Part 26 :Jodha was blushing so much

Part 26 :
Jodha was blushing so much. She could not believe what had just happened between her and Jalal moment ago.
She was going around in Harem, all lost in her happiness. She didnt want to return to "their" room, as she was blushing heavily and she wont be able to control herself.

Jalal was looking around for her in the room. He knew Jodha was running away from him. Jalal grinned and he was so happy.
Jalal : Abhi to aap bhaag gayin Jodha, lekin raat ko kahan jayengi? (He smirked)

One guard came at the door and told Jalal : Adab Shahenshah! Humein gupt charo se khabar mili hai ke, kuch chote mote Mughali
Tukdiyan humare hi khilaf saazish rach rahin hain.. Vo Singhasan par rutba jamana chahti hain.. Humle ki taak mein hain..

Jalal's expressions changed. he was angry now.
He ordered : Sabhi Mantriyon ko Diwaan-e-Khaas mein bulaya jaye aur humari Sena tayaar ki jaaye. Yakeen nahi hota, ke humare hi log
humse gaddari karenge. Hum abhi Diwaan-e-Khaas mein tashreef laayenge. Sabko Paigaam de diya jaaye.

The guard saluted him and left.

Jodha was lost in her happy thoughts when she collided with Hameeda Begum.

Jodha : Maaf Kijiyega Ammi-Jaan. Vo pata nahi hum kaise takra gaye and she folded her hands asking for forgiveness.

Hameeda's tears rolled down. She was so highly shocked after the Diwaan-e-Khaas incident. She was highly guilt-struck.
She has been so teared up within for not trusting her beloved Bahu.

Hameeda also folded her hands and said : Jodha Beta! Humein Maaf kar dijiye. Humse bahut badi galti ho gayi aapko samajhne mein.
Hum khud se itne naraaz hain,,aur shayad apne aapko kabhi muaff nahi kar payenge.

Jodha was very emotional seeing this.

Jodha : Ye aap kya keh rahi hain Ammi-Jaan. Bhala bade choto se maafi mangte hain kabhi. Aapka hum par pura haq hai. Aap humein daat
sakti hain, mar sakti hain..kuch bhi kar sakti hain..Aur humein aapki baat ka bilkul bura nahi laga.

Hameeda was moved by her words.

Hameeda : Ya Allah!! Humnein zaroor pichle janam mein ache karm kiye hongey, jo humein aapne Jodha jaisi Bahu nazar ki.
Tera bahut bahut Dhanyevaad parvardigar!!

Hameeda hugged Jodha very tightly and Jodha hugged back too.

** Diwaan-e-Khaas **

Everyone was seated in their respective places. There were no females and other ministers as it was a confidential talk of Jalal and his close ministers.

Jalal : Humari Sena ko tayyar kiya jaye. Hum kal hi humle ke liye kooch karenge.

Minister 1 : SHahenshah! Ye chote mote Mughali Tukdi zyada hanikarak nahi hai. Aapko khud Humle mein aane ki zarurat nahi hai.
Hum sab sambhal lenge. Aap sirf aadesh de dijiye.

Jalal : Nahi Mantriji! Dushman apna ho ya gair, chota ho ya bada, use kabhi kamzor nahi samajhna chahiye (We should not under-estimate
our enemies). Hum khud bhi aap logo ke saath ayenge.

Ministers : Jo hukm Shahenshah! Hum abhi Sena ko hukm dete hain.
Hum kal subah hi Agra se nikalenge.

Jalal nodded a yes and dismissed the court.

**Back to Hameeda-Jodha **

Both of them broke the hug. Hameeda thanked Jodha for forgiving her.

Jodha smiled and just smiled. Hameeda noticed the blush on her face.

Hameeda : Jodha Beta! Aap itna sharma kyon rahi hain? (smilingly)

Jodha(trying to control herself) : Kuch nahi Ammi-jaan. Vo hum chalte hain. Humein zara kuch kaam hai.

Hameeda stopped her and said(in fake anger) : Acha to aap apni Ammi-Jaan ko bhi nahi batayengi. Thik hai. Hum bhi chalte hain.

Jodha said : Aisi koi baat nahi hai Ammi-Jaan. Vo ..bas..Hum bahut khush hain isi liye muskara rahe the.

Hameeda : Aapki khushi dekhna laazmi hai Jodha beta. Aapki khushi dekhkar hum bhi behad khush hain.
Aaj Jalal ne jo aap mein vishwaas dikhaya, usse dekh kar humara rom-rom prafulit ho utha. (lol, a lot of hindi,right??)
Hum bhi bahut khush hain.

Jodha (looking down and blushing) : Nahi Ammi-Jaan! Darasal baat yeh hai ki, hum aaj ke faisle se to khush hain ki, lekin,,Vo hum..
Shahenshah se.. Hum Shahenshah se behad pyaar karte hain.. (She covered her face with her hands).

Hameeda almost fainted listening that. She asked : Kya ??Kya kaha aapne Jodha Beta?

Jodha nodded a yes.

Hameeda cupped Jodha's face, hugged her again and said : Allah aapko umra daraaz kare beta! Hum yahi to chahte the, ki
Humare Jalal ki zindagi mein vo shaks aaye,,jisse Jalal sachi mohabbat karein aur Vo shaks bhi Jalal se mohabbat kare..
Vo tum hi ho Jodha!! Tumhara lakh lakh Dhanyavaad..Aaj ke baad hum chain se mar payenge. Tum nahi jaanti, ki aaj hum kitne khush
hain.

Jodha broke hug and said sternly : Ammi-Jaan agar aapne dobara marne ki baat kahi, to hum aapse naraaz ho jayenge.
Both of them Hugged again.

Ruqaiyya was listening to everything between Hameeda Bano and Jodha! She was burning with anger.
This was the last hope she had. SHe had always convinced herself fakely that Jodha will never approve Jalal for his Love.
This cant be true ,,She thought.. SHe knew that tonight atleast Jodha and Jalal will not be together..

Because She got the news from Hoshiyar about Jalal going on Battlefield tomorrow and therefore, he'll be stressed.
Ruqaiyaa will anyhow manage to spend her tonight with him and then, she will start some plan from tomorrow.
She will not let AkDha to unite.

**Night Arrived**

Jodha sat in the front of mirror, gazing herself.

She self-talked : Jodha!! Tum itna kyon sharma rahi ho.. Tum sach mein pagal ho gayi ho.

Here, on other hand..Jalal was coming towards his room when Ruqaiyya stopped him in between
Jalal did not give any expression.

Ruqaiyya (shedding croc tears) : Jalal! Humein muaf kar dijiye! Humse bahut bada gunah hua hai. Humein is tarah Jodha Begum...

Jalal stopped her in between and said : Mallika kahiye unhe Ruqaiyya!!

OMG!! This was a heart attack for Ruqaiyya! She still tried to compose herself :
Muaf kardi jiye Jalal! HUm jaante hain aap humse behad khafa hain. Hum Mallika se muafi mangne ko bhi taiyar hain Jalal.
Pata nahi, aapki halat dekh kar humein krodh aa gaya tha,, isi liye,,naa jaane hum kya anaap shanaap keh baithe..

Jalal's heart melted a bit. He said (still stern) : Thik hai Ruqaiya! Par aage se aisi gustaakhi bardaasht nahi ki jayegi. And he moved towards his room.

Ruqaiya tried to stop him but in vain.

She was not only boiling with anger remembering what Jalal had just said to her, but also praying, rather begging to Allah to keep Jalal and Jodha away from each other,
atleast for tonight. From next day, Jalal would be out for 2-3 days and that was enough for her to implement her evil plan.

She begged badly to Allah.

Jalal entered the room.