Part 10
in agra fort
shariffudin(bakshi's husband)is roaming in his room very tensed,then his father kwaja moin comes to him.kwaja moin"nothing u will get by roaming in this room from one corner to other.sharif"then what should i do ,now that jalal's security increased after that attack ,now its impossible to kill him.moin"that is why i came up with a plan,with which that jalal will die and everyone will doubt rajvanshi's.moin tells his plan to sharif and he laughs mysteriously thinking"now agra throne and ur favourite jodha begum both will be mine.moin goes to meet mallika e azam hamida banu.hamida"adab moin saab.moin"adab marium makani,i came to discuss very important issue with u.from few days many bad things happened in the palace so i suggest u to go and visit salim chisthi dargah with shehenshah and his three khas begum.hamida"even iam thinking the same ,i will talk with jalal abt this and leaves.moin smirks as his plan is working.hamida comes to jalal who is with maham discussing some political issue.hamida sees jodha pssing from there and brings her with him.jalal looks at jodha and smiles but she turns her face away.hamida "jalal iam thinking that once we all will visit chisti saab ,as many incidents took place in mahal .jalal"but ammijaan rukaiya and jodha begum both r pregnant,do u think it is safe. in the mean while kwaja moin comes there "shehenshah it is good to take blessings from chisti saab for the future emperor of mughal empire and it is safe as rukaiya begum is in her 6 month and jodha begum is in her 4 month.maham also supports them while jodha silently watch them talk.jalal"fine if u all feel its right then i will ask adka saab to make arrangements.
next day jalal calls hakima to check his both begums so that they can start their journey.hakima checks both of them and goes to jalal"shehenshah i checked both the begums,and i request u take more care of jodha begum as recently she completed her first trimester and carrying twins.jalal"is it safe for jodha begum to travel.hakima"yes shehenshah but need to be careful.jalal thinks to cancel the trip and goes to his room ,he finds jodha happily talking to moti and stops at the door to listen to them.jodha"moti iam very happy as iam going out after one month,i thought shehenshah will not agree but iam very happy and hugs moti .jalal seeing her happy thinks "no i should nt cancel this trip as jodha is happy after so many days ,its better i will take extra care of her and leaves before jodha sees him.
Jalal along with his family starts his journey to visit salim chisthi dargah .it was night time so they stop their journey and jalal orders to keep their tents there.rukaiya immediately comes to him"jalal today u stay with me.jalal cannot deny as ruks was also pregnant ,he agrees.hamida "jodha beta u stay with me,if u need something at night time,so i will be thete with u.jodha agrees.rukaiya thinks"see jodha before this journey ends ,i will make jalal completely mine.after sometime jodha sits alone outside her tent in the fireplace,opposite to her tent was jalal's.rukaiya comes out and looks at jodha and comes to her"jodha begum i pity ur condition,did u see how jalal instantly agreed when i asked him to spent time with me,u just watch how i will separate u both and i even pity ur two kids who dont have future in mughal empire,my son will become emperor after jalal and ur kids will do salaam to him like moti does to u,soon u will also should bend ur head infront of me.jodha gets angry"rukaiya begum never predict the future u never know what happens but u insulted my unborn kids so i will predict your future,i openly challenge u that mughal empire will be ruled by the son came from my womb but u dont worry i will not ask u to bend ur head infront of me and smirks.jalal comes to them,rukaiya immediately hugs him"jalal where were u iwas missing u.jodha angrily goes away inside her tent.jalal looks at her and understands she is angry and goes behind her leaving ruks fuming.here jodha puts her head in hamida's lap and cries,hamida keeps on asking the reason but she just silently cries.jalal though he knows the reason doesnt understand how to console her.jalal gets a plan and goes inside the tent.hamida"jalal why is jodha crying like this.jalal"i know ammijaan,i will tell u .jodha looks at him shocked as she thinks that he will tell the reason for her crying.jalal"wo jodha begum wants to go on a walk and i didnot agree.hamida chuckles"uff how i forgot pregnant ladies cry for no reason and says"jalal u also accompany jodha begum for a walk,she will be satisfied and u also need not worry for her saying this she calls adka saab to arrange for their security.jodha looks angrily at jalal"i dont want to walk along with u,but jalal goes out without listening to her.jodha goes along with as she doesnt have other option.jalal tries to talk to her but she stays silent,jodha starts walking bit fast and jalal too follows her leaving soldiers a little behind.sharif who was looking for oppurtunity signals his men to attack.jodha slips hitting a stone and jalal bends to hold her and the arrow hits the tree instead of jalal,soldiers and adka saab come running,jodha sees the attackers running and immediately grabs the bow from the soldier and hits five arrows at a time towards the attackers,one of the attacker falls down ,she sees the soldiers ,adka saab and jalal staring at her.she shouts on the soldiers"khade khade muh kya dekh rahe ho pakdo usse(what r looking at my face standing here go and catch him ) soldiers go and bring the injured attacker.jalal asks adka saab to make arrangements to return back to agra but jodha stops him"we r going to visit a sacred place and we cant return in the half way ,it wont be good for our family so we will continue our journey.jalal feels happy as jodha addressed our family and smiles.jalal"adka saab u put him the prison i wil decide his punishment after coming back,adka saab drags the attacker away from there.jodha too goes towards their tents followed by jalal.
Edited by zuytre - 10 years ago
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