Empire of Righteousness ( The Beginning)

Chapter 171 : The Real Culprits

"Priye,"

Prativindhya enters his chamber to find his wife and his newly added sister in law playing with his sons.

"Pranipath Jyest Bhrata," Shivaya greets him.

"Kalyan ho, Shivaya," Prativindhya places a quick kiss on Siyaanshi's head.

"What were my lion cubs doing the entire day?" Prativindhya takes both his sons in his arms.

Two years children both squeal seeing their father. The one who loves them the most.

"Pitasheee....let's play...garden.."

Both children says. The outdoor is their favorite place to be. They despise being inside.

Prativindhya despite just coming from the Sabha goes out to play with his sons.

Siyaanshi sighs, "See! He just came and didn't even touch water. He went out with his sons."

"Jiji, isn't that a good thing? Jyest is very attentive to his sons," Shivaya comments.

Among all her sister in laws, she finally got hold of Siyaanshi's attention. Shivaya swears all wives of Upapandavas are gorgeous to the bone. Siyaanshi has melted golden complexion and reddish brown eyes. She mirrors the same gentle and kind expression as her husband. She takes care of everyone so gently and carefully. Shrutakarma and all his brothers pay their respect to her at least once the entire day. Abhimanyu and Vrishaketu are very fond of her.

She is guided by her mother in law about almost everything.

Undoubtedly she is going to be the future Samragni. Her regal aura and dominance in household proves it.

"My husband and his brothers lacked this love and attention from their fathers. Hence, they are very much present in their sons life," Siyaanshi says looking gently in the garden where Prativindhya is playing with his sons.

Shivaya frowns, "They lacked their fathers love? Jiji, our father in laws..."

"It wasn't the case forever," Shivaya sighs, "Arya though remembers a lot about receiving love from his father being the eldest. It's not the case with Bhrata Shrutakarma, bhrata Shrutasena, bhrata Satanika."

"Why did that happen, Jiji?" Shivaya couldn't control her curiosity.

Siyaanshi looks at her not sure about it herself, "Noone knows. None of my father in laws ever answered this question of Matashree."

"In Aryavarta, sons are treasured by their fathers. Because they see their sons as reflection of their valor. This is the first time I am hearing sons being mistreated..." Shivaya couldn't help but be amused.

Siyaanshi sighs sadly, "A lot of things happened in their life that you won't find in Aryavarta. Mata still kept the family together. She didn't let them splatter away. Arya told me all the years they were apart, Mata not once said a word of spite about my father in laws. Not to her sons not to anyone else."

Shivaya's face falls, "My Jyest meant me no harm. Still his deed haunts me and I don't know for how long. What Mata went through...her own husbands are at fault..."

Siyaanshi looks at her surprised, "What...what are you saying..."

"It's true, Jiji. So many wrong things happened in Dyut Sabha. Tell me Jiji. One of the rules was to bet equal property or gold, right!"

Siyaanshi nods her head in affirmative.

"People cannot be bet. How did they measure the worth of each other? How was that even equal? Has Mata any woman equal to her? Can there be?"