Ruks was sitting on the bed and dasis were massaging her legs.
"Gustakhi ke liye mafi chahtein hain mallika, Wazir-e-aliya apse mukatif hone chahti hai"
"bejdo unhe"
Maham Anga entered with the hakim
"takhliya"
Everyone left leaving MA and Hakim alone with Ruks
"yeh hum kya sun rahe hai Begum Ruqqaiya, apne apni dawai khane se mana kar diya? Agar aap dawai nahi kayengi toh aap janti hai na kya ho sakta hai?"
"kuch nahi hoga hume, humne Jalal se keh diya hai ke hum maa ban ne wale hai, iss sultanat ke waris ko janm dene wale hai. Abb hume iss dawa ki koi zarurat nahi hai."
"lekin Begum-e-khas yeh dawa aapki sahaita karegi"
"nahi, hum bohot jald apne iss natak ka ant karne wale hai, aur sara illzam ayega Jodha Begum par. Kisiko kano kan khabar bhi nahi hogi ki, humare pet mein kabhi koi baccha tha hi nahi. Aur Jalal, uss do kodi ki hindu begum ko mehel se nikal denge. Toh isi liye hume iss dawa ki koi zarurat nahi. Aur yaad rahe, jub hum dard mein hone ka bahana karke tumhe bulaye, toh hum tumse kahenge ki Jodha begum ne hume kiya khilaya hai, aur tumhe hume aur uss khane ki chiz ko dekh kar kehna hai ki isi ki vajah se humara baccha gir gaya hai, samji"
"ji Begum sahiba"
"Takliya"
The hakim left
"parantu itni shighra (jaldi) kya hai iss natak par pe parda girane ki begum e khas? Hum ise kuch din aur chala sakte hai"
"nahi Maham Anga, yeh natak humne, Jodha begum ko Jalal se dur karne ke liye shuru kiya tha, aur ab hum unhe humare Jalal ke pass aur nahi dekh sakte. Hum chahte hai ki Jalal jald se jald Jodha begum ko ya toh Aamer bhej de ya unhe mrityu dand de. Par apne humara is natak mein bohot saath diya hai Maham, iske liye hum aapke shukar gurzar hai"
"isme shukriya ki kya baat hai Begum Ruqqaiya, Jodha begum ki vajah se humne apne saare adhikar, apna rutba, aur apne bte Jalal ko khoya hai, toh unko Jalal ki zindagi se aur is mehel se dur karne ke liye hum kuch bhi kar sakte hai"
"lekin abb hume bohot hoshiyari se agla kadam uthana hoga. Hume sabko aisa dikhana hai ki jodha begum doshi hai. Aur iske liye hume aapki madad ki zarurat hai Maham."
"beshak, hum kal hi yeh kaam shuru kar denge."
They both share a laugh
"aab hume izazat di jiye, kal toh jashan ka din hai, toh uske pehle thoda araam farmaya jaye, shabba kher"
"shabba Kher Maham"
And Maham left, whilst Ruku called the dasis and went to bed.
However, both of them were unaware that someone had heard the entire conversation.
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