Samragni- The Empress

Part 21: Who is Ladoo..?

"What?? Maharaj Laksh is not in his room?" Dp exclaims..!

"yes, pitasri. I was watiching him from front door, but he has escaped from window I think..!" Sanskar says.

"I don't know what problems are going to come with Laksh's blind love..." Dp thinks.

He sends soldiers to search Laksh.

Here Laksh gets tired searching for Ragini. He rests under a tree that night.

Next morning....

Mansi is going somewhere again.

Swara: where are you going Mansi?

Mansi tensed: I'm..i'm...

Swara: why are you tensed?

Mansi: I'm going to meet Chandra.

Swara looks out of fort wall... Chandra is really waiting for her on horse.

Swara smiles a little and nods her head. Mansi goes to meet Chandra.

Chandra: why did you ask me to come.

He got down from horse. Mansi bends to his feet and touches his feet.

Chandra: what are you doing?

Mansi: today is auspicious day in navaratri, so it is good to take husband's blessings.

Chandra: but, we aren't married.

Mansi: but, you are husband to me.

Chandra looks on and goes away silently. As soon as he goes away, she goes to meet her father Nayak.

Nayak and Mansi meet. They go to Ladoo's place.

Ladoo is doing some work in house(it's a hut)

She lives with her only dida...

Suddenly Nayak and Mansi enters their house.

Dida: who are you?

Mansi: do you know Samragni?

Dida: yes. We know. But, we never saw her.

Mansi looks at ladoo. Ladoo is looking at them innocently.

Mansi: we have work with your grand daughter...

Dida and Ladoo looks on...

Laksh wakes next morning who is suddenly surrounded by some forest tribes. Laksh fights with them. In them, one makes wound on his head and runs away.

Laksh thinks: how could Ragini be this stubborn? How can we survive among these cruel people?

'Ragini..! Where are you?' he shouts.

His voice echoes in whole forest. All the birds fly away with his voice.

"what? My ladoo has to act as Samragni..!" dida exclaims.

Mansi: yes..! and we will give you huge money.

Ladoo: for money, I can't do this cheap works.

Dida scolding Ladoo: shut up you mad girl..! you don't know anything. You are getting chance of living as empress..!

Mansi: yes Ladoo. And your dida also gets chance to stay in nice house instead of this small hut.

Dida nods her head in greed.

Ladoo: I won't agree for this..!

Dida slaps Ladoo... Ladoo runs away from hut crying.

Dida: come here at this time tomorrow. I will make her agree.