I have always noticed Ruqaiyya being late for appointments (😕) with Jalaal. In fact, she had once remarked that she doesn't wait for Shahenshah, but the Shahenshah does for her. In a way she takes him for granted, but, at the same time she wants him to place her above all else. For that matter, she doesn't bother if he has physical relationships with others, as long as she's considered important. Now, she's begun to realize, that there's someone else who could become more important, and what does she do? Instead of getting closer to her husband, she tries to get Jodha far from him. He realizes it, and, wants to point it to her that if she wants to stay the important one, she'll need to make a few amends. Merely stating the fact that, she is MEK might get her through in harem, but, not in his heart (or mind). Had she done a little introspection, she would have realized that.
Sadly, for Jalaal, both the women in his life, take him for granted. Of late Jodha has started reaching out to him, but, Ruqaiyya remains perched on her ivory tower.