devi was wearing a golden dress teamed with maroon dupatta , each part of her body was covered with jewels , especially choosen by dharma , she looks not less than any princess. but her eyes has questions for herself.
will my new family like the fact that i m not a royal ? will they accept me ? will rajkumar 16 mothers accept me ? and fathers concubines ...who cares about them ? what if rajkumar will stop loving me ?
her chain of thoughts were broken by dharma who has come to take her for there last journey from pataliputra's entrance to there palace .
she was quiet in her palaquin , she could feel a hundred eyes staring at her as they entered pataliputra , the public started cheering for there young couple : rajkumar ashok ki jai !!!
rajkumari asandhimitra ki jai !!!
a smile curved on her lips seeing peoples love for her husband , her palaquin stopped when they arrived and ashok came to take her hand , the palace was looking hundred times more beautiful than ever , the stairs was covered with rose petals , long red curtains was flowing with joy , the ministers and bindusaar's 14 wives with their son and daughters were present with wide eyes to see such a matchless beauty in their wild prince wifes form , and ashok showing her soo much love and respect , they fumed with anger.
but when they arrived infront of home's main door , it is the duty of charumitra being bindusaars first wife and lady of the home , to welcome the young couple but she stood in a distance fuming.
bindusaar : samraagi , did u forgot your duty of welcoming the new couple.
a smile curved on her lips seeing peoples love for her husband , her palaquin stopped when they arrived and ashok came to take her hand , the palace was looking hundred times more beautiful than ever , the stairs was covered with rose petals , long red curtains was flowing with joy , the ministers and bindusaar's 14 wives with their son and daughters were present with wide eyes to see such a matchless beauty in their wild prince wifes form , and ashok showing her soo much love and respect , they fumed with anger.
charu : i didn't have forgotten my duty , but u did , a lady who has disrespected the yuvraaj will never be welcomed in my palace.
bindusaar : chrumitra , your son has crossed his lines and stepped in her room , he should be punished.
charu : being yuvraaj , he has his first right to propose a girl , and whom he left should be gone to his younger brothers .
ashok : mata , brothers right laid on that girls who are not engaged to anyone , not whos marriage is hours away.
charu : don't u dare back answer me ashok , i m your first mother .
ashok : but u never behaved like one.
charu : ashok!!!
bindusaar : charumitra !! sushim has already shamed me a lot , now don't dare u create a drama infront of everyone.
charumitra left the hall tears in her eyes , with sushim and revati , but a lady was still standing there , with a baby behind her . a glare from sushim and she followed him , she was aradi , sushim's first wife and his child's mother too.
noor : now , who will welcome your daughter maharani dharma .
" i will " a firm voice echoed in the hall , as an old lady entered a thaali in hand , her mere presence brought smile in bindusaar's lips.
dai maa : ashok , introduce to your wife.
ashok : devi , she is dai maa , after maharani durdhara's death she took great care of my father and after that mine too .
devi touched her feets , and the lady replied with love in her eyes .
a minister : rajkumar ashok , u could have married a princess who has brought her land as dowry and an emmense support for u , but u know a mukhiya's daughter brought nothing with her.
the minister's words was like bullet on devi's chest , she hung her head low in shame , as guilty engulfed her , she look herself as a burden on her husband , she has brought nothing with her .
ashok could hear her sobs .
ashok : i m not a person who uses his wifes land and prosperity to sit on the throne , for the throne i m ok alone!! and my wife , don't confuse martial alliances with marriages .
the minister was about to say something but was stopped with ashoka .
ashok : one more word against my wife , and u know what i am .
it is not the serial , where i will have arguements with ministers , it is real life here i will cut u in pieces and no one will ask me a question .
bindusaar ordered all peoples to depart especially the new couple , devi was totally scared of her new home and more of her husband's brothers except siamak , drupad , tushaypa everyone was staring at her with lust.
ashoka and devi followed suman who has became a guide for devi to her new home .
they entered the kings personal palace or anthapuram . the main door was opened in a big hall , which has thousand of doors opening through it.
suman : this is the main hall , u see bahbhi that door ( she pointed towards the last door ) it is the concubines palace , never go there they are so low status . then u see these 16 doors , it will open in our 16 mothers home , the biggest one is joined with my mother ( charumitra ) palace , brother sushim and his 2 wives live over there , then this door (opposite to charumitra's ) this is maharani dharma's home . and the others are given to the rest respectively .
she opened the doors to dharma's home , it has a big living room full of comfortable sofas , a short diwan , and some musical instruments. halls one side was open from top and has a beautiful mango tree on it . the hall led to a kitchen , dharma's bedroom , her dressing room , and various room
suman : bhabhi these small bedrooms will be given to brother's other wives , she winked at ashok who unnoticed it .
suman : (she pointed towards the two big bedrooms on 1st floor ) the right one belongs to brother ashok , and the left one belongs to tushypa . but for now u have to be in chooti ma's room , u can enter brother's bedroom in night .
ashok : suman , don't say stupid things .
ashok left for his room quiet understandable about his younger sisters double meanings. and suman took devi to the dressing room to prepare her for the night ,
when ashok was quiet shock to see his bedroom , which was completely changed , in place of his big map of magadha it is now a painting of radha krishna , hiw white curtains was now red , even his bedsheet was changed his dressing area which he never used now has his things in a corner , his swords , arrow , and other tools was now in a corner and in its place was two big peacock made of soil ,
ashok : maa , maa . she didn't come. but kashyap came in her place.
kashyap : thats what happens.
ashok : what do u mean ?
kas : after your first wife arrives , everything changes from your bedroom to your life style , sometimes i think why first wife exists ,
can't only other wife exists who has nothing to do with our room neither our life .
ashok was about to nod , but one smile of devi and he smiled too , thinking now his everything belongs to her , everything is gonna change.
kas : well , i am going . your sister wants oranges , i have to find them or she will throw me out of the room .
ashok : that's what happens after marrying .
kas : but i love her . he sighed and started looking for oranges , while ashok was busy for preparing for his first night .
devi was in dharma's dressing never she had seen such a big dressing , the maids were getting ready her bathing milk with almond oil and rose petals , dharma has 6 sincere maids , who has given there daughters for devis care and champa who was with her since birth was ordering them , proud that she know devi more than the other 6 . this 7 ladies are for devi's care fo there lifetime enough time for impressing their new mistress.
suddenly , 2lady entered the room , both are of devi's age,
aradi : nice to meet u , i m yuvraagi aradi , first wife of yuvraaj sushim , and she is rani kaana , the 16 wife of pitaji .
devi was shocked to see her , she was the same age as her , but in her mothers status , she smiled at him , give devi a box , kissed her forehead and leaved.
aradi : don't take her wrong , u see she is of our age and marrie to father for martial alliances , when she arrived , she had backanswered mother , and mother got father against her , making samrat enter her room in night against her wish , after that night she never spoked to anyone.
devi : is she alright ? bhabhi .
aradi : may be. but u relax.
devi : where is your baby , i want to meet him .
aradi : i m sorry , but yuvraaj has said a clear no , to take virat away from his room , he has fever.
devi : no worries , bhabhi take care of him .
aradi : one more thing devi , i m sorry on behalf of my husband , i know what he did , plzz say ashok to ot break his bones , please .
devi : i will try , we can be friends , right ?
aradi : yes we can,
finally , devi got a new friend in her new home.
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