Then he turned to Kamar alZaman and said，'O King's son，art thou minded to become my soninlaw by marrying my daughter？'
Replied he，'I must consult the Queen Budur，as she hath a claim upon me for benefits without stint.'And when he took counsel with her，she said，'Right is thy recking；marry her and I will be her handmaid；for I am her debtor for kindness and favour and good offices，and obligations manifold，especially as we are here in her place and as the King her father hath whelmed us with benefits.'[355] Now when he saw that she inclined to this and was not jealous of Hayat alNufus，he agreed with her upon this matter.And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
When it was the Two Hundred and Seventeenth Night，She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that Kamar al
Zaman agreed with his wife，Queen Budur，upon this matter and told King Armanus what she had said；whereat he rejoiced with great joy. Then he went out and，seating himself upon his chair of estate，assembled all the Wazirs，Emirs，Chamberlains and Grandees，to whom he related the whole story of Kamar alZaman and his wife，Queen Budur，from first to last；and acquainted them with his desire to marry his daughter Hayat alNufus to the Prince and make him King in the stead of Queen Budur. Whereupon said they all，'Since he is the husband of Queen Budur，who hath been our King till now，whilst we deemed her soninlaw to King Armanus，we are all content to have him to Sultan over us；and we will be his servants，nor will we swerve from his allegiance.'So Armanus rejoiced hereat and，summoning Kazis and witnesses and the chief officers of state，bade draw up the contract of marriage between Kamar alZaman and his daughter，the Princess Hayat alNufus. Then he held high festival，giving sumptuous marriagefeasts and bestowing costly dresses of honour upon all the Emirs and Captains of the host；moreover he distributed alms to the poor and needy and set free all the prisoners. The whole world rejoiced in the coming of Kamar alZaman to the throne，blessing him and wishing him endurance of glory and prosperity，renown and felicity；and，as soon as he became King，he remitted the customsdues and released all men who remained in gaol. Thus he abode a long while，ordering himself worthily towards his lieges；and he lived with his two wives in peace，happiness，constancy and content，lying the night with each of them in turn.