Ch1.
Jodha sat on her bed,with a gloomy and teary-eyed face... She was thinking about the incidents that was going on around her. Moti came in to give Jodha some fruits when she saw Jodha in such state... The friend in her became worried and quickly stroded towards Jodha. She couldnt see her ''priya sakhi'' like this. She forwarded her hand to wipe her tears,when Jodha stopped her and said, ''Yeh aansu ko aaj beh jaane do,Moti... Yeh aansu bahenge toh humein accha mehsoos hoga...''
''Par,Begum Jodha... Aap ro kyun rahi hai? Aapne toh koi galti nahi ki? Aapki tabiyat nasaaz ho jayegi..'' Zakira,showing her concern.
''Shayad,Maa Ambe ne humare andar jo insaaniyat ka beej boya hai,usse samay rehte ukhar dete toh accha hota... Aaj issi rehmdili aur insaaniyat ne humare saath humse jurey kayi rishtey ko daav pe laga diya hai... Mana ki hum jazbaati hai,par iska yeh matlab toh nahi hum uss darinde ko bachaye.. Shehanshah ne sahi kaha thha.. Woh kaidi koi insaan nahi,ek vaishi darinda hai jo humare suhaag ko maarne aaya thha... Par,ussi darinde humein Begum Maha Chuchak ke sipahiyo se bachaya thha jo humein marne keliye humein charo taraf se gher liye thhe.. Hum yahi baat batane keliye Shehnshah ke paas gaye thhe,par,Ammijaan aur unhone humein itna kuch kahaa... Ammijaan ka koi bhi kehna humein bura nahi laga.. Woh meri Ammijaan hain,unka pura haq hai ki woh humein dannd de,datt de.. Par,Shehnshah.. Unhone sabke saamne humein datt diya,jo unki waaris ko janam dene wali hai... Nahi,Moti... Humne galati ki uss darinde ke saath rehmdili se pesh aane keliye... Mujhe aisi vaishi darinde ko insaaniyat aur rehmdili se pesh nahi aani chahiye thhi.. Aaj yahi insaaniyat mere liye sabse bari kata bangayi hai... Mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye thha... (Jodha gets up and looks for something)..''
''Yeh kya kar rahi hai aap,Jodha... Aap baith jaiye.. Aapke aur aapke baccho ke swast keliye accha nahi hai...'' Moti reminded her...
''Motibai,hath jaiye humare raaste se... Koi bhi mere paas mat aana.. Humein akela chhor dijiye... Chale jaiye aap dono yahaan se... Jaaaooo...'' Jodha,finally shouted out loud...
Moti and Zakira couldnt do anything,but,had to obey her.. They stood thee,a bit away from Jodha's eyes and sighed as they saw Jodha sitting infront of her Kanha... Moti was feeling very bad for Jodha,along with Zakira...
As they step out of her hojra,they find Hamida Bano standing there.. Moti and Zakira greeted her.Hamida Bano also greeted them back.. Hamida Bano seemed worried..
''Motibai,humari Jodha kaisi hai?''
''Humein shama kardijiyega,Mallika-e-Azam,par,Jodha Begum abhi kisi se milna nahi chahti.. Unke irh girdh jo horaha hai,unse woh bohut dukhi hai,khaskar Shenshah ke bartav se.. Hum sirf mehez ek daasi hai,par,Begum Jodha ki sabse priya sakhi bhi.. Humse unka dukh dekha nahi jaraha hai... Bohut toot chuki hai woh... Unhe lagta hai ki unki issi insaaniyat aur rehmdil swabhav unse juri huyi har rishte ko thhes pohucharahi hai... Kisise bhi baat nahi karna chahrahi hai woh... Unhone toh yeh prann bhi liya hai ki jabtak woh apne iss insaaniyat aur rehmdil swabhav ko andar se nichor na dale,woh sabse ghunghat mein rehke milengi ya baat karengi... Mallika-e-Azam.. Aap humse umar mein aur audhe mein bohut bari hai... Aapne Jodha Begum ko apni beti se bhi barkar mana hai... Toh,aaj ek Maa hone ke naate,andar jaiye aur Jodha ko samjhaiye.. Agar aisi dukhi rehne lagi toh woh ek gehre sadme mein chali jayengi,jahaan se woh kabhi ubhar nahi payengi... Ek aur baat... Jo darinda Jodha Begum ko agwa karke harem se uthake le gaye thhe,ussi darinde ne Jodha ki jaan bachayi thhi Begum Maha Chuchak ki sipahiyo se... Issi liye Jodha uss Khaibar ke paas gayi thhi par,Shehnshah aur baki sabne unko galat samaj liya hai.. Woh darinda zarur hai,par,iss Mughal Saltanat kae waaris ka rakshak bhi hai... Ab,sab aapki haatho pe hai... Pranaam...'' Moti leftt,revealing the truth..
Hamida Bano was shocked after hearing the truth.. Same with Jiji Anga,Gulbadan Begum and Salima Begum... Hamida Bano slumped on the couch,outside Jodha's hojra and cried...
''Ya Allah... Yeh humse kaisi gunaah hogayi hai.. Apne hi beti saman bahu ko itna thhes pohuchaya hai... Jo darinda Jodha ko agwa karke le gaya thha,baadmein hi woh Jodha aur uski aanewale baccho ke rakshak bhi thhe... Issi wajah se Jodha uss Khaibar ke paas gayi thi aur humsabne usse galat samajh liye... Na malum humse aisi khata kaise hogayi... Ya Parwardigaar.. Humein muaaf kardijiye humari iss galti ka... Humein Jodha se milna hai...''
As soon as Hamida Bano,Salima Begum,Jiji Anga and Gulbadan Begum entered,what they saw,made a shiver run through their spine.. They saw Jodha lying on the floor unconscious.. She was muttering very slowly, ''Hhh...ummm.eee.. Maaaff.kkkaa...rrdddii..jjyee..shhheeennnshhhaaahhh...''
''Jodha'' Hamida Bano screamed...
Salima runs to Moti and Zakira and narrates everything and asks them to call the Doc.
Precap: HB reveals the truth.. Jodha avoiding Jalal.
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