Deserted Wife to Warrior Queen

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princess he has sent a message to you.

"He will be visiting my chamber tonight. Isn't it?" She replied without any emotions as if she knew what was going on.

"How do you know my princess?" Her foster mother/Nanny questioned, but Nur Jahan was silent.

Her silence Broke Aimee's heart. Her happy daughter was turned into a lifeless soul. She remembered how she used to dress up for hectors. To lighten her mood she requested her to get ready.

" I think you should get ready, Nur. Shall I prepare a milk bath for you?".

"No need, Mother a dead body doesn't need to be decorated and please can you pack all our belongings? Don't pack anything given by Shazeb. Please put all the jewellery given by the sultan in that trunk."

"What are you planning, my princess?"

"Breaking this bond forever"

Aiman was stunned by her words. She knew Nur was angry at her husband but uttering these words was taboo.

"I beg your pardon. Princess, are you in your senses? Are you aware of what you are talking about? It's a sin to even utter those words."

"It is not a sin, Mother. My God has given me this right. It would have been a sin if I objected to his marriage, it would have been a sin if I was not considerate and had not given him enough space with his wife."

She took a pause. Aiman was looking at her with wide eyes. No women of the royal family could think about divorce. She wanted to make Nur understand.

"I regret marrying him, I regret being born a princess. His new wife has proposed sending me away from this palace to the ruins of the old Shabad palace. " Nur Jahan replied in a hoarse voice.

"He will never agree to that Nur. you are his true love, his first wife. That is the reason I tell you to get ready for him. Make yourself irresistible. your beauty is his weakness"

" Seema is more beautiful than me and I do not have any expectations of that man. I just have my honour left with me, Mother. I don't want him to throw me away and be labelled as an abandoned wife. I would prefer being called a divorcee than being a barren deserted wife."

Tears were now flowing freely from her eyes.

" Nur he would never do that to you, you need to talk to him. A king will never ignore his first wife, he might be carried away with the new wife but you my dear are his first love. Have you seen that woman how she is dressed? You are far more attractive than her, she is a plain beauty but you are something else. Try to win his heart back."

"I do not even want to see his face. All I want is to break this relationship"

"Nur, You are a princess. Life is not easy. You have to make compromises. Your father will kill you if he hears this. What will everyone think when they hear it? They will gossip that you have become unruly. your Reputation will be in tatters".

" What reputation are you talking about, Mother? People are making fun of me behind my back. Shahzeb did not even object when his wife insulted me. He has not even visited me for the past six months. He wants me to go away and trust me. I too want that, but I don't want my name attached to him anymore "

" This is not child's play, Nur. These words are good in stories. Don't be adamant. Have patience. You are angry, think with a cool mind." Aimen ordered her maids to prepare a bath for her and take out the jewellery box.

Nur Jahan was quiet but as soon as she saw the maids pulling her jewellery trunk she snapped.

"I need privacy and don't let anyone in." She ordered the maid, including her foster mother. (Aimen).

"I feel so helpless Big Mama, I can't see her in this state. She lost all her colour. There was a time when the whole shah Mahal used to light up with her smile. This looks like a graveyard now. The king is so partial" Chand her chamber maid was also sobbing and complaining to Aiman was bid mama to all the maids and mother to Nur Jahan

Deep down, Aimen knew Nur was planning this for a long time. Now she knows the reason behind her visit to Islamic scholars. She feared that Nur Jahan would create havoc. Nur Jahan had been quiet for a long time and now she has given up.

Aimen, who was a widow, was Nur's foster mother, and her caretaker. She chose to accompany her after marriage along with her son Hafeez, who was Nur's foster brother and now serving in the Sultan's army.

It is impossible to change her mind. I have known Nur since she was born. She was very different from her stepsisters. At the age when a girl's interests are in jewellery and the finest clothes, my Nur would be learning sword fighting or archery. She was a rebel in herself. The high palace walls could never capture her. She was born a free bird.

I thought Sultan Shahzeb was different from other kings. After all, they loved each other, but now I know how wrong I was. I hope God shows her the right path and takes her away from this darkness. Aimen thought.

Shazeb was about to walk towards Nur Jahan's chamber but was stopped by his mother, Queen Najma.

"Shah child, can I have a word with you?"

" Sure Imperialmother"

"I know you love Nur Jahan, but please now think about Princess Seema. She is carrying your child. I heard that keeping barren women near a pregnant lady is not good, it will affect the fetus Please send Nur away till her delivery"

"Don't worry Imperial Mother, I am on my way to having a word with Nur about this. Don't worry, she won't be a problem, she will agree to all my terms as she loves me. She is looking forward to my child and won't cause trouble "

" One more thing, Shah, please don't spend your night there. Seema will be upset and her happiness is more important, after all, she is carrying the future heir"

He nodded and walked towards his first wife's Palace.

An announcement was made of the king's arrival.

Shazeb entered the chambers of Princess Nur Exactly after six months.

This place used to be my peaceful Heaven, but I am bound by my duties now. I had been dying to see my Nur for months. She used to send me messages but now it has all stopped. Seema and her pregnancy have taken all my time. I will make it up to Nur after the delivery. He entered her palace with an occupied mind.

As soon as he entered the chambers he was shocked. He was hoping that she would be all dressed up and enthusiastic to meet him after such a long time. He hoped that she would run into his arms but here she was standing in her old clothes with all her glory, it was just like the time he saw her for the first time. He rushed to hug her but she took a step back. and waved her hand signalling to stop

" My dear Nur, are you upset? Sweetheart, I acknowledge all your sacrifice. I was dying to see you"

" were you abroad?" She asked in a mocking tone.

"No" He replied in a shocked state

" You were in the palace, sultan, so please cut the crap and come to the point."

It took all her willpower not to cry and hug him, but she wanted to give him a chance to speak to explain himself.

" What happened Nur, sweetheart, I know you are angry. Can you not forgive your king? For once. I am aware that you must hate me for spending time with Seema but you should understand how important an unborn child is for us." He tried coaxing her with his sweet words, like always. He moved closer to her and held her hands.

"I am aware of the sacrifices that you have made for our country by allowing me to remarry. You are going to be an imperial mother to my child. I have dreamed many times that you teaching my children horseriding and archery."

Nur Jahn wanted to slap him hard but controlled herself. Had she not heard him the other day with Seema she would have believed all this.

"If I am the imperial mother then what about their real mother? A woman who has not allowed you to be with me will allow her children near me?" she asked.

"Oh Dear, She is just insecure because she knows this king loves Nur. I will handle everything I promise. Let's do one thing, we will move to Shabad Palace. it is very peaceful there. I ordered the redecoration of that palace. We will spend our time there and you can practice your combat skills there. I will be with you " He tried coaxing her

Nur was controling her Anger. his sugar-coated words were like poison to her. She wanted to see how far he would go to fulfill his wife's wish. She understood the kitchen politics by now.

" I am fine here. Sultan, I am used to these surroundings. I do not want to leave this place."

" I am not happy. I feel guilty that I don't come around much and you are here in this toxic place"

" You are the king who stopped you. What you can do is you can send Seema to that palace till she delivers the baby."

Shahzeb was speechless and turned pale upon hearing her words, he wanted her to leave so that Seema would not complain.

Nur was observing him and his expressions did not go unnoticed by her.

"She cannot travel that far, Nur of my eyes" he wanted to hug her.

She stopped him and asked politely" I will go but you have to grant me a wish"

" Whatever you wish, my queen, I give you my word. If it's in my capacity I will give it to you, but please don't ask for the title of Queen. It is reserved for the mother of my heir" He thought she would want to be declared as his queen.

" I never wanted the status of Imperial queen. You have never known me at all. These titles and riches do not fascinate me at all, What I always wanted was love, but now since you promised. I want..."

"Divorce"

She was loud and clear.