''Aap humein galat samajh rahe hai,Shehnshah... Aisa na kahe ki humara vivaah ek galti hai...'' Jodha replied in a crying tone..
''Bas.. Bohut hogaya... Aaj toh aapne sari hade par karli... Hum apne Begum-e-Khas ka teh dil se shukriya adaah karte hai ki unhone humein sab sach bata diya.. Warna... Aaj hum sabke saamne yeh ailaan karte hai ki hum Mughal Saltanat ke Shehnsha,Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar,Raja Bharmal putri Rajkumari Jodha ko talaq dete hai.. Talaaq.. Talaaq... Talaaq...'' Jalal said,while everyone shocked in the DEK...
Jodha was highly shocked at Jalal's sudden decision and anger.. She couldnt take this.. She went towards Jalal to rethink about his decision,but,Jalal jerked her arm away and went away,resulting Jodha to slip from her standing position and to fall on the ground...
''Jodha...'' Moti screamed..
''Jodha Begum...'' Salima screamed...
''Jodha beta...'' Hamida Bano shouted...
Here,Jodha fell on the ground,her abdomen crushed,where her children lay...
Jodha screamed in a sharp tone, ''Ammijaan...''
Everyone gathered where Jodha was lying.. She was groaning in immense pain,clutching her abdomen.. Blood started to flow from her abdomen,as well as from her mouth... Everybody panicked and started to wail.. Moti ran to Hakima Sahiba's chamber and called her to come in Jodha's hojra.
Meanwhile,
Jalal in Ruqaiyyah's hojra,drinking and Ruqaiyyah accompanying him,when a guard entered and said, ''Gustakhi ki maafi chahta hu,Huzoor.. Par,Jodha Begum ki halat bohut nasaaz hai.. Marium Makkani huzoor aapdono se abhi ke abhi mukhatim hona chahti hai...''
''Kya??? Hum abhi aate hai..'' Jalal stood up to go but stopped in the middle...
''Jalal,aap uss Jodha ke kamre mein na jaaye... Abhi abhi toh apne unse rishta torha hai... Aap Ammijaan ke paas jaiye...''
''Hmm..''
Meanwhile,in Jodha's hojra...
Hakima Sahiba and her team checking Jodha and the condition of her unborn babies,while,Hamida Bano and Salima Begum,along with other begums' were praying for Jodha and her unborn babies... Hamida Bano was shedding tears for her daughter,Jodha. She held her hands and said, ''Meri bacchi,Jodha.. Uth jao...''
''Uthiye Jodha Begum,uthiye.. Dekhiye na.. Rahim humein kabse tanng kar raha hai ki unhe apni Choti Ammijaan ke saath khelna hai... Uthiye.. Allah ke waaste uthjaiye..'' Salima weeped...
Nothing was working on Jodha.. She laid in deep unconsciousness..
After everything has been done,Hakima Sahiba,answered in a sad tone...
''Humein muaaf kardijiye,Mallika-e-Azam.. Humne bohut koshish ki par Mughal Saltanat ke aane wale waaris bacha nahi sake... Dhakka ka zor bohut hi zyada thha jiske karan unke garbh mein hi baccho ki inteqaal hogayi...''
The atmosphere in Jodha's hojra became numb for a long time.. Salima,Hamida,Gulbadan and Jiji Anga,along with Moti bai and Nigaar Bano were shell shocked after what they heard... Hamida Bano stumbled,but yet,gathered to speak..
''Aaappp..kkkyyaaa...saachhh?'' Hamida stuttered.
''Ji,huzoor... Jodha Begum ki garbh mein hi Mughal Saltanat ke waariso ka inteqaal hogaya... Jodha Begum toh thik hai,magar,yeh baat pata chalne pe kya qeher tootega,yeh toh Allah hi jaane... Waise,ek aur baat... Muaafi chahenge huzoor,par,Shehnshah aur Ruqaiyyah begum ne aap sabse,balki pure Mughal Saltanat se ek bohut bari baat chupayi hai.. Jodha Begum bhi jaanti hai yeh baat par daar ke maare kuch bhi nahi kahaa..''
''Saaf saaf batao.. Kya baat hai?'' Hamida asked,teary eyed.
''Yeh ki,Ruqaiyyah Begum ne jhooti haml hone ki khabar di thhi sabko.. Unko koi baccha nahi hone wala thha... Shehnshah ko bhiyeh baat pata hai,par,unhone sirf apni Mughal Saltanat ki bhalai keliye hi yeh baat chupayi thhi.. Iska gawaah bhi mere paas..''
Everyone present there,were shocked till the core.. The truth was hard to accept... Hakima Sahiba brought all the proof showing that how Ruqaiyyah Begum planned the fake pregnancy...
''Itna bara dhoka,humsabke saat,Mughal Saltanat ke jazbaato ke saath... Nahi... Ab paani hadd se zyada guzar chhuka hai... Ab toh Jalal aur Ruqaiyyah ko iska jawab dena parega... (turning towards Jodha) apna khayal rakhna meri bacchi... Hum samajh sakte hai ki aap pe kya beet rahi hai... Salima Begum,foran diwaan-e-khaas ki ek zaruri eilaan keliye sabko bulaya jaaye. Nigaar beta aur Moti bai,aap dono Jodha ke paas rahiye.. Agar kuch bhi ho,toh humein aur Salima Begum ko iqtala kijiye...'' Hamida orders and goes to her hojra..
Precap: The unexpected happen.
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