Episode 11

Arsy nodded her head in agreement. "Okay, let's cook."

Huang Taizi Palace Rear garden

Zein prefers to spend his time in the back garden, watching the beautiful lotuses in the pond.

Yesterday's match was postponed because he was unwell, today the match will continue in the second half.

He deliberately asked his personal guard to bring state documents to the back garden.

The Prince frowned when he saw that there was something wrong with the expenses in his residence's cash book.

"Why is there such a large expenditure in my palace? Did someone commit fraud while I was away?"

Zein turned his attention to Mahesa. "Mahesa, call the head of the palace butler."

Mahesa nodded, in the blink of an eye the man had disappeared from sight.

Not long after, Arsy and Ezra along with several servants arrived.

"Greetings, Prince. We have come to deliver your breakfast." The butler of the kitchen bowed respectfully.

Secretly, Arsy stole a glance at Zein, his golden yellow hair was loose without any decoration on his head.

The white robe and green undergarment fit snugly against his body, he felt that the Prince mostly wore a combination of white and green even though the motifs were different, The prince also always wears a golden yellow scarf that matches the color of his hair.

"Hm, just put it down," replied Zein, he raised his gaze slightly to look at the servants.. Sapphire irises were fixated on Arsy's figure, the girl kept paying attention to him unlike the others who always looked down.

Zein raised his head and looked at Arsy. "You." He pointed at Arsy with his eyes.

The butler turned his attention to Arsy, then bowed again before the Prince.

"Sorry, Your Majesty. Arsy is just a new servant, please Your Majesty be generous, don't punish him."

Zein glanced at the butler. "No one is talking to you." He returned his focus to Arsy.

"Accompany me to check all these documents," Zein ordered.

Arsy's pupils shrink, reflexively she raised her head to look at the handsome figure in front of her, his sapphire irises collided with the girl's brownish irises.

"Haven't you been stealing glances at me all this time?"

Arsy widened her eyes even more when she heard Zein's words, even though she thought that she had not been caught stealing glances at Zein, but apparently the man found out and now she was very embarrassed.

The head maid in the kitchen was shocked and didn't expect Arsy to dare steal a glance at Zein.

Bruk …

The butler immediately dropped his body to his knees with his head bowed. "Your Majesty, please forgive Arsy. I will educate her well."

Zein turned his attention to the butler with slightly furrowed brows. "You guys can go, bring all of this back too."

""Don't, Your Highness." Arsy reflexively touched Zein's arm. The crown prince turned his attention to the tiny fingers that touched his arm.

"You love touching me so much."

Slowly Arsy's brown eyes looked at her hands, she immediately pulled her hands back, her brown eyes rolled looking at the handsome face of the Prince.

""I'm sorry, Your Highness. I didn't mean it like that." The servant lowered his head again, once again he had done something embarrassing.

"Then?" Zein was still waiting for Arsy to continue her sentence.

"I just didn't expect Your Majesty to have the prepared dishes," Arsy continued her words. She lowered her head even more, afraid that Zein would be angry.

"Okay, just leave all the food here." Zein turned his attention to the butler.. The butler immediately obeyed his master's orders. He told his subordinates to put all the food on the table, after which they left Zein alone with Arsy.

Heart pounding, body hot and cold every time near the man. Almost 15 minutes they were together, there was no conversation at all making the girl feel awkward.

She glanced at the food on the table, if it was not eaten for a long time it would feel cold and not tasty to eat.

"Your Highness, the food will get cold soon.”

"Hm." Zein put down the cash book then took a plate of rice and a spoon, he gave up his intention to eat when he saw Arsy just standing still while looking at the food.

"Eat it."

Arsy was surprised. "No, Your Majesty. This food is for you."

Zein put his plate back down and turned his attention to the girl. "Haven't you eaten yet?"

Arsy gasped, slowly raising her head to look at the Prince's handsome face.

"How old are you?" Zein asked.

Arsy was very nervous but her gaze did not shift from the Crown Prince even a little.

"Will the Prince ask me to marry him? Like in the drama," she thought.

"I only asked about your age, if you don't want to answer that's fine too," said Zein then turned his attention elsewhere.

"17 years," Arsy answered, increasingly nervous.

Zein handed Arsy a plate of food. "Eat, I don't like it when someone doesn't eat when I eat."

"Ah, thank you, Your Majesty. You are very kind," replied Arsy, very embarrassed.

Zein did not respond to Arsy's words, he ate his food quietly with the girl.

"How about you marry me?”

Arsy gasped as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

"I don't want to marry Nawang Wulan, just think of it as a fake marriage. You can freely do anything, even love anyone, you will also get the status as my Empress," said Zein again.

"Just a marriage on paper?” Arsy asked.

"Yes, I will not ask you to do anything. You think about it carefully." Zein ended his meal.

"I will go to the banquet, if you agree, come to the event with the dress I gave you." Zein put the white dress on the table along with the hair ornaments.

"“Your Majesty, are you going to join the match?” Arsy asked worriedly.

"Sure," Zein replied.

"But… I saw that you were not feeling well yesterday, how about…” Arsy didn’t know how to say the next sentence.

"Are you worried about me? I'll be fine. Okay, think carefully about my offer earlier. I have to go now." Zein got up from his seat and left the girl.

Arsy was silent thinking about Zein's offer, she didn't know whether to accept it or not. Every woman wants a perfect marriage, with a man who loves her, while Zein doesn't love her.

"What should I do? I do like Prince Zein, but I also don't want to get married just on paper.”

Zein stepped towards his room, immediately changed into formal clothes for the meeting, then went out with several guards towards the meeting hall.

Mahesa returned to the backyard of Zein's residence, but did not find the Prince's figure, he saw a white dress on the table. "Apparently the Prince has chosen the servant."

The Prince's reasons could not be understood, but could only accept it.