Aishwarya POV
Our consummation night became the topic of coversation for the next few days. I looked at attendees smiling look at me, many whispering and a few making faces.
But, I was loving the that I was becoming attention to people.
And, I loved the reactions of those attendees that once were talking ill about me.
Suddenly, I was feeling that I was on the cloud nine. That I could never be happier than this.
But, little did I know that I would be going even happier when the first meeting of Royal women would arranged.
After our consummation night, he did not try to come closer to me. But, our distance had been erased to negligible. As he said, he was waiting for to ask him for the next time.
But, I was waiting for the moment of the meeting to get over.
Only three days had been left for the meeting and all the designs and their finishing were almost done.
Suddenly an attendee called.
"Princess,"
I lifted my gaze from the paper on which I was doing the calculations of the cost to whole thing that we arranged.
"Ji,"
I said with the slight smile and looked at other attendees following her behind with the huge plates in their hands.
"All the stitching done?"
I asked immediately standing up and she nodded.
"Perfect,"
I said and felt slight nervousness in my belly.
"Keep them inside,"
I said to them and quickly started to wrap all my things in the library to watch to the bedroom.
"Where is Hukum?"
I asked Moni and she replied.
"He went to meet Ranaji,"
I nodded and looked at the attendees.
"Alright, you can go,"
I said to the attendees and looked at Moni.
"Can you ask Hukum to come here whenever he gets free? I think I am going nervous,"
I said and she immediately nodded with a smile.
She left from there and I walked towards the collection. Removing the fabric from the plate, I looked at the beautiful attire inspired from peacock, but better than the one I made for my sister.
But, the only problem was that I did not know if it would look on my skin color or not.
No, I was not hating my complexion, I was just finding something according to it, and its called embracing.
I took the attire and walked into the changing area. Standing against the mirror, I started to strip my clothes and changed into this heavy lehnga. The special thing about this was that it had mirror work in it, that means whenever the person would go in the sunlight or moonlight, it would look ravishing and steal the whole glamour.
I tied to tie the knot of the skirt around my waist and I did not know but I had gained a little bit of weight. It could be due to Hukum or the fact that I was just happy, and even my hunger increased.
Maybe because I was working more now.
Leaving it, I changed into the blouse and I asked the tailor to stitch only the single Dori blouse and make the neck small that the shoulder would not fall down.
I tied and tried to look myself in the mirror.
The mixture of dark blue, golden and dark green was something new on me.
I inhaled deeply not able to figure out it was worth presenting in the meeting or not.
"Aishwarya,"
Suddenly, I heard the faded voice of Hukum entering the chamber and I immediately grabbed the duppata and keeping it on my head, walked into the bedroom.
He immediately looked at me and a smile appeared on his face.
"How is it? Hukum,"
I asked and looking at him sitting down on the couch with the pleasing expressions.
"Beautiful and very unique,"
He said and I looked at myself, spinning a little.
"Does the color suits?"
I asked and looked at him.
"Ofcourse, its bold, creative and unique,"
He said and I inhaled deeply.
"But, is not it too much? I mean, the dark color of it and my dark complexion,"
I asked walking towards him and he looked at me from top to down.
"Turn around,"
He said and I did.
"Put the dupatta down,"
He said and I obeyed and felt his eyes on my back.
"You are looking so appealing and extravagent,"
He said and I turned to look at him and smiled.
"Are you sure?"
I asked and looked at him standing up from the couch and walking towards me. I thinned my brows in the confusion and he walked behind me.
I felt slight shiver when he placed his finger on my nape and started undoing my braid.
Then, he started to run his finger in my hair and slowly pulled my head down towards back.
I felt him collecting my hair and turning them to make a high bun on my head.
"A bun?"
I asked and he said.
"Yes, your peacock like neck will catch attention,"
He said and I felt him placing his index finger on my nape and slowly lowering down to the band of my skirt while saying.
"From here to there,"
He said and I felt hot in my cheeks and tried to say.
"You will like them watching me?"
I asked and he kissed the side of my neck.
"Yes, I want them to know how lucky I am, what I gets to taste daily and how beautiful my wife is, flawless and perfect,"
He said and I chuckled.
"But, I will keep the dupatta on my head, Hukum,"
I said and he thinned his brows.
"Oh, I thought it was just women's get together,"
He said and I chuckled.
"It is, but still, no matter how famous I am getting but I will still be a daughter-in-law of Suryagarh and when everyone will in be dupatta's, I will be in one too,"
I tried to say and deepened his kiss slowly on my neck I gasped tilted my face sidewards.
"Whats your age again?"
He asked in a slow voice and I chuckled all of sudden.
"Two hundred,"
I said and he laughed a little and kissed my cheek.
"I am proud of you, Aiswarya. I am so proud of you,"
He said ina serious voice and I shook my head and placed my palm on chest, pushing him slightly away.
"But, being proud is not enough, I have to test the fittings of these, so sit on the couch and tell me whats looking good and whats not,"
I said and he smiled holding my wrist and kissing my knuckles.
"You know I have zero sense about it,"
He said and I thinned my brows.
"But, still I must look better in some colors and not in others,"
I tried to say and he pouted his cheeks and slowly shook his head.
"Any color and you look beautiful,"
He said and I clicked my tongue.
"You forgot one,"
I said and he looked at me with confusion and asked.
"What?"
"Without any color,"
I said and he chuckled.
"Come on, do not distract me. I know you are not going to ask for it,"
He said immediately changing the topic and walked towards the couch and I just smiled looking at him, sitting down.
"I will be back,"
I said and he suddenly stopped.
"Wait, why walking here and there? I will come with you,"
He said and I timidly chuckled.
I walked inside the dressing area, picking all the dresses and asked him to pick the remaining.
He locked the door behind us and I started to change and show him everything I created and being part of.
His eyes were amazed, happy and proud for me.
I had never been this happier.
And, in this moment I realized that all my life I did not long for the love, I did not long for the support, I did not long for the emotions but the faith.
Faith is a very less spoken word, we talk about love, we about support, we talk about everything will be good, but it all begins with faith.
"Vishwas ho to patthar me bhi Bhagwan dikhte hai"
No one believed in me. Never.
And, seeing those disbelief in my whole life, I started to lose faith in myself too.
But, that did not mean that I was a less competant, or less deserving or less hardworking.
I used to be this before too but he lit the fire of faith in me. He lighten my world with the faith in love, with the faith my support, with the faith in my hardwork.
And, as I started to believe in myself, I made people believe in me too.
The rest is the history.
I saw him eyes glistening with the each outfit I wore. Initially, when I was not completely aware, I took his love and support as lust.
But, it never was lust. It was a pure love.
And, even if it was lust than I was proud that he waited for twenty years only to shower that slightly lustful love over his wife, that he did not even see before the marriage.
"You are looking beautiful,"
He said and I giggled looking myself in the mirror.
"I am nervous,"
I tried to say and he wrapped his arm around me and kissed the side of my forehead.
"Its okay, not all mountains have beautiful treks. Failures are our true teachers, have faith in yourself. Even if you will fail, that does not that you cannot reach there, the could be different and you will know it,"
He said and I gulped nervously and closed my eyes.
"So, which one is final? Since, its Diwali night and everyone will be here, my sisters, my father, Jiji's family, its our first Diwali together, I do know what to wear,"
I tried to ask and he hummed a little trying to act like he was thinking and I said a slow voice.
"Dark brown?"
I asked and he immediately nodded his head.
"Yes, please,"
He said and I kissed his cheek as his chin was on my shoulder.
"Alright, I have to meet Jiji and discuss about the remaining preparations,"
I said and he kissed my cheek.
"Alright,"
He said and left me and I walked away from there smiling at him.
I went to Jiji and looked at her sitting in her resting area with attendees and other ministers, briefing everyone about the celebration.
Actually, the plan was now slightly shifted and we decided do that on the Diwali so that all the Kingdoms and Princely states would have a meeting and decide on the other few things like the enemy that was suspected to be coming from the other side of the mountains.
"Jiji,"
I called her and she immediately lifted her eyes to look at me and sighed.
"Aishwarya, thank Goodness, you came, I was waiting for you,"
She said and I smiled sitting with her and she handed me over the list of the things and looked at it.
"So, just decoration, cleaning of guest chambers and preparations for the festival is remaining,"
I said and she nodded.
"Yes,"
"Do not worry, I will take care of the preparation of festival and the outfits for the festival is also arrived. You all can choose,"
I said and looked at Suman and Moni standing beside.
"I have asked something goof for both of you too,"
I said and they nervously smiled at me.
"Thank you, princess,"
I smiled and suddenly Suman said.
"Nandani, I will handle the cleaning of chambers,"
She said and suddenly jiji looked at her.
"Yes, and Devarsa is coming back from Mehrgarh, look after his chamber too,"
She informed and I smiled looking at Suman nodding.
"Just three days,"
Moni said and I sighed deeply.
"You know Aishwarya, this is even bigger than the crowning ceremony of Rudra but I am happy that this time, you are here with me to handle,"
She said and I held her hand.
"You should rest a little bit, Jiji, get together really freak you out,"
I tried to say and she chuckled.
"It does, Its just too overwhelming,"
She said and placed her hand on her heart to calm her racing heart beats.
"You are the Queen, Jiji, and you will be outstanding,"
I said and she smiled.
"Aww, Aishwarya, what did I do to deserve a sister like you,"
She said and I said in the slow voice.
"Seduced Ranaji, I guess,"
She playfully slapped my shoulder and I chuckled.
"He seduced me, not I,"
She said and blushed.
We all laughed and got back to the preparations of the final day that means Diwali and our big day.
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