A Slave Who Became Emperor 4 Father And Daughter

The Princess and Empress were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the emperor. Both of them bowed and greeted him as per the protocol.He noticed the worried look on the countenance of Empress Padmini. ' My beloved, why are you worried? ' Padmini said 'My Lord.. Samyukta is lonely, she longs for company, you know except for her pets, she doesn't have any confidants.. she is an introvert.. she doesn't voice out her concerns.. I feel at least if she gets married, she will have someone to care for her.. '.. 'Padmini, my daughter is a warrior, like every citizen of Magadha she served in Military for three years, she leads the elite group of archers guiding them, she is also on my administratory advisory board and shares her wisdom with us and helps me solve many issues in the Kingdom, she is the future empress of Magadha.. let us look for a son in law who will marry into our Chandra dynasty and become her consort' Padmini was stunned hearing this.. 'My Lord.. no big empire will send their royal son to join our dynasty.. you know how proud the men of Hindustan are, how will they take our surname.. ' the emperor said, 'my lady, before drawing conclusions let us know Samyukta's mindset.. her opinion matters the most'

Both the parents looked at the princess. She was attentively hearing their conversation. Her eyes were bright with thought. She looked at her parents and said 'I need time to think about this,please allow me to take your leave for now.. '

The emperor expected that his daughter would say the same, he smiled at her and said ' Samyukta I need your advice about something, join me and the chief minister in the meeting Hall in an hour' she nodded and departed for now.

Samyukta dressed appropriately and went to the meeting hall in an hour. The chief minister and the emperor entered the Hall. They greeted each other. The Chief minister started 'Lord, we need to finalize the city Hall design, this is pending since long.. ' the emperor looked at Samyukta and said, 'Princess, why have you not approved the designs sent by our architect? ' 'I was not happy with them, city hall needs to be magnificent, yet modest,.. the designs I have seen were hummungous and they require lot of money.. if we spend more than needed, we need to collect the money again from people, levying taxes on them.. I don't want that.. ' Samyukta was proficient in architecture, she knew how much would be spent to complete the building drawn by the architect. She understood that the architect wanted to impress the emperor by constructing an opulent building.

Since Manipura was an ancient city, all the majority of buildings have been constructed by fine craftsmen. Each building was a lesson in architecture. The construction of each building was such that each construction had an extensive life. The Magadhans were known to be proficient builders.They used a special mortar mix to strengthen the construction, they were also the first ones to use burnt bricks. Their under water sewage system,city water supply network, ancient Vishnu temple, Royal Palace were all marvelous constructions. The city of Manipura resembled the shape of a Pentacle when viewed aerially.The whole city was a forted city. To prevent enemies from entering the same, there were 250 feet huge walls constructed around the city which were impenetrable. The city was constructed by the famous and legendary architect Vishwa Karma.

Samyukta wanted an inexpensive way of constructing the city Hall. The emperor understood his daughter perfectly. He found her thought worthy. But the chief minister said 'Princess, it is a n.o.ble thought, but this is a huge project which will help many unemployed citizens to work for it and earn money, this construction will be useful for the entire city, I urge you to think once again'

She nodded and said, 'give me three days, if I don't come up with a solution, you can go ahead with this plan' the emperor said, 'Ok then let's retire, we meet again on the fourth day from now'