CHAPTER 23
(The scene shifts to Ruqaiya's room. Ruqaiya, Salima & Bakshi are there. Mirza comes & asks) May I come in Ruqaiya Appi (Ruqaiya says) Yes Mirza come in (Mirza coming in says) did any of you notice Maha Anga this morning (The three ladies together say) Yes (Salima says) What can be the matter (Bakshi says) one side we have Bhabhi Jaan limping but not saying anything (Ruqaiya adds) on the other Maha Anga one thing is for sure she has done something & not succeed in achieving what she wanted (Mirza says) Do any of you know where was Bhabhi Jaan Brother living (The three ladies says) No (Ruqaiya adds) Maha Anga also didn't know (Mirza says) The letter Badi Ammi Jaan received did that find way through Maha Anga after all she is the Wazir-E-Aliya (Hoshiyaar comes there & says) Begum-E-Khas I just heard Adham Khan talk to Shriffudin he said our plan of killing Begum Jodha didn't work (All are shocked. Hamida, Gulbadan & Jiji Anga come there. Ruqaiya says) Ammi Jaan I think on way back to palace Jodha Begum was attacked (Salima adds) By Adham Khan's people (Mirza says) Maha Anga is involved I am sure (Bakshi says) That why she was limping (Rahim comes running & says) look Ammi Jaan what I found... Choti Ammi Jaan loves Maan Bhai Jaan more... She wrote to him (Salima took the letter & read. Everyone asks) what does it say (Salima answers) It to call Maan to the Dargha probably by Sujamal's kids to pick Jodha Begum up after she was attacked & injured badly it also says Hakim at Dargha has done basic medication so she can be taken back to the palace & no one will know what happened (Hamida calls for the hakim & asks) was Jodha injured when she returned yesterday night (Hakim is scared as she can't lie to Hamida nor can she tell her the truth as she is ordered by Jodha not to say anything. Ruqaiya loosing patience says) How dear you don't answers Ammi Jaan (Gulbadan says) Has Begum-E-Khas Jodha Begum told you not tell anyone (Hakima says) As Mariam Makhani I order you to tell us everything thing (Hakima starts says) When I was was called to Jodha Begum's room last night (Tells them everything. All of them are superised by it. Salima tells the Hakima to go. Ruqaiya taking the opportunity say) Ammi Jaan you received a letter from Jodha Begum who handed it over to you (Hamida says) Resham Khan (Mirza says) looks like Maham read the letter or Adham was told by someone about this (Bakshi says) probably Shariffudin told him (Hamida says) Shariffudin is also involved (Ruqaiya says) what ever we have to do we have do it fast otherwise it will be to late (Salima says) how are we supposed to prove (Hamida says) we have locate Jodha's brother's family fast (Few days pass in Dewan-E-Khas a group of people come from Kabul for shelter. Jalal gives them shelter.)
Pre-cap : Jalal decides to marry Benazir .
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