
Pupil Gayatri's eyes widened to hear the news that was whispered Rupika. He squeezed the thread he was wearing to knit. His brain was filled with bad thoughts about the two people.
"Rupika, tell me what provisions apply next" Gayatri asked.
His eyes stared straight ahead, his jaws clashing, his neck veins thickened.
"Madam, there is a possibility that Jhanvi's daughter was transferred to the palace to prevent bad things from happening during her pregnancy"
"Then what about me?"
"If you do not have a male successor then your position will be shifted. You'll be a concubine"
Rupika looked at Gayatri's fickle facial expression.
"You two stay here until Siddarth arrives" said Gayatri glancing at the trembling-looking Gunjana.
As expected, Siddarth came to see him. With a gontai step Siddarth sat before Gayatri.
"Something I want to say, it's important"
"Why do you hurry sir, drink and enjoy this prepared meal" Gayatri poured chaiwala into a Siddarth cup.
"They'll stay here, tell me what you want to talk about" Gayatri said, noting that Siddarth had asked his servants and guards to leave them.
"Whatever! Gayatri is pregnant with my son. She was two weeks pregnant. He will be transferred to the palace today"
"Congratulations, you succeeded in realizing your wish"
"This is not what I expected when things were unstable. God has lowered his blessing so I am responsible for looking after, raising, and educating him"
"You're still my queen. We will have children when Astapura succeeds in occupying the whole country and then it will be introduced to the whole world the great queen of Hindustan"
Gayatri heard Siddarth's reply. "I'll tell you once again. If all this is a mere trick then you, Jhanvi and everyone who supports you will suffer the consequences"
"It's been a year that we've been married and I've always been with you in my fertile days, but nothing happened. It seems that the Gods did not lower my luck" Gayatri said.
Siddarth rubbed his face. Gayatri saw there was doubt in Siddarth's attitude. If his instincts were true that this had all been planned then all his threats would come true.
"According to your advice I have prepared a servant to take care of his needs. He will have three servants. Two servants will take care of her and Rishi will take care of her as long as I'm not around"
"The right decision, pregnant women should not work alone. It will be dangerous for the contents. If there's nothing else you'll say, leave us I want to continue my work"
Siddarth returned in haste. Little running between the steps of the stairs.
The woman won this inner competition of Gayatri.
"Gunjana, tell me what you know. You seem restless since then" asked Gayatri while embroidering. Gayatri refused to look at Gunjana's worried face.
"Ti-no mistress" Gunjana said stammered.
"I just want my right as a first wife.I came from Dwipajaya, without knowing that I was treated badly here. My arrival was purely to serve the man I chose to be my companion. My life and death are in his grasp" said Gayatri Lirih.
"Since childhood I dreamed of marrying a man who would reciprocate my feelings. It doesn't matter we live in a small house, have livestock and a little bit of fields. Build a family and do things together. It was much harder than I imagined. A man's heart will not melt with just a beautiful face, out there are many women who will gladly submit, and devote themselves to a man like Siddarth"
Gayatri frowned. The words flowing from his lips had long been held back. Today he can breathe. No need for the whole country to know, just two servants who hear it.
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