chapter 16（ part--2）
Rudra says in cold voice looking into his eyes .
" kisne kiya nam batayi hume.... hum uska vo hal krege ki uski puste yad rakhe ge ki rudra Pratap Singh Shekhawat ki beti ko chune ka kya parinam hota hai or kyn chupaya apne, app humne bta sakte the phile hi vho humaari Beti hai...hak hai humara Jan ne ka pura ?".
(Who did all this..... tell me the name....
I will make that condition to his that......
his generations remembered what was the result of touching Rudra Pratap Singh Shekhawat's daughter.
And why did you hide it, you could have told me beforehand, she is my daughter ,my own blood ,flesh.. I have every right to know.about her).
Karan feel guilty and silently apologizes to his father for lying and hiding the truth in his heart .
But for his sister he is capable of doing anything and can go to any extent.
" bta sakte the pr esiliye nhi btaya ku ki jisne phile humari hatya ka sadhi yant Racha tha usne guddiya ki bhi hatya krne ki koshish ki thi or vho koi bahr se nhi balki humare hi pariwar se hai... guddiya ko serf itna yad hai ki vho koi estri thi jisne unper var Kiya tha" .
(Could have told but didn't because the person who had planned to kill me earlier tried to kill our doll too.And that person is not from outside the palace but from our own family... doll only remembers that it was a woman who attacked her.)
rudra and harsh both flabbergasted due to recent revelation.
Karan leaves Ashnoor and stands in front of his father, hiding his tears and keeping his head down, continues to speak."
by saying that I'm deeply sorry, it might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and the hurt that I have caused you all .still, I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions and words, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me father".
Ashnoor tearfully looks at Karan affectionately and thought that he is doing so much for her so that no one can point finger at her.
At the same time Harsh come near and pull her in his embrace, wipe kr tears and kiss her side head lovely as he can feel her emotional changes.
Rudra's heart melts seeing his son apologizing like this for the first time.
And he comes forward to hug him and after a few minutes the breaks it and says strictly while patting on his shoulder ." maaf krte hai hum apko pr humari ek sart hai".(I forgive you, but I have a condition)
ash and harsh both look at each other and frown in confusion.
"kesi sart bapusa"(what condition father)
Karan asks his father.
"hum chahte hai ki aap or priya humare sath rajmahal wapas chale ."(I want you and Priya to go back to the palace with us).
"hume suvyikar hai bapusa"(we agree father)
Karan says and look toward Ashnoor and Harshvardhan .
Ashnoor nods with bright smile in response to his question
After some time everyone was sitting in the dining room, when they comes to know that ashnoor has prepared food today.
So everyone waits eagerly to eat. Ashnoor serves the foods with love.then sit place between Karan and Harshvardhan .
After sitting, she introduce the names of all the dishes one by one and says it nervously.
"asha krte hai aap sab ko khana pasand aye ga "( i Hope you all will like the food.)
Harsh's mouth salivates at the tempting smell of the foods and says looking at the food ." " chotti is tarah ka khana to humne kbi nhi dekha ,apne yeh bana na kaha se sikha ".("little one , i have never seen this kind of food, from where did you learn to make it?").
Ash gets tense at his question and didn't understand what excuse she make.
" humne guddiya ki dekh bahal ke liye jis Sivaika ko rakha tha vho dusre rajya ki thi unhi se sikha hai ..".
(The attendant i appointed to look after doll was from another state, she learned from her only.in her free times.)
Karan says in defense .
Harshvardhan nods and without waiting for anyone, he makes a bite of paratha with cashew curry and tastes it quickly.and his eyes widened in surprise .' it's absolutely amazing !' he closed both of his eyes,opened his mouth and says while eating.
" yeh thoda lag hai pr bohot hi swadist hai khane me, hume nhi pta tha chotti ,ki aap itna swadist khana bana ti hai , or hum kuch nhi jante ab se humare khana bs aap hi banye gi " (The taste is a bit different but it very tasty ,I didn't know, little one, that you cook such delicious food,
and I don't know anything, from now on you will cook for me only)
And pick up the bowl of Rasmalai and moan while eating it " oh my God it's so delicious" his face bulged while chewing like a hamster
And enjoys eating without caring for anyone.
Seeing Harshvardhan eating like this, karan shakes his head at his brother's childishness.And Ash starts giggling, it brings a smile on Rudra's face as well.he stare her smiling face and adore her cute daughter antics.
rudra also take a bite and closed his eyes enjoy the taste of crispy parathas with curry. the taste of different spices and rich taste makes his mouth salivated " apne sach me bohot swadist bhojan banaya hai"
(You have really cooked very tasty food.")
it's really delicious.".
He feels proud at her daughter and appreciates her and started having bite after bite .
Seeing his brother and father eating like this, Karan also starts eating and he also has the same reaction .
The food is made according to his taste, as his appetite also increases, he likes that food very much.
Seeing everyone eating it together, Ashnoor becomes so happy that the her smile does not go away from face the whole time.she also starts eating, she herself becomes surprised by the taste of food.' The food is really made well.'
After finishing his food, Rudra announces that he will leave for Amber in the morning.
The next day in the early morning he leaves with his soldiers carrying all the amber.
For three days the journey continued like this In between those people stop at some places for rest.
Now Amber was only a day away. Rudra asks Karan and Ash to stay there and then start the journey next day but he himself does not stay and leaves for Amber first so that he can greet his daughter very warmly.
And Harshvardhan also stops with them stubbornly.
"Kya hua chotti, ese muh ku bana kr beti hai aap"(What happened little one, why are you sitting with such a face).
Harshvardhan comes near her and asks while sitting beside her.
Ash sits up and sadly complain.
" subha se aram krte krte tak gye hai hum ,or humuub rhe hai yha ,hume bahar Jana ka maan hai pr bhaisaheb me aram krne liye kaha hai or hume mana Kiya hai bahar nikalne se ".
( I have been resting here since morning, and I am getting bored now, I feel like going out But brother has asked me to rest and forbidden me to go out. )
"acha to esi baat hai ,hmm.. kuch dur pr ek prasidh mandir or us se jurdi ek bdi sunder boari bana hua hai aaagr aap chahe to hum vha chal shkte hai pr suryaast se phile phile hume wapas nana hoga ".
(Well that's the matter, hmm.. there is a famous temple at some distance from here with a big beautiful bawa dhi attached to it, if you want We can go there', but we'll have to come back before sunset.)
Harshvardhan tells her.
She smiles brightly after listening to him and gets ready to walk with full spirit.But suddenly her smile goes away and she speaks sadly.
" nhi bhaisa, bhais heab nhi mane ge !"
(No brother, elder brother will not agree!")
" pr bhaishab to hai hi nhi yaha, vho to kuch Kam se pas ke gav tak gye to hum ja sakte hai "
(But he is not here at all, he has gone to the nearby village for some work, so we can go.)
Harsh smirks at her and crosses his arms , lift his head little in attitude and speaks arrogantly. . " or agar bhaishab hote to bhi konsi bdi bat thi hum darte thodi hai kisi se ".
("And even if brother was here, then what was the big deal, I am not afraid of anyone.)
Ash Wickedly smiles listening to his arrogant words .
"bhaisaheb!!! aap kb aaye yha!!"
(Elder brother!!! When did you come here!! )
She widens her eyes dramatically and says loudly point behind him. Hearing his brother name suddenly, Harshavardhan gets frightened and speaks stutteringly while turning .
"b..bha.bhaishaheb ..i was...". But when he turns around, no one was there.
And he had a dumb look on his face. with wide eyes.
Seeing his expressions, Ashnoor started laughing loudly holding her stomach.And falls on the bed laughing.
Harshvardhan turns towards her and says in fake anger.
" chuhiya ki bachii !!!, humse chalaki!.
"
( you Little mouse!!!!, play tricks on me) And attacks her with tickles.Both laugh a lot together like this for some time.Then control their laughter anyhow.
Harshvardhan looks at his little sister and gets a bit emotional and says while stroking her head.
"humne aapko bohot yaad kiya chotti.... bohot..,....Jaan basti hai humari aapme chotti ....ab Hume chodh kr kahi mt jaiyiaga."
(I missed you a lot little one....a lot...., my life resides in you, now don't go anywhere leaving me alone..).
Ash's eyes filled with tears from his words and she shakes her head in negative.
"never".
"acha chaliye nhi to der ho Jaye gi ane me or. hum dono pakde Jaye GE ... hum aapka bahar intejar kr rhe hai ,jaldi aayega".
(Well let's go otherwise it will be late to come back and then both of us will be caught... I'm waiting for you outside,... come fast.)
Harshvardhan get up from Bed and says after clearing his throat and then leave.
After that Ashnoor, Shyama and Harshvardhan leave for the temple with a group of soldiers in normal clothes.
And after some time when they reach the temple, they see that some fair is going on and there are many people everywhere.Harshavardhana got down from his horse and went to Ashnoor's palanquin.And removes the curtain of the palanquin and gives hand to Ashnoor and helps her to come out.
Shyama then comes out on her own.As soon as Ashnoor comes out, she first lowers her veil till her chin, even then she is seeing everything properly from inside.She sees that there is a little crowd.
Harshvardhan asks some soldiers to stay back And asks the rest to walk a little distance with him so that they don't get any attention and can easily go to the temple.
" rajkumari,aap log chaliye mein Puja e liye phul likar ati hu"(Princess, you guys go first ,I will come with a plate of flowers for worship)
Shyama says to Ashnoor and goes to the other side from there.
"chahiye chotti....".Harshvardhan nods, he says of Ashnoor.
Both the them walk towards the temple but they have to pass through little crowd before reaching the temple.
Harshvardhan asks Ash to stay behind him while walking so that she doesn't face any problem.
But suddenly Ashnoor's anklet gets stuck in her lehenga.
When she stops to correct it, when she raises her head, Harshvardhan has gone ahead.
Not seeing him anywhere, she gets a nervous.
And she starts looking around for him and steps towards the temple but as soon as she takes a step her ankle get twist in hurry.and loss her balance And she closes her eyes tight and waits to fall.but instead of this she bumped into a man .
Who hold her with his arms around her waist before she fall and pull toward his chest which results ,her veil slightly lift up and her face becomes visible, and her hands automatically go to his chest.
and that man stare her in astonishment.She opens her eyes frantically when she feels rough hands on her waist.and come face to face with his chest.
, she can smell his manly cologne and lifts her neck up to see his face but as she does , she stopped breathing.
Because in front of her are the same sharp and beautiful Deep dark brown eyes which comes in her dreams .
The one who is now looking at her is in amusement, his face was half covered by the end of his turban.But suddenly wind blows and it slides down the cloth from his face and his face becomes visible.