Chapter 67

• It was the ninth month of the year, an autumn day. They celebrated the king’s birthday in a grand way, just as Concubine Xatorri ordered. She hoped this would move the king, because she took care of his special day with grandeur. However, she was seething in the sidelines when the king had only eyes for his queen.
• Her eyes surveyed the throne room and settled on a few court officials that were pointedly watching the entertainment in the middle of the room. A group of women danced in a sexy beat.
• As drinking and chattering went on, Eunuch Hirrux relayed the king’s order for the Crown Prince to return to his own residence to not see anything inappropriate. The boy and his entourage left the throne room after saying his well wishes to his father and a goodnight to his new mother.