I jerked my head towards him and found everyone looking at him with same expressions. It was so out of blue. It was not only me who was shocked, Maharani, both the prince and my Ammi jaan too had same reaction.

I looked at Ishwasa who was looking at me with those innocent eyes. My heart again skipped a beat when my eyes met her. I wonder if she know how to cast a spell. Just her one glance and I am done. My mind stop processing and my heart grow up brain of his own.

But, How could I marry her; she is so young for the responsibilities that will come with this marriage.

"But she is not even 16 and this is too early for marriage and all the household responsibilities. She have to handle queenly responsibilities too." Ammi jaan spoke on behalf of me.

"I know Begam sahiba. We are more concerned than you but think from our perspective too. Leaving our young daughter here without any relation, that too in Shahenshah's chamber, it does not seem correct in any way. The foul words are already being used for her and if we let her stay here more like this then we will not be able to handle the rumours. Then after becoming the Queen too, she will not be given that  deserving respect," Maharaj spoke again.

"But we can find another way too. I think we should give her some time, atleast till she recover completely." Ammi jaan spoke again. I was agree with her but somewhere the excitement to marry her was more.

"The marriage thing does not seem right to me as well begam sahiba but Maharaj is also correct at his place. We can not left her here like this. We all know that this time Maharaj's threat worked because Shahenshah was too with us but everytime we will not be able to shut their obscene mouths." It was Maharani this time.

"But how can we marry her in such situation. We will definitely find any other way. This marriage will not happen this soon." Prince Aryaveer spoke in angry voice. He can not stand but sit for now.

Shourya veer came forward and gently pulled Ishwasa to his side who was still in my embrace till now," Gudiya hamare sath chaliye. Dekhiye ham hai, arya bhaisa hai, baapusa hai, maasa hai or ham yaha se bhi le chalenge jisko aap kahegi... ham aapko kuchh nahi hone denge, aapko vishwas hai na hampe?" He asked her. The tears streaming down her eyes and she nodded.

"Then will you come with us to our kingdom?" He asked expectantly. Ishwasa just cried in his arms. She was way too afraid. 

He just hugged her tightly and tear drops escaped his eyes. He caressed her for a while and then broke the hug saying," Marrying her is right decision."

His father patted her shoulder and caressed Ishwasa's head.

The love, the adoration, the care, everything was so evident from their gestures.

"Begam sahiba, we generally wed our daughters in this age only so there will not be any problem. I was just taking her with me so that she could get cured first and then I wanted to come on my own for the marriage thing but now if you want to let her stay here then this is the best option." He said to ammi jaan.

"Are you sure Maharaj?" Ammi jaan confirmed again.

"Ji begam sahiba." He reassured her joining his hands.

Attendee call Maulvi sahab in the meeting room along with Shahbaaz miyan and shehzade Arham." She ordered and we followed her to meeting area leaving Ishwasa behind.

Maulvi sahab and both of them entered soon and we got settled on the couches. Baaz cocked his eyebrow to know the context of meeting but I ignored him.

"Maulvi sahab, I called you here to tell us a date for Shahenshah and Shehzadi Ishwasa's NIKAH. (wedding)" She told him and he looked at her in shock. This news hit like a mountain to both of them too.

"Ji huzur." With that he took out a book from her bag and started his calculations for the auspicious day, disappointment clearly evident on his face.

After some time he spoke," Begam sahib after two days, this (jumma )friday is very auspicious. All the stars are at their best position. If not now then after 4 months there is one more good day for the wedding."

She nodded a bit ; looked at ranaji and said," What do you consider good ranaji ?"

"After two days is a good option Begam sahiba. I will call few important people then we will do the ceremony." He concluded looking happy.

"Okay as it seem good to you, So then it is final, Shahenshah - e- Hind is getting married after two days." She finalize the discussion.

"Ammi jaan I wanted to say something" I said and she nodded.

"As you know Shehzadi Ishwasa's condition. So it will be good if we call as less number of people as we can. We will do a grand celebration once she will be fine." I said to her and she nodded while thinking.

"Yes you are right. She is more important than everything. So the wedding will be very intimate with minimum people considering her health. We will arrange everything inside this meeting chamber. The main ceremony will take place here and the feast for guests will be outside in the main hall. Feast for commoners will be conducted from today only till the big celebration. No part of the kingdom should remain unlighted and undecorated." She announced grinning widely.

She took both baaz and arham with her to decide about everything regarding this marriage. Maharaj with his family and maulvi sahab left too.

I was thinking something for a while when a thought struck me, we did not asked Ishwasa for her opinion. Does she want to marry me?

I hurriedly went to my chamber and my gaze found her sitting on the couch near window looking at the butterflies of my personal garden with an adorable smile gracing her pretty face.

I approached her with slow steps admiring my butterfly who was busy in admiring the butterflies in the garden.

When I sat beside her she looked up at me and smiled. I reciprocated the smile and asked her," How are you shehzadi sahiba."

She nodded at me with a little smile.

You already know what we all were discussing, but I wanted to ask you this. Do you want to marry me?"

She looked at me for a moment and held my gaze making my heart go mad. Slow down you idiot; or you wanna come out.

She then looked down without answering.

"I want to know the answer Shehzadi" I asked her again and this time she looked at me and spoke in a very serious tone,

" Everything is already decided then what difference will it make if I say yes or no?"

My heart sank down. What if she did not want to marry me? What if she say no? But I composed my self and told her,

"Everything will be according to you, if you say no then it will be a no. I promise nobody will ask you a single question. But tell me honestly, do you want to marry me?"

"I saw the trust for you in my baba sa's eyes Shahenshah and he has taken this decision so I will oblige it. I don't know what is good for me but he knows the best. So I am ready for this marriage." She said to me in low whispering voice, and the respect for her increased ten folds in my heart.

Her consent was the most important thing for me. After all I am going to love her with every pore of me so she should also be ready to take that love.

She is young but so understanding. She knows to respect the elders and the immense trust that she has on her father makes me realize that I have to go beyond this limit. I will make myself that good for her that she will start believing me more than anything in this world.

I make this mental note and kissed her forehead softly.

I left the the chamber as it is going to be a hectic day.

I announced the Nikah in Deewan-E-Aam and the wave of happiness spread through every corner of the kingdom as it is the wedding of their Shahenshah after all. Some were still mad as I am marrying her.

Soon everyone got busy in arrangements but I don't forget to visit Ishwasa after span of few hours. She spoke to me only but very less. She still got panic attacks but they were less frequent now. Physician told me that this thing will get cured with time. Her majorly wounds were healed by now.

Next day too spent in jiffy. The royal tailor was ordered to stitch best dress for me and her. The palace was now decorated like a bride. The feast has begun and their is happiness all around. Chaos is the correct word to describe about my surroundings now. Every now and then some new person is coming to me asking for every silly thing on the world.

Why would it bother me if Ammi jaan wants to distribute five types of sweet dish instead of one. And what can I do if Baaz and Arham are fighting for single piece of meat considering that they already had five bowls of Shahi korma already. Why for every silly thing my guards came running like some earthquake hit the palace.

Even the maids are too busy in discussion of the cloths and jewellery that I am ordering for milk and they brought me water 3 times. After hearing earful they brought me milk finally.

The guards and soldiers have zero interest in the clothing section. They are just bothered that the shahi paneer and biryani should not get finished before their shift over.

They all have gone mad.

I visited Ishwasa and atmosphere here is drastically opposite to what is happening outside. Here are very few people who just are performing Manjha (mehandi) and haldi ritual back to back due to less time; while only ammi jaan and her ammi are touching her and sitting closest to her on either sides. Her cheeks adorned with very little haldi. She was looking quite uneasy.

When they acknowledged my presence in the room Ammi jaan ordered me to go out as it was only ladies function but I was just standing there not doing anything.

I thought my haldi will also be as decent as hers but what can you expect from these crackheads. I was coloured in yellow paste from head to toe by Arham and Baaz who were enjoying way too much because of my wedding. They both were behaving like maniacs.

We need to offer the prayers now as it is the pre ritual. Soon both me and Ishwasa in presence of our close knit family offered prayers.

A pandit ji was called to fulfil her side of necessary rituals. Her mother ward of evil eyes from both of us seven times.

She is so loved by everyone. Her mother had tears in her eyes during every ritual. I mentally promise her to keep Ishwasa always happy.

A few more rituals here and there soon I dodged off tiredly.

Tomorrow is my wedding.

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So so so, our SHAHENSHAH is falling quite hard for his BEGAM SAHIBA!!!

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