Manik smiled at her answer which dasi gave him.

Nandini got an idea leaving all she ran to terrace, started searching for Manik. She knew that he is somewhere near, Manik who saw her searching smiled. She spend half an hour but couldn't find with sad face she was about to turn back one more dasi came "yuvrani!!!! Wear gunghat your back may be seen open" she adjusted the gunghat.

Nandini came down with sad face. Navya and Shantanu teased her the most. Nandini got angry she went to her room.
"What is this???? It's been 24 hours I couldn't see him nor talk to him, hear I am so desperate but he is enjoying teasing me and watching me, he is jealous of shantanu?????" She smiled a little but anger is on her nose.

Manik called her, Nandini who was in angry mood didn't see the screen just took the call "who is it?"
"Manik Malhotra" Manik said with attitude
Nandini looked at screen widened her eyes and again kept her mobile near ear
"Aap?"
"Yes, did I disturb you princess?"
"No!!! But..," she want say that she is angry but stop at mid way
Manik smiled "angry on me? It's not my fault princess, mahal is designed such a way, I was in garden saw you playing with Shantanu, but you can't see me from sheesh mahal it's not my fault" he stressed Shantanu word and buttered at not his fault words
Nandini instantly melted but didn't want to show it "I am not angry why will I?"
"That best then matter ends" he knew she is still angry
"Yah ends matter"
"Ok!!! How are your pets? Did you name them?"
"No I didn't I have to and thank you for the gift they are beautiful"
"Not more than you" Nandini got goosebumps with his sudden appreciation and blushed
"Did you had your breakfast?"
"No!!!! I heard that you didn't have it till now"
"Princess!!!! I was busy you should have it on time" He is worried now
"I ordered dasi!!! When ever you will have your food same time I will eat"
"This is ridiculous princess"
"Yes I am ridiculous" she is now stubborn showing all her anger
"Fine I will have it now can you now have it?" He is in pleading tone
"It's automatic, when your plate is filled dasi will come with plate for me"
"Princess!!!! You are blackmailing"
"Yes I am" She is loving this
"You will pay for this"
She giggled. Manik ordered baskfast while he is talking to her, Nandini too got her, plate ready
"Ok have your breakfast and take rest today I am bit busy may be till night I may be away from mahal. Bye"
"Bye" she hang the call started eating.

All day Manik is busy in his works as from next three days he can't go out. Manik went entered mahal on his horse, mahal is decorated fully it is looking like bride. He want to see Nandini but took deep breath

There are hundreds of people doing all works and celebrating the marriage rituals. He is been called and made to sit and started dancing and singing Manik to joined them did some dance, all demanded him to sing as they knew he is singer.

Jara Jara Bahekata Hai, Mahekata Hai
Aaj Toh Meraa Tan Badan, Mai Pyaasee Hu
Mujhe Bhar Le Apanee Baaho Me
Jara Jara Bahekata Hai, Mahekata Hai
Aaj Toh Meraa Tan Badan, Mai Pyaasee Hu
Mujhe Bhar Le Apanee Baaho Me
Hai Meree Kasam Tujhko Sanam, Dur Kahee Naa Ja
Yeh Duree Kehatee Hai Paas Mere Aaja Re

Yu Hee Baras Baras Kaalee Ghata Barse
Ham Yaar Bhig Jaaye, Iss Chaahat Kee Baarish Me
Meree Khulee Khulee Lato Ko Suljhaaye
Too Apanee Ungaliyo Se, Mai Toh Hu Isee Khwaahish Me
Sardee Kee Raato Me, Ham Soye Rahe Ek Chaadar Me
Ham Dono Tanha Ho, Naa Koyee Bhee Rahe Iss Ghar Me
Jara Jara Bahekata Hai, Mahekata Hai
Aaj Toh Meraa Tan Badan, Mai Pyaasee Hu
Mujhe Bhar Le Apanee Baaho Me
Aaja Re Aa Re

Tadpaaye Mujhe Teree Sabhee Baate
Ek Baar Ae Divaane Jhutha Hee Sahee Pyaar Toh Kar
Mai Bhulee Nahee Hasin Mulaakaate
Bechain Karke Mujhako Mujhase Yu Naa Pher Najar
Ruthega Naa Mujhase, Mere Saathiya Yeh Vaada Kar
Tere Bina Mushkil Hai Jina Meraa Mere Dilbar

Jara Jara Bahekata Hai, Mahekata Hai
Aaj Toh Meraa Tan Badan, Mai Pyaasee Hu
Mujhe Bhar Le Apanee Baaho Me
Hai Meree Kasam Tujhko Sanam, Dur Kahee Naa Ja
Yeh Duree Kehatee Hai Paas Mere Aaja Re
Aaja Re, Aaja Re, Aaja Re, Aaja.

When Manik finished all hooted for him. Nandini heard the song she came to terrace keeping gunghat fully. She is now seeing Manik as he is full light and singing on mike. His face is not that clear as distance very long time.

Next day marriage rituals started.
Ganapathi puja.
RajaPurohit came first to mahal.
Raja matha asked Purohit to start the puja.
Manik was made to sit in puja room.
"Yuvaraj!!! You have to go to backyard of mahal and plough some mud to make Ganapathi idol with your hand, which is to be made at mandap. After you make it yuvarani ji will come and perform puja which you will come back after taking bath with Ganga water to perform puja in this process you both can't see or meet each other so after her you will perform. One more thing in this puja we need 101 lotus flowers so bring them"
"Lotus are already ready" Nidhi said
"Ok then, Yuva Raj come forward salute to god and take this instrument and go for plough meanwhile I will go to brides house and do preparations" Purohit got up
Manik went backyard. Manik brought mud kept it in mandap and cleaned his feet and prayed to god in mind and started to make idol. After an hour he completed the idol

Here Nandini got ready for puja. So many ladies came with some pots which are having diya on top kept them on head and took her to mandap

She too carried one. Purohit took her to mandap. Puja started. It took more than an hour. When puja completed "yuvarani ji!!! You should keep upavas from today till you get married, daily from now on you will eat only one time and take fruits and milk in night, tomorrow we have Gauri puja for that you should wear green saree and hands full of bangles."
Nandini nodded. She went to sheesh mahal.

Next Manik completed puja. Purohit met Rajmatha and said about next day ceremony and rituals gave her list of things which needed. Nidhi took the list and made all preparations. She visited Nandini and her family gave all instructions about rituals and even provided all things in prior. She gave Nandini green saree and some jewellery for next day.

Next day Manik was not allowed to come to mandap area as today all ladies will have their gauripuja and some dances. So Manik is in his room. Busy in his laptop krishna and Druv are with him.

Nandini pet parrot which she named meti, came to Manik
"Good morning prince" meti said standing on side table of his bed
"Good morning!!! I don't know your name" Manik said with smile giving her his finger so that she can climb on his finger. She did so.
"Meti!!! I am meti, princess pet"
"Meti!!! It's best name look one, how is princess? I think she is busy so you came here?" Manik asked
Meti widened her wings once and again folded them looked at him "princess is good, she is busy, I am also busy with krishna her another pet that big one, which don't talk only groan always but He is beautiful when He  opens feather if I too have some like her" Meti said with sad voice
"She is peacock so she has beautiful feathers as you have special quality of talking and this red nose" Manik said touch her nose
She felt happy.
"So why did you come leaving krishna?"
"Princess said to take care of you so I came"
Manik felt happy his cheeks got warm, "How to take care of me?"
"She said that I should remind you your breakfast, juice time, lunch hour, evening snacks and mostly she said about your sleeping timings which you mostly neglect so I came to remind you"
"Ok!!!! Big work Ok you reminded I will, are you even taking care of princess?"
"She is on fast till marriage she only eats fruits and juices she hates milk, even some fruits so she is eating less"
"What???? She is on fast why?"
"Yesterday pandit told to keep, he said to eat one time and fruits and milk on other time of day but she is skipping it, you know she gives fruits to me to eat I am growing weight how much can I eat?" Meti said with hope that prince may help her
"Meti can you pass my msg to princess?" Manik asked with frown on his forehead
"Yes prince!!! Sure"
"Say princess that prince will also maintain same diet till marriage as she is maintaining"
Meti nodded her head biding bye she flew away.

Nandini is puja, so Meti didn't disturb her, in puja Nidhi gifted her suhagan Li thali which she will wear after marriage. After that their was dance typical Rajasthani dance guhmoor. All ladies even made Nandini too dance with them being dancer she got them steps soon and she too dance. Meti who is naughty informed prince about it.

Manik called his mom and requested to take video and send him Nidhi first refused but Manik didn't listen he just hanged up saying I am waiting having no option she took video and sent to Manik which he saw with excitement.

Nandini in green lahanga

Dance

After dance when Nandini was sitting with Nidhi, Meti came informed Nandini msg which made Nandini angry on Meti she scolded her. Meti in sadness went to Manik and complained about Nandini saying how she scolded her. Manik smiled made Meti manifest saying that he will make Nandini realise her mistake.

Manik sent dasi to Nandini who is now in sheesh mahal.
Dasi came folded hands infront of Nandini greeted her  "yuvarani!!! Yuvaraj sent thali for you he said when you obey to eat he will also sit infront of food he is waiting before dining table"
"Ok I will eat" Nandini said having no option
"Yuvaraj even said that you should forgive Meti it was his msg not her mistake"
"Hmmm" Nandini just turned her head
Dasi went back
Nandini took food