Chapter Five
(Jalal left the room all smiling and smirking. He was feeling the change, in his personality. Once he was a fastidious, grumpy and stubborn person but this princess is... uff she's more stubborn and self respecting than him... first time he was feeling tongue tied around a girl. Not actually dumbstruck but her beauty, innocence and her expressions make him forget his next words...
Jalal knocked on Salima's door.Her maid opened the door and left them alone.)
Jalal- Salima Begum agar aapko aitraz na ho to hum Rahim ke saath sona chahte hai...
Salima- Aap Rahim ke saath beshaq so sakte hain... aap unke atalik hai... aap unke saath iss bistar par so jaiye... Hum dusre bistar par sote hai...
(Jalal lied next to Rahim... He rested his hand on Rahim's chest and said to himself- Kya kare Rahim... aapki nayi dost ne to aate hi hum se hamara hojra cheen liya... He smiled silently.)
(Here, in Jalal's room Jodha removed her necklace and changed her cloths in simple faint purple lehenga choli... She slipped in the blanket.)
Jodha (in mind)- Pata nahi iss Jalal ne humein darane ke liye kya yojana banayi hai! Par hum bhi darne walo mein se nahi hai... Are adhik se adhik saanp se dara sakta hai... bhoot pishach to nahi laa sakta...
(Time passed, Jodha slept peacefully... At midnight, Jodha felt something on her bed... it was moving... And suddenly something soft touched Jodha's waist... She got up quickly... because it can be a snake...)
(She ran towards edge of the bed and quickly removed the blanket... Wait, it's not a snake... it's a tiger... Small tiger... She thought. Jodha waited for reaction from him... but nothing he was just biting his owns front leg... Jodha waited suddenly blood marks caught her attention... she went near the cub... his leg was bleeding... Jehan (Cub) looked at Jodha who approaching towards him slowly... Jahan had habit of Humans that's why didn't attack her... Jodha slowly moved her hand on his head... for taming him... Jodha looked at his leg... OMG it was bleeding... Jodha ran to bring some water... a water jar was there in her room... she took a glass of water and hesitatingly dipped his leg in water... she saw a gold sharp-pointed thing was penetrated in his foot... she slowly caressed his leg and quickly pulled out the sharp-pointed thing. Jodha again dipped his leg in water... After a minute or two she took it out and tied a piece of cloth on his tiny wound. Jahan licked Jodha's cheeks and rubbed his back on her waist... it was sign that now they are friends... Jodha took him in her lap and patted his head... later she slept on couch with him...)
(Morning arrived. Jalal was too much curious to know that if Jahan succeed in his plan or not... Jalal was confident that Jahan will scare her to the core... His curiosity was increasing by every passing second... He decided to check it out and headed towards his room...)
(Jalal entered in room just to find it empty. No one was there. Neither Jodha nor Jahan... Jalal asked a maid about them...)
Maid- Salam Shahzade, maine Shehzadi Jodha ko Hakim ke paas jate hue dekha... (Salam Prince, I saw Princess Jodha going to doctor) and maid left...
Jalal- What? Shahzadi Hakim ke paas kyu gayi hain? Kahi Jahan ne unko kaat toh nahi liya? Ya khuda wo sahi-salamat ho...
(Jalal ran towards Hakim's room... and saw Jodha arguing with Hakim Sahiba.)
Jodha- Kyu? Inka upchar kyu nahi ho sakta? Kya aap acchi vaidya nahi hai?
Hakima- Nahi Shahzadi... par hum insano ki hakim hai... janwaron ki nahi...
Jodha- Accha? Ek seedhi saadhi maraham patti nahi kar sakti aap?
Jalal (entered)- Kya hua Shahzadi? Aap Hakima Sahiba se kyu ladd rahi hai?
Hakima- Dekhiyena Shahzade, ye chahti hai ki hum inke baagh ke bacche ki maraham patti kare... par hum insano ke hakim hai... janwaron ke nahi...
Jalal grabbed Jodha's hand both came out of Hakima's room.
Jalal- Shahzadi kahi aapne hamare Jahan ko jakhmi toh nahi kiya?
Jodha- Jee nahi... humne kuch nahi kiya... unke paav me kuch phas gaya tha aur unko bahut peeda ho rahi thi... isiliye humne wo rukili vastu unke paav se nikali aur unke paav par kapda lapet diya... abhi hum vaidya ke paas gaye the aushadhi lene ke liye toh unhone mana kar diya...
Jalal- Matlab Jahan ne aapko daraya nahi?
Jodha- Wo swayam hi itna darr gaye the.. wo humein kya darate?
(Jahan was sleeping in Jodha's room aka guest room... Jalal and Jodha were sitting near him... Jahan was wearing a necklace.. It was Jodha's...)
Jalal- Toh aapne Jahan ko bhi apna bana liya...
Jodha- arthat?
Jalal- kuch nahi... bass aapka ek aur hunar hamare samne aa gaya... aap kisi ko abhi apna bana sakhti hai... chahe wo insan ho ya janwar...
Jodha- kya matlab?
Jalal- kuch nahi... Hum chalte hai... Diwan-E-Aam me kaam hai...
(Diwan-E-Aam was announced. Everyone gathered in the hall. Jodha was also invited. They procedure started.)
(Atgah Khan came forward with a case. In this case a man and his two wives one mughal and second a rajvanshi came with their child. Both ladies claimed the child as hers. They started arguing. The man said that this child is his and his mughal wife but his second wife opposed it... she said this child is hers.)
Humayun- Ye kaise ho sakta hai ki ek baccha aur do do walida... Dekho tum me se jo koi bhi jhoot bol raha hai wo pehle hi apna gunah qubool kare... warne bad mein hum usse safai ka ek bhi mauka nahi denge...
Rajvanshi lady- Nahi baadshah, ye baccha mera hai... mein iski maa hun... mere pati aur ye stree jhoot bol rahe hai...
Mughal lady- Nahi Nahi Shehenshah, ye jhoot bol rahi hai... ye hamara aur hamare shauhar ka baccha hai... aap isse hi saza dijiye...
(The matter was serious. The man was saying that this child is from his first wife... but second wife was also clamming that the child is hers...
Humayun, Hamida, Jalal, Maham, Atgah everyone was confused... Humayun didn't want to do injustice... but there was no proof against any wife of the man.)
Humayun- Humein lagta hai ki ye masla bahut soch samajhkar suljhana padega... hum nahi chahte ki iss bacche ke saath koi nainsafi ho... isiliye iss masle par do din baad fir se masallat hogi... tab tak agle masale par baat karte hain...
(Atgah started next case...)
Jodha (in Jalal's ear)-Suno!
Jalal- hmmm?
Jodha- Hamare paas iss duvidha ka vikalp hai...
Jalal- Kya matlab?
(Jodha whispered something in Jalal's ear... Suddenly Jalal stopped the current case...)
Jalal- Baadshah, muaafi chahte hai par hum picchle masle par baat karna chahenge.
Humayun- Ijajat hai...
Jalal- Hum chahte hai ki dono bhi aurton ko kode mare jaye... aur jo bhi aurat sabse jyada kode khayegi wahi iss bacche ki asli walida hongi...
(Trio, the man and his wives were shocked. Two guards came with hunters... Humayun ordered them to beat both ladies with hunter... Both ladies sat on their knees... one of them were horrified because she was lying. The guards rose their hands to beat them suddenly the mughal lady ran and his behind her husband...)
Mughal lady- Nahi nahi Jahapanah... Humein mat mariye... Hum iss bacche ki walida nahi hai... Hamari sautan walida hai uski...
(The rajvanshi lady hugged her son... and thanked Humayun for doing justice... the man also accepted his mistake... Humayun jailed the man and his first wife and offered a small job in harem... she accepted it.)
(Everyone appreciated Jalal's technique. Jodha asked him not to tell anyone that it was her idea...)
(Today's Diwan-E-Aam's procedure was ended. Everyone praised Jalal's intelligence. Adham and Sharifuddin fumed.)
Humayun- Bahut khoob Jalal... humein naaz hai aap par...
(Hamida kissed Jalal's forehead and repeated the same lines... Salima also praised Jalal.)
Precap- Ruqaiya's entry... She will insult Jodha... Jodha leaves for Aamer...
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