AYU MBOK
Crown princess selection 2

"This first selection, you're gonna bathe!

you are free to express your ideas and skills to be poured in the fabric with your best batik motif, the results will determine whether or not you pass in this first stage! the batik motif is free-themed but should reflect your character, emotions and personality, Do you understand?!"Said Abdi Dalem senior palace trust, the people involved in this selection must be a neutral person and not side with anyone, they were deliberately chosen by the palace to be the selection committee of the crown princess.

"Bushy!new batik?! I've never even done it!what am I supposed to do?"shouted Neneng in his heart, he still looks very confused, he even flirted to and fro and was seen scratching his head even though it was not itchy.

He comes from a different tribe and has never known batik though, although the Sundanese tribe also has its own regional pride batik.

"Picture as you like Raden Ayu, close your eyes and imagine the batik motif you've seen!"Whisper his personal courtier while thrusting equipment to mem batik.

"Bathic, batik, batik,,,,?hmm, what is it?ohhhh, what is this?!"Neneng increasingly frustrated, let alone the other participants were even almost finished, they seemed to look down on Neneng who had not done anything.

He accidentally saw the batik cloth used by the Queen Mother, dark colored with prominent keris motif, looks strong and character, looks fitting with the character of the Queen Mother who seemed fierce and powerful..maybe that's what they mean.

Neneng began to pick up the canting and dip it in his favorite dye, and he began to imagine wildly.

The participants were all finished with the appointed time, the judges were enjoying and judging the results of their creations.

"I really like this result, who made it?!"The Queen Mother first judged.

"It belongs to His Majesty's servant!"

Answer a participant who looks the most beautiful and tall.

"He is the nephew of the noble Minister of the Left, Princess Kinanti by name!"Answer the Chairman of the Committee.

"He graduated from fashion school in Paris, Your Majesty and won international competitions, a record of many achievements and he is very smart in the economy!"Kanjeng concubine Dewi Sinta added with great confidence, as the most powerful candidate, he had to show his best in front of the guest judges, those who come from various skills are deliberately invited specifically for this selection event, there are also foreign people who really like the traditional culture of the land of Java who want to watch the selection of the crown princess.

They were quite impressed with the batik results of the participants, it was amazing, they praised.

"Wait, but I like this one more, it looks very unique and character,, look, friends!"

Said a guest judge from a foreign country, he showed the work of Neneng who according to him more beautiful and character.

"That's right ,,!naturalist, cheerful and , what is this?full of love and loyalty, very simple! Even he dared to mix two different cultures, this is the motif of Sundanese and Javanese into one!I can really feel the aura that is poured from every scratch of the owner!I wonder who the owner of this masterpiece is?!"

Said a cultural person who is native to Java and he is an observer of the culture of the country.

"Sa sa me!"

Neneng said nervously, she stood up while brandishing her hands, "really strange taste! I don't even understand my own work!"batin Neneng's.

"She is Raden Ayu Siti Soleha Raharjo, she is the Princess of the late Patih Bimo Raharjo, a close friend of the King who has been adopted into a member of the royal family and given the title Princess of the kingdom, he has mixed Javanese and Sundanese blood, and he is carried out directly by Paduka Raja and Kanjeng Ratu!"The chairman explained in great detail.

"Just right, your work looks so unique, apparently you deliberately want to mix the two cultures to be united! it really suits your character who has the soul exactly as you pour in this batik!"

Said the cultural observer praised so sincerely.

"Damn it, why did the Queen even bring him here?! get rid of him immediately, you can be sure the crown prince will choose him!"Whisper Mother Suri to Consort Dewi Sinta who was on her side, after the event of the expulsion of the Spirit, Mother Suri became not rampant to do anything because of getting a room detention sentence long enough, he was not allowed to go anywhere and do anything.

"But the decision is not in the hands of the Crown Prince, Your Majesty! stay in the hands of the judges!"Concubine Dewi Sinta replied in a whisper.

"Do everything you can to get the judges to side with us!"

The Queen Mother still remained with her dark nature.

"Of course Your Majesty! The servant's father won't stay silent, he'll meet them one by one!"The serpent-headed concubine would naturally not let the position of the Crown Princess fall into the hands of others.

"So who was the winner in this first selection? please each of the jurors judge with all their fair share!and we have to determine who will pass to the next stage!" Kanjeng Ratu said to all the judges.

"I like him Your Majesty!he's ordinary but very special!"Say one of the judges while pointing towards Neneng, followed by another jury, although many also have different options, but only stage one, followed by another jury,Neneng already looks prominent and enough to make Kanjeng Ratu satisfied for his hard work.

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"The Ministers are vigorously doing everything possible to get the crown princess elected from her camp, this would be very dangerous for our position Your Majesty! they even bribed the judges to side with them! no matter how great our candidate is, it won't have any effect if money has spoken!"

The chief secretary minister on the Queen's Kanjeng side reported what he knew.

"You guys take it easy, I have a way to stop them!"Said Kanjeng Ratu while looking to think so hard, he should not lose just because of dirty play from his opponent.

Each camp figured out the concepts to be used in the second stage selection, so that they could prepare themselves to display the best of each participant, so that they could be able to, they also did not stop meeting the judges so that they were on their side.

The second stage of selection turned out to be a written test about politics, economics and state issues that must be resolved by a First Lady.

This was even more confusing for Neneng, what should he fill up later?

It really makes her more stressed.

He sat on a swing in front of the park where the crown princess would be quarantined, pondering what to do tomorrow.

"Duarrr!! wkwkwk!Brother why would you dream here alone?!Oh my goodness brother! Indra tuh nyari nyari Sister from yesterday, kok we are very difficult to meet anyway, even though we are in the same place!"

Indra who suddenly appeared out of nowhere immediately hugged her brother spoiled.

"I'll be busy in the next few days, don't look for me Ndra, you don't wander and don't make trouble, we're hitchhiking here, don't be embarrassed!"Said Neneng advising his Sister while stroking her cheeks.

Someone stood watching them while smiling cynically triumphantly,,

"This is a good weapon to get rid of her, don't make it hard for me to dirty my hands, it turns out she is a cheap woman!"

Princess Kinanti was so happy and satisfied, because she thought it would be easy to get rid of her rival, She thought Neneng was having an affair with another man in the palace.