Prema sat at her small desk and was writing a letter to the daughter of the chief of Madhupur. After an entire 20 minutes of writing, she was finally satisfied with her letter as she reviewed it again. it went something like this,

Priya Kumari Madhulika,

Main Kaun hun aap Janti Nahin aur janne ki koi avashyakta bhi nahin
Kyunki Main Aapke hiteshi vah shubhchintak hun, Main To aapko Bhali Bhanti jante ho aur isiliye yah bhi Janti hun ki aap Pandit upgrath Ke Putra Ayan Se Kitna Prem Karti Hain aur kaise use Radha ke sath Unka Vivah hone ke Karan aapka Prem Adhura Rah Gaya, main yah bhi Janti hun ki aap Radha Ke Samne bahut Roi bahut girgidai Kintu Radha Ne aapki Ek na Suni aur Ayan ji se Vivah kar liya. Khair yah sab baten to Bahut Hui maine aapko yah Patra Ek Shubh Samachar dene ke liye likh rahi hun mujhe khabar Mili Hai Ki cal pratah kal hi Ayan ji Madhupur aa rahe hain vaise to vah Kahenge ki vah ek Sandhi prastav ke liye Aaye Hain Kintu vah Satya Mein apne liye ek dusre Patni khojne Aaye Hain Kyunki Radha to Rani banne mein Aisi vyast hui ki apni sari Ghar grihasti Bhul chuki hai. Main To kahati hun Yahi mauka hai aapke pass, Ayan ji ko agar aap Sabke Samne kahengi to vah Mana Karenge isiliye aap parson ke din Vishnu muhurt mein unhen Ambika Mata ke mandir le jaaiye, vahan kya Aadivasi ab donon Ko Kunwara Samajh Kar apni Pratha Ko Na tutane dene ke liye aap donon ka Vivah Karva Denge aur ek baat ka Khas Dhyan rakhen Ki Kisi Ko Bhi is bare mein pata nahin Chalna chahie Kyunki Agar Kisi Ne Bhi Aayan Ko Bata Diya To fir vah Radha ki Ijjat rakhne ke liye, mana kar dega. Chahe log Kuchh Bhi Kahe Ayan Ji ko aapse Jyada Khush aur koi nahin Rakh Sakta. Ab aap bolenge ki mujhe yah sab Kuchh Kaise pata vah mujhe isiliye Pata Hai Kyunki Main
Abhi Kuchh Din pahle hi Barsana hokar arahi ho. Isiliye Mera Patra Milte Hi shighrata Karen aur apne Vivah ki taiyari Karen.

Aapke shubhchintak...

She smiled as she rolled up the letter and tied it on a Majestic Eagle's foot and requested The Eagle to take the letter where it was meant to go and The Eagle flowed off into the beautiful evening sky.

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Radha's chamber

Radha can be seen peacefully sitting on her window sill enjoying the beautiful sunset when a servant approaches her and says," Radha, Rajkumari Prema aapko Bula rahi hai."

" batane ke liye aapka dhanyvad,
main abhi Chali jaati hun kaka." Radha beautiful smile and genuine appreciation for the work that the man does for them. The servant joins his hands and leaves her room and Radha follows after him. The servant gets back to his duty and Radha goes to Prema's room and says," Kya baat hai Prema? Mujhe Achanak Kaise Yad Kiya."

" Mujhe aapse do kaam the Radha jiji,
Pehla kya aapane Ayaan ko Sandhi prastav ke liye Mana liya hai aur dusra kya aap mujhe snan Ghar Tak Chhod Denge aur kya aap Kuchh kapdon Ka bandobast Kar Denge." She asked feeling awkward about asking for such things because she was not used to it.

" Meri Aayan se baat ho chuki hai aur vah cal pratah kal hi Madhupur ke liye nikal jaega aur jahan tak baat Rahi To Main snan Ghar pahunchane ki aur vastron ki to Unki Chinta tum mat karo abhi Mere Sath snan Ghar chalo,
main Kuchh kapde nikal deti hun Mere Hain Kintu maine kabhi pahne Nahin Shayad Tumhen Pasand ajaaye,
Tum unhe Rakh Lo Kuchh Dinon bad Jab Tum Puri tarike se chalne-firne lagogi tab main Tumhen Bajar le jaaungi vahan se apne Manpasand vastra khareed Lena."

After Radha finishes talking she helps Prema get up and get to the bathroom where Radha prepares special hot water mixed with milk and rose petals for her to bath in, and helps her bath by helping her apply the Chandan and haldi lep all over her body and then wash it off,
Then Radha goes off to bring out the clothes while she asks Prema to relax in the hot water for a bit.

Prema sits and relaxes in the hot water,
Just as she closes her eyes and lets herself sink into the water and relish its warmth, she starts remembering her beautiful Radiant mother who never feared anything and radiated pure kindness and gentle authority.
In her eyes, her mother was the most perfect woman to ever grace the earth with her presence but these men on this earth could not respect her.
The humiliated and disrespected but you never let her Fighting Spirit waiver but when her father accused her in front of the entire Court her mother was left helpless and decided to commit suicide.
In that moment sitting in the hot water Prema promised herself and the Gods watching over her, her brothers and her mother that she would make everyone who drew her to commit suicide pay and they would see Hell on Earth while being alive and she wouldn't give them the mercy of death.
A few Pearls of tears came out of her eyes and she remembered her beautiful and Happy mother she just closed her eyes and Imagined her mother's stunning face and alluring beauty in front of her eyes which she inherited.

She started to cry as she heard her mother's voice call out to her," Prema! Prema! Are O Lado Rani abhi tak Naha kar Nahin nikali kya? Dekh yah Tera Roj ka ho gaya hai pata nahin Jab Sasural Jayegi tab Tera Kya Hoga aur Sasural to Dur ke Baat Hai Jab Mere bad yuvrani hone ki jimmedari uthane padegi tab kya karegi yah ladki." The irritated Queen bangs on the door of the bathroom again and again

" Mata main tab tak yuvrani Nahin banungi jab tak aap Maharani Nahin Ban jaati aur abhi to Nani Shri jivit hai aur vah aur Kai varsh jivit Rahegi aur jahan tak baat rahi mere Vivah ki to tab ka tab Dekhenge na abhi tum mujhe Aaram Karne Do." Says the young princess teasingly as she splashes water on her mother.

" bahut ho gai teri Hansi-thitholi! Abhi ke abhi bahar nikal Nahin To Teri Peeth Aur meri Lath." The queen exclaims and holds out a stick to beat the princess, The Princess jumps out of the bathtub and runs into her room to change into clothes for the day.

The queen just laughs to herself and says," Kya Hoga is Ladki Ka Mahadev!"

" PREMA!" Screams Radha at the top of her lungs to bring Prema out of her memories.

" Radhe chikh Kyon Rahi Ho? Main Bahari Nahin hun." Prema held her ears which were still ringing at the high tone of Radha's voice.

" itni der se Pyar Se Bula rahi hun Tujhe Sunai hi nahin de raha tha isliye chillana Pada. Thodi aur der Laga deti to Tu Abhi ISI chullu Bhar Pani Mein Doob jaati." Radha Adds the last part jokingly

Prema just pouts and Radha goes to help her out of the tub and then Radha says," Achcha chal abhi gussa mat ho, aur yah dekh Kafi varsh pahle Pita Shri vidarbh gaye the aur vahan Se Mere aur Mata ke liye vahan ki Poshak Le Aaye Kintu use kaise pehnate hain na yah mujhe pata tha na Mata ko isiliye Humne Kabhi pahani hi Nahin per Tujhe To Aata hoga isiliye ab se yah 8 sadiyan Teri. Aur yah Kuchh Abhushan bhi, inhen pahankar shighrata se taiyar hokar a Jana Sab bhojan per Tumhara Intezar kar rahe hain." Prema just nods and motions Radha to leave the room so that she can get dressed and Radha leaves the room and joins everyone else in the dining room.

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The dining room

Krishna was passing up and down the dining room stairs because he was unable to digest what Prema had said to him before they had left her room this morning, dau was extremely confused about what was going on and why was Krishna pacing so much after a while he became irritated and in a loud voice he said," kya baat hai Kanha, Subah Se dekh raha hun bus aise hi Jahan per bhi Jagah mil jaaye bus Aage Piche Kiye Ja Rahe Ho, Kuchh hua hai kya?"

Krishna with both his hands on his hips turns with an accusing look and says," aapko Pata bhi nahin hai aapki Pyari bahan ne mujhe Kaisi Uljhan Mein Dal Diya Hai Pahle Mujhe Khud kahati hai ki vaikunth Mein Milenge aur FIR Aise banti hai Jaise use Kuchh pata hi Nahin."

"KYA???!!!" dau screams in shock, Krishna proceeds to muffle his scream with his hand and says," Chilla Chilla Ke Puri Duniya Ko suna dijiyega."
Krishna expects Dau to start blabbering around but to his surprise, his elder brother doesn't say anything but just keeps looking at the top of the stairs in complete shock, in a few moments he realizes is not only doubt but everyone was looking at the top of the stairs
he turned around to see what was going on and his breath was knocked out of his lungs as the most beautiful and enchanting lady anyone could have ever laid eyes upon, to everyone else the dressing style and the jewellery might have been different but to him, they have always been very dear as his Be Loved Chanchal loved to dress in this particular style and in that moment
he realizes that Prema remembers who she is, she remembers that she is
Mahalaxmi Herself.