part 5jodha's words had pierced jalal's conscience...he could not forgive himself for hurting her so badly...none of the decisions taken by him before had hurt anybody to this an extent,he knew what she said was true...how could a girl live with a husband who had not only humilated her publicly but also humiliated her family.jalal knew the extend of jodha's love for her family,how could he not..she got married to him to save her brothers and her family,the people of her kingdom would be forever indebted to her for her sacrifices...he cursed himself for not thinking about this before,if a girl can do something like this for not only her family and her kingdom,but also for someone who had no prior relation with her,how could she even think of harming an innocent.
jodha's relationship with rahim was not hidden from jalal.he knew that rahim loved jodha like a mother and she also adored him...when someone can give so much love to anothers child how could that person commit such a heinous crime...jalal wished he could go back in time and undo what he had done to hurt her and her family...jodha deserved this and much more.
just then rani mainavati came there and saw jalal standing in one place,staring in one direction,not moving even an inch...she could make out from his face that he was in desperate need for someones support and love...mainavati had hated the mughal's all her life esp after shaguni bai had made that prediction all those months ago on jodha's 17th bday,but she could not bring herself to hate jalal now..he looked like a lost child in need for someone to show him the right path,the right direction..she walked upto him and tapped him on the shoulder..jalal got out of his thoughts and turned around to find mainavati giving him a smile that looked like it could brighten anybodys life...
MAINAVATI-jawai sa aap yahan kya kar rahe hain,kya aap jodha se mile?
JALAL-ji maharani,hum jodha se mil chuke hain
mainavati knew her daughter very well,she knew all was not well between jodha and jalal.even though she dint know jalal that well but she knew from what she had witnesses at jodhas wedding and her recent visit to agra that jalal was not a bad person by heart...she knew he was still young,maybe lacked experience and therefore maybe took rash decisions hurting himself and people around him...mainavati knew that jodha was a very stubborn girl and once she decided something would do anything to stick to her believes...she was the one who has instilled hatred in jodha's heart for mughals and therefore knew jodha would find it very hard to accept her relationship with jalal...she knew she had to do something to help her daughter and her jawai sa,to smoothen their relation...for a better life...she was suddenly brought out of her thoughts by jalal..
JALAL-hum aapse kuch kehna cahte hain maharani..
MAINAVATI-boliye na jawaisa...aap pooch kyun rahe hain...hukum kijeye.
JALA-hukum nahi maharani,aapse mafi mangana cahte hain hum.
MAINAVATI-mafi kaisi jawai sa,jo kuch bhi hua usmein aapki galti nahi thi.
JALAL-galti kaise nahi thi maharani,humse galati nahi gunah hua hai...humne apni begum aur apki beti aur aapke parivaar ki itne bezati ki...koshish bhi nahi ki inki baat sunne ki...jab hamein ammijaan ne samjhaya tab jakar hamein baat thodi samajh main aayi,par tab tak bahut deer ho chuki thi...hum aapke parivaar ki bezati kar chuke thee,apni begum ki bhari sabah main bezati ki humne...hum unse mafi mangne ke kabil nahi hain maharani,magar yakeen kijeye humein apne iss gunah par bahut pachtava hai,aap jo cahe saaza de sakti hain...magar humein maaf kardijeye maharani...iss bojh ke saath hum jee nahi payenge.
MAINAVATI-jawai sa aap jante hain hamare yahan jab bhi beti ki shaadi hoti hai,toh hamein lagata hai ki humein ek aur beta mil gaya...aap hamare bete samaan hain jawai sa...aapne bacchon se galti ho toh maa baap unhe maaf kar dete hain,haina...aapke jazbaat hum samajh sakte hain...aap chinta mat kejeye..aapke inn bhapusa aur maasa ne aapko kab ka maaf kardiya...ab apne dil se yeh sab nikal dijeye aur chaliye,jodha ke bapusa aapka intezaar kar rahe hain..
jalal could not believe the generous and good heart of his inlaws,had it been anyone else they would have reprimanded him and refused to even entertain him ,but these people had not only welcomed iwth with respect but also made him feel like home...he was even more glad now that he had made a relation with such kind people,god knows he needed such people in his life,now more than ever...
JALAL-hum aapka shukriya kaise karein maharani...
MAINAVATI-aap humein shukriya kehna cahte hain na,toh humein maharani nahi maa kahiye shehenshah..
jalal had tears in his eyes...
JALAL-hum uss layak nahi hain maharani...
MAINAVATI-bas shehenshah,aap ab hamare bete ke bare main kuch nahi kahenge..yeh ek maa ka hukum hai...
jalal could not control himself and bend down to touch mainavatis feet...he had not even given this kind of respect to his badi ammi but today he felt he had made a very special relation...this mother would be his true support and he vowed to never let her down...
to be continued😊
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