"Ulka ! Ulka ! Nadi ke tat par hi rehte hai !" Rameshwari requested while being pulled by her pramukh sakhi, to go enter the gentle flow of the river Rapti.

"Jal Krida arthat Jal Krida !" Ulka said.

"Maine kaha mana kiya ? Jal Krida karo, mujhe rehne do !" Rameshwari said.

"Nahi, aapko chalna padega." Ulka said.

"Ulka, mujhe bhigna nahi hai." Rameshwari said pulling herself back.

"Rajkumari, hum dusre vastra laaye hai. Yaha koi dikh bhi nahi raha hai, acche se khelenge." Ulka said pulling Rameshwari even more.

"Nahi Ulka !" Rameshwari said jerking her hands off from the grasp of her pramukh sakhi.

Ulka kept her hands over her hips, and looked at Rameshwari, with a slightly angry expression.

"Krida nahi karna ! Vihaar nahi karna ! Sringaar nahi karna ! Keval karya karya karya ! Iske alawa bhi kuch ata hai ?" Ulka asked.

"Yudh karna." Rameshwari said innocently.

"Ahaha ! Rajkumari ko yudh bhi ata hai ! Aho bhagya humare ki kuch toh ata hai !" Ulka said sarcastically.

"Tum... Tum avhelna de rahi ho mujhe ?" Rameshwari asked.

"Ha. Aapne toh jeevan jeena hi band kar diya hai Rajkumari ! Kuch manoranjan nahi bacha aapke jeevan mei. Aisi niras jeevan jeene ka kya laabh ? Batayiye !" Ulka said.

Rameshwari sighed and looked down, as her pramukh sakhi went on scolding her. The Ram-suta pressed her lips together, biting the inner corner of her lips, as Ulka reproached her while the other maids looked back and forth between them with shock and nervousness.

"Accha ! Accha ! Thik hai !" Rameshwari resented.

"Ati-uttam !" Ulka cheered and got hold of Rameshwari's arms, taking her towards the river.

"Kintu kya mai tat par baith sakti hu ?" Rameshwari asked.

At that Ulka looked at her with a blank expression, and the princess knew she had pulled the last straw.

"Nahi !" Ulka exclaimed before pushing Rameshwari into the river.

"Ulka !" Rameshwari said standing amidst the gentle flow of water, looking at her laughing friend.

While Ulka was in fits of laughter, a splash of water hit her across the face, she looked at Rameshwari, who laughed, splashing more water at Ulka, who also didn't back away and knelt on the edge of the river, splashing water at the princess.

Other maids also joined them, an atmosphere of giggles and laughter continued as they splashed water over each other.

To save herself from their attacks, Rameshwari went underwater, but from her peripheral vision she saw a figure. She turned her head and it was the back of a man.

Panic stricken, Rameshwari came over the water, the maids got worried as the princess rushed out of the river.

"Rajkumari, kya huya ?" Ulka asked.

"Jal mei koi purush hai." Rameshwari said.

The maids got alert and began looking for the clothes of the princess, a mere man seeing her in such a state would be inappropriate.

Rameshwari looked at the maids gathering her clothes impatiently, but suddenly felt a garment being put over her.

She turned around and froze realizing it was none other than Mrunmaye, as he wrapped his angvastra over her torso, looking into her eyes.

The lips of Rameshwari parted slightly, seeing him in the full glory of his youth. Her eyes scanned his gallant looking face and it's features, over which water was being dripped from his wet hair.

Her eyes lowered their gaze and looked at his broad shoulders like that of a lion, his mace like arms and his well-built and well-proportioned torso, all of them dripping with water seeing which her cheeks and ears started getting red.

"Rajkumari ko satark rehna chahiye. Koi bhi dekh sakta tha." Mrunmaye said.

Hearing his deep silken voice, Rameshwari felt a ticklish sensation inside her.

"Aapne toh dekh liya." She breathed out.

"Rajkumari, jab aap samaksh ho toh mere netro ka itna sahas nahi ki aapke mukh ko chhod kuch anya dekhe." He said.

The eyes of Rameshwari got half-closed as a smile appeared on her face, as her cheeks and ears turned red.

"Kaun ho tum ?" Ulka asked frowning.

"Chinta mat karo. Mai Rajkumari Rameshwari ka baalpan ka sakha hu. Shripuram-kumar Mrunmaye." He said.

"Rajkumar Mrunmaye ?" Ulka muttered and he nodded before looking back in the eyes of Rameshwari.

"Ayodhya mei milte hai." Mrunmaye said giving her a charming smile and then walked away.

A smile on the face of Rameshwari beamed even more. The maids looked at her, rather confused at her frozen stance.

"Rajkumari ?" They called.

"Aho roopam." Rameshwari muttered senselessly.

"Rajkumari Rameshwari ?" Ulka shook her a little but the Ram-Suta closed her eyes as her legs gave up and she fell behind, but before she could hit the ground her maids caught her.

"Rajkumari !" They panicked holding their unconscious princess.

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BREAKING NEWS ! YUVAK MRUNMAYE KE SUNDAR ROOP KO DEKH KE RAMA HUYI BEHOSH 🤣✨

Btw, a grown-up Mrunmaye art -

Aish.... Indeed Aho Roopam 🌝✨