Siddharth and Nihar did all the rituals. Whole kingdom was mourning the death of their king. His wives were not in good state. Supriya controlled her emotions as she was the eldest and she had to take care of all the family and general public.

Supriya called whole royal family for sabha. Whole family gathered except Abhishek and Ridham. Supriya noticed all were devasted. She sighed. "Hum maharaj ke aksamit nidhan par shok pragat krte hai. Hum jante hai ki humare rajya ke lie ye bohot badi durgatana hai parantu hum hi shok mein doob jaenge to praja ko kon sambhalega? Wo humari zimmedari hai. Ab hume rajya ki baag dor kisike haath saupni hogi." said Supriya. "Ji ma hum ne Abhi dada aur Ridham ko sandesh bhijwa denge. Wo sheegra hi laut aayenge." said Siddharth.

"Nhi Rajkumar Siddharth. Aap un dono ko nhi bulayenge. Wo dono padosi desh ki sahayta ke lie gaye hai. Aur Maharaj ne unhe sawayam bheja tha. Ab hum apne kaarya ke lie unhe wapis nhi bula sakte. Janaya Rajya ko unki awashyakta hai." stated Supriya. "To maa apne rajya ki bhaag dor bhi to unhe sambhalni hogi aur Rajya zyada wakt bina apne raja ke nahi reh sakta. Hum sinhasan kaise rikt rakh skte hai ma?" asked Siddharth as a matter of fact.

"Aap theek keh rhe hai Rajkumar parantu ye bhi satya hai ki un dono ko hum nhi bulayenge parantu rajya ki bhag dor sambhalna bhi awasgyak hai. Isilie humne faisla lia hai ki Rajkumar Siddharth ko rajya ki bhag dor sambhalni hogi." announced Supriya. All started murmuring. Vaishnavi was numb hearing this.

Siddharth stood up. "Ma ye sambhav nahin hain. Hum aapka aadar krte hai. Aapki har ichha humare lie hukum hai parantu ye hum nhi kr skte. Is singhasan par dada ka adhikaar hai. Hum unse ye nahi chheen sakte." said Siddharth sternly and left the place.

"Dekh lijie Maharani Supriya aapko na bhi bol dia aur bina aapki anumati ke sabha bhi chodke chale gye Rajkumar Siddharth." said Smita taunting. "Apne bete ko kaise samjhana hai hum samajhte hai aur hume fakara hai iss baat par ki use gaddi ka lalach bhi nahi hai. Hota to hume kabhi na nhi kehta." said Supriya and left the sabha. All left slowly except Surbhi, Smita and Vaishnavi.

"Dekhlo yha to ab sirf Maharani Supriya ki chalti hai. Hmf!! Jab Maharaj ne bol hi dia tha ki Abhishek raja banega to usse wapis bhi bula hi sakti thi. Par nhi unhone to mauka dekh apne ladle bete ko raja ghoshit kar dia." mocked Surbhi.

Vaishnavi was sitting with teary eyes. "Aree didi bechari Sunbai Vaishnavi ka to socho. Kitne sapne dekhe honge rani banoongi ki singhasan par bethoongi." said Smita.

Vaishnavi left frustratedly. She went in her room in anger. She sat on floor crying. "Adhikar to inka tha na to aese kaise sasu ma ne Siddharth ko raja banane ka faisla le lia? Humare pati hi rajya ke adhikari hai. Sabse bade bete hai aur pita shri ne bhi to ye nishche kia tha ki wahi rajya ki bhag dor sambhalnge." she said crying in anger. She picked up things and threw here and there. Her kajal flowed down her blood red eyes.

"Humare pati se ye adhikar kaise chheena ja skta hai kaisa?" she shouted breaking down. She felt on her knees.

Meanwhile with Siddharth

He was sitting on his bed thinking about his mother's announcement.

"Hum rajya ki bhag dor kaise sambal skte hai? Jis singhasan par humare dada ka adhikar ho wo hum kaise le skte hai?" said Siddharth to himself. "Bilkul le sakte hai Rajkumar Siddharth." Sid looked up. Supriya was standing at the door. He immediately stood up.

"Ma hume shama kijie hume aese sabha chhodkar aapka apmaan nahi krna chahie tha." apologized Siddharth. Supriya came inside and sat on bed and asked Siddharth to sit beside her.

"Dekho Siddharth hum tumhari duvida ko samajhte hai. Par tumhe is samay ek bhai nhi, iss waqt jo iss rajya ka sabse bada rajkumar yha upasthit hai, tumhe wo banke sochna hoga. Tumhare dada apna farz aada krne gye hai aur tumhe apna krna hoga. Tumhare pita shree ki agya ka palan krne gaye hai wo dono. Tumhare pita shri ne wachan dia hai Janaya Rajya ko unki suraksha ka. Iss prakar Abhishek kowapis bulwa kar tum apne pita ka apmaan krna chahte ho?" asked Supriya.

Siddharth thought for a moment. "Nahi ma. Aap theek keh rhi hai. Hum pita shri ke wachan ka apmaan nahi kr sakte aur singhasan rikt bhi nahi kr sakte. Aur dada ki anupasthiti mein praja ki sahayeta hamara kartavya hai aur hum usse peeche nahi hatt sakte." stated Siddharth.

Supriya smiled at him proudly and kept her hand on his head. "To hum rajya mein ye ellan karwa dete hai ki kal subah Rajkumar Siddharth ka rajya abhishek hoga." said Supriya happily. Siddharth nodded.

Supriya ordered a servant to get it announced in whole kingdom. Avneet was twirling around in her room. Her smile was not leaving her face. She was gonna be queen of the kingdom soon. Siddharth came to her room and saw here dancing. He just shooked her head in disbelief.

Avneet saw him and stopped. She stood looking down embarrassed. Siddharth closed the door and walked inside her room. "Bohot khush lag rahi ho." said Siddharth. "Wo to bass aese hi." said Avneet looking down shyly. "Jitna naachna hai kaksh mein nach lo. Kal rajya abhishek ke samay kich ulta seedha matt krna. Humari naak matt katwa dena." said Siddharth.

"Aap to har pal hume daantte hi rehte hai. Abhishek dada ko dekha hai. Vaishnavi didi se kitna prem krte hai. Aur aap hume sirf daantte rehte hai." said Avneet frowning. She turned her face away from him. "Ab tumhari harkate hi aesi hai ki kya kare." said Siddharth back hugging her.

"Chhodiye na." said Avneet wigling to come out of his tight grip. "Abhi to gussa kar rhi thi ki prem nhi krte humse. Ab kar to rha hu. Ab bol rhi ho chhodo. Hmm?" teased Siddharth. He turned her towards himself and wrapped his arms around her waist. Siddharth was looking at her desperately. Avneet closed her eyes out of shyness. He leaned forward but someone knocked the door.

Sid sighed angrily and left her. Avneet permitted the person to enter. It was some maid. "Rajkumari Avneet aapko Rajmata Supriya apne kaksh mein shighra bulaya hai." said maid looking down. Avneet nodded. "Hum aate hai." said Avneet. Maid left.

Siddharth was looking at her frustratedly. Avneet chuckled at him. "Zyada matt haso. Hum tumhe baad mein dekhte hai. Abhi jaoo maa ko adhik pratiksha karwana theek nhi." said Siddharth.

Avneet went to Supriya's room. Supriya instructed her about some rituals.

Next day.....

Siddharth and Avneet were crowned as king and queen of Mahmanyu Kingdom.

"Maharaj Siddharth Pratap ki" shouted one of the men. "Jaiiiii" shouted the whole crowd. "Maharani Avneet Siddharth Pratap ki" shouted one man. "Jaiii" shouted the whole crowd. They repeated it for several times till Siddharth asked them to stop.

Siddharth pledged to always work for the welfare of his people and assured their safety and always be loyal to his motherland. Supriya and Avneet were extremely happy and proud of Siddharth. Surbhi and Smita were least interested. Vaishnavi was hell angry on everyone. She was not even interested to take part in rituals but being the eldest sunbai she had to.

All the people were really happy to have Siddharth and Avneet as king and queen. After all the rituals, all people left. And the royal family proceeded to the dining table. All settled down except Avneet and Vaishnavi. Supriya signalled them to start eating.

"Aap kyu khana nhi kha rhe?" asked Avneet noticing Siddharth lost in his thoughts. Everyone's attention got towards him. "Aapki tabiyat theek hai na Siddharth?" asked Supriya concerned. "Maharaj ab apne gaddi pe beth kar raj ke krne ke sapne dekh rhe honge aur kya?" taunted Surbhi.

"Siddharth bataoo kya hua?" asked Supriya ignoring the taunt. "Maa hum Abhishek dada ko Yuvraj ghoshit karna chahte hai." said Siddharth. Vaishnavi, who was not paying any attention till now immediately looked towards Siddharth.

"Agar kal ko hume kuch ho jata hai to rajya ki bhag dor sambhalne ke lie dada to hai." said Siddharth. "Aap aesi baat kyun kar rhe hai?" frowned Avneet. Siddharth glared her. She immediately looked down.

"Aese kaise Abhishek yuvraj? Siddharth ko raj gadhi di kyuki wo yaha upasthit hai. Tab to Nihar ka adhikar hai yuvraj padd par." argued Surbhi. Vaishnavi scoffed.

"Ma bade bhai ke hote hue, hum kaise yuvraj ban skte hai?" asked Nihar earning a deadly glare from his mother. "Jab bade bhai ke hote hue Siddharth maharaj ban sakte hai to aap yuvraj kyun nahi?" taunted Smita.

"Dekhiye Surbhi aapki baat theek hai par raj gaddi hum rikt nahi rakh skte islie humne Abhishek ki prateeksha nahi ki." stated Supriya. "Siddharth kal hi Abhishek ke sathan par Vaishnavi saare riwaaz poore karengi aur Abhishek ko yuvraj ghosit kar dia jaega." Supriya left with this statement. Surbhi and Smita were not happy with it but didn't dare to argue. They both left in anger.

Siddharth and Nihar left to discuss over political matters. Avneet hugged and congratulated Vaishnavi.

Next day, Vaishnavi performs all rituals on behalf of Abhishek and Siddharth declared Abhishek as yuvraj.

End of chapter.

How Abhishek will react after knowing all this?

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