It was another usual day in the Palace. Everyone started doing their routine work like dasis cooking and cleaning all around the palace and birds and other per animals playing in the garden.
The garden was situated in the central part of the palace while the room of king and queen is located in the south wing near the court and badi and choti bahiranisa having east and west wings respectively for themselves. Then the yuvraj has his own room in the north wing but it is not used most of the time as he spends most of his time in his second wife's wing along with his children. The children will have their own play room near to their Mother's room in her wing.
The children have age difference of 2 year each. The first girl name is Ragini who is 9 years old, the second girl name is Malini who is 7 years old, the third girl name is prachi who is 5 years old and the last 2 are twins who are 3 years old and their names are Mithra and Nithra.
Everyone in the royal family will attend the court hearings including women who will have a screen separating them from the men. While the west wing is silent so as not to disturb the sleep of choti bahuranisa who is unwell and didn't catch any sleep at night, the east wing is very active with dasis preparing the puja room for bad bahuranisa who is taking bath.
Once coming from bath and we'll dressed, Anamika sat infront of the statue of Lord Ram and offered flowers. Also she started singing bajan. Once puja is done she asked a Dasi to go to west wing and check on the children whether they have woken up or not.
In the meantime, she gave grains to the birds in the garden which connects the backyard of all the wings. The Dasi returned back and said that the eldest three are awake and getting dressed while the youngest two are still sleeping.
After some thoughts, Dasi said, "Badi Bahuranisa I heard the west wing Dasis talking about choti bahuranisa not being well". She finished with hesitation while looking at the face of Anamika who didn't show any emotions and kept her calm and blank face.
Anamika made her way towards the west wing while ordering the Dasi to call a doctor, knowing very well yuvraj is not in the palace and she wouldn't be disturbing if she went.
When she entered the room of choti bahuranisa in the west wing, she saw that Saudamini was still asleep. Without disturbing her sleep, Anamika sat on the nearby couch waiting for the doctor. Seeing badi bahuranisa in the west wing, all the dasis present over there came to her in a hurry asking for her needs which she rejected.
Meanwhile Anamika's head dasi Kamala came with the doctor after the other Dasi informed her the same. When the doctor was checking choti bahuranisa, Ranisa also came there hearing the news of Anamika coming to the west wing. Anamika greeted Ranisa bowing her head for which she nodded.
With all the noise, Saudamini stirred in her sleep and woke up. She gets startled seeing all of them there and hurriedly sat up and tried to stand which the doctor objected sensing her dizziness. And she sat back in the bed and greeted them, "Pranam Ranisa! Pranam Didisa! ". Both of them nodded and remained silent.
After the checking, doctor said to them both, "Ranisa! badi Bahuranisa! You don't need to worry. It's nothing bad. it's actually a good news. Choti bahuranisa is pregnant. we will have a heir soon I hope".
Hearing that Ranisa couldn't react anything as she knows the child will not be a son but a daughter. Though she is happy to welcome her grand daughter, she couldn't feel the happiness. Suddenly she heard Anamika saying, "Thank you so much Doctor. Take this as your gift". The doctor was presented with a gold necklace once again this time.
Ranisa looked at Anamika who still didn't have any expression on her face, neither happy not sad. She is as always blank making it hard for anyone to read her. This further makes Ranisa worry more thinking about the Pandit's words and her actions over the years.
Within a few hours the news of choti bahuranisa being pregnant spread throughout the palace and everyone was happy expecting a heir atleast this time.
But only God know what he has planned.
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