem might occur and looked like they had a solution for it.
But that solution is not a surprise for anyone, Others already know what the verdict will be. The royal princess will take first place, There is no need to think there will be a different verdict on this one.
After all not only is this socially acceptable but also this is the most logical thing to choose especially when the one who is giving the verdict is the father of the one of the daughters in the matter of concern.
"*Ahem* I am a free-minded man, So why don't we let kids decide when they grow up? Anyway, by logical and reasonable sense we both are right here, Just like you as parents of Karna fixed the marriage for him which is totally right and legal.
Just like that Karna proposed to marry my daughter yesterday, And from the looks of it he didn't know about this yet, Hence why it's better to let them know the solution for it.
It will give them control of their life, They as grown up they will be able to decide who will be where, Anyway what worse could happen?"
Dhritarashtra spoke to them about his verdict, If Karna was here he would have yelled at the king blaming him for raising the flag.
them wonder why they did not think about this one.
Meanwhile, others were dumbstruck in the hall hearing this verdict of the King, They were sure that it will be the princess will be first but here King gave an unbiased solution for their problems, Making them wonder why they did not think about this one.
"O'Great king, thank you for enlightening us. Indeed let kids decide about this issue, It's not harming anyone away way."
Adhiratha might have also decided to do a noble cause of raising the flag as he came forward and also did it himself.
He was first taken aback hearing the verdict of his lord but after processing everything, The respect he has for his lord increased many folds. The question of how can father not take advantage of this opportunity was haunting him.
The only conclusion in his mind was that King was being unbiased here and showing his open heart for them.
As for the things said by King that Karna proposing to the princess was ignored by him as he was 99% sure it was the mischief of Karna, He might not have been serious but the king definitely did not look at this that way.
"This might really work, I know both of them are quite innocent and obedient girls, It will be settled without any fights at all."
Radha also joined in and given her contribution to raising a flag making sure Karna will not have any way of escaping at all.
For Radha who knows both girls, this is the best solution out there, Not only Princess Sushala and Vrushali are both too similar in demeanour but also they are also not possessive, Both can share anything.
At least that is what Radha thinks, Which to some degree is true, These two can share anything even the their own things except only one thing, The people they love.
Once it is about their loved one, Their demeanour changes making them completely different people. The way Sushala reacted to Karna beating Duryodhana is an example of it.
Also, the little girl who is currently eavesdropping on them with the fire of jealousy and balled up a fist of fights can also be taken as an example of this phenomenon.
It will be nearly impossible for Karna to handle this, That is for sure of it.
"I also agree with this, Anway it's only two of them, They can come to a conclusion very quickly."
How can Vaibhava stay behind from raising the flag? He raised his flag and this also set in stone that Karna was going to have one hell of a mess to deal with soon.
In his eyes, there were only two women. How much of a mess can they make? Unknown to him that the Son-In-Law he chose is fated to have trouble with womens.
And it's not helped that he is a walking magnet to any woman regardless of their species or age, And he did not meet The four, If he did he might have taken that substance back and buried it deep somewhere.
For him, who was in the bliss of ignorance, was quite happy with this solution. Not only did his daughter get to have a say in this but also she can fight for it, He just had to make sure to train her a little on how to do it.
"I also like this idea, Everyone will be happy and not feel betrayed."
Madu also spoke but thankfully she did not foreshadow the more trouble for her one and only Son-In-Law, For her, Her daughter's happiness is what matters the most, She is the ideal Mother-In-la-
"Anyway, Now we don't have to worry about anything."
And there it was, Even though she raised the flag, Now it was a really serious issue of can Karna survive whatever is heading towards him, Just hope his luck will be enough to keep him alive.
"So it's decided then, Soldiers bring those gifts in."
Gandhari seeing that everything is finally done, She stood up in excitement and ordered the soldiers waiting outside to come and bring the gifts she had prepared personally to bring here.
As soon as her voice fell, Soldiers quickly started to come in and put the gold plates covered by the silk cloth on the ground, One after another plates started to fill the room.
Soon there was no room left in the hall to put things, So soldiers now only brought the very luxurious and expensive things in, Though those things were also covered in clothes, While other things were put outside the house.
And at last four plates were entered in the hall but unlike before this one held by the servant girls whose faces covered in veils and bodies in cloth, elegantly entered the room holding what are obviously very priceless treasures.
Unlike before, Servant girls did not put these plates down but stood there holding them like a statue. This also signifies the value these gifts hold is way higher than the gifts that came before.
"Radha here takes this gift from the daughter's family."
Gandhari this time took the golden crown from her head and walked to Radha, After which she slightly bowed in front of her before giving away more treasure to Radha than the treasure in the treasury of the small kingdom.
After Gandhari personally went around and took away the silk cloth away from the plates except those 40, revealing that all these plates were filled with various things like gold, silver, jewellery, gems etc.
All of these things were too expensive on their own but somehow when looking at all these things together, It doesn't seem much anymore, That of course just a not true as any one of these gems can buy upto 1 Kg of salt.
This is tradition here and is one of the types of marriages. In this marriage, the daughter's family gives a gift to the son's family. Here the gift can be anything as long as the son's family agrees to it.
There is no obligation on the daughter's family to give expensive gifts. It's supposed to signify that the daughter's family is giving away their most important thing. It was a good thing.
Of course later because of the greed of humans, This will be turn into a way worse version and become dowry, but do not talk about that here.
"Queen, This is too much for us to accept just as a gift."
Radha, seeing this much wealth, panicked. Yeah, other than being happy this woman panicked because in her opinion the more wealth someone has the more trouble they invite and lose the joy of life.
So she was quite quick to reject this much wealth. One plate will be enough from this 100's of plates just to keep the face of the queen. That too in her mind felt like she was taking too much.
She just like her husband does not like to take what is not theirs, The 1000 gold coin reward king gave to Karna way before was still as it is, No one touched even a single coin from the coins given to Karna.
Hence why Radha felt very bad to take this thing as it was too much.
"Don't worry Radha, This will all be kept in the treasure of Anga for Karna to use it, So you can't deny this, Especially these 7 things, Karna is going to need them."
Gandhari already knows how Radha is, So she planned ahead and made a fund of this treasure. When Karna becomes the king of Anga, He will receive this as a fund to use and maintain his kingdom.
This way Radha can't deny these gifts and she also helps Karna with it. It's hitting two targets with one stone, Plus the 7 things she especially took out from the royal treasury for Karna.
She has a hunch Karna going to need them. She wants to show it to others but hopes that Karna will be present when she introduces them, so she was waiting for him.
"Then thank you for the gifts, Queen."
What can Radha say other than this? She accepted gifts feeling good about the fact that these things will stay in the treasury and not at her house.
And now that everything settled, Everyone was waiting for the protagonist of today, Who was taking his sweet time to come back home.
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"You ate it?!!!"
(A/N : Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)