Empire of Righteousness ( The Beginning)

Chapter 151 : Decree Against Bheemasen

Draupadi, Aditi and other elder women are sitting at a distance while the young prince and princess are dancing and singing around.

Shrutakarma and Amravati is presenting another performance. And they are so in sync. Satanika and Devasena are also enjoying the programs now without any hesitance.

Shrutakarma has taken the lead of dance now.

"Pranipath, Samragni!" Draupadi turns to see Karenumati and Niramitra.

"Kalyan ho, Karenumati," Draupadi blesses her after she touches her feet.

Niramitra comes forward and touches her feet after his mother, "Pranipath Mata!"

"Yasashvi Vaba, Putra," Draupadi's demeanor changes facing him.

She caresses his cheeks and kisses his forehead lovingly. She loves him no less than his brothers.

"Go, greet your father and elder brothers. Enjoy along them," Draupadi says.

Karenumati stands there unsure what to do. Is she going to humiliate her in front all these guests and other people? If she decides that, who will save her? Why did she think of coming here!

"Come, sit," Draupadi says patting a seat beside her.

"Karenumati, she is Maharani Aditi. Devasena's mother. Maharani, Karenumati is Arya Nakula's second wife. Mother of his son Niramitra," Draupadi introduces them.

Maharani Aditi looks at Draupadi stunned. How is she so casual introducing her co wife? Karenumati is also shocked inside. Draupadi is acting like nothing happened?

Both greet each other.

"Samragni, Maharani Aditi, I have handed the gifts to Devasena's maid Aarti," Karenumati informs.

Draupadi nods her head acknowledging her. Their relationship is strained beyond words. Karenumati's father Chedinaresh Sishupal was killed in Indraprastha Sabha. Because he went far to humiliate and question Krishna and Draupadi's relationship. Krishna's Sudarshana beheaded him. Even a few days before that, Sishupal was beaten by Karna when he tried to misbehave with Draupadi in her own home. To not wedge further war, Nakula was asked to marry her to preserve the relationship. And among all the Pandavas, Nakula was the most unwilling to remarry. He even expressed that in front of her too before marriage and asked her to refuse.

Karenumati's father's fall was because of his own deeds. But she refuses to accept that. It's all this woman's fault. It's because of her, her father is dead. Her husband has abandoned her.

She looks around. Truly grand! The entire function is very amazing. Maids and servants are around with refreshments and snacks all the time. And everyone is happy. But where's her husband?

"Samragni, I wish to meet my husband," Karenumati says.

"You don't have to ask. Go. He is probably in his chamber or at the garden with his brothers," Draupadi says.

As Karenumati leaves, Aditi looks at Draupadi curiously.

"Samragni, with due respect, aren't you bothered?" Aditi asks.

"For what?" Draupadi looks at her confused.

Aditi sighs. When she came to her husband's house after marriage, the elder two queens made every ritual problematic. She didn't meet her mother in law. She was dead. The elder queens were supposed to stay with her at night. But Aditi soon realized the chambers are locked from inside. She knocked for hours and asked the maids and servants but no one helped her.

She, the new bride slept on the cold floor of the kitchen the entire night. The next morning, everyone pretended like nothing happened at all.

"It's fortunate that your husbands are so much in love with you, Samragni. Even after almost three decades of your marriage," Maharani Aditi says.