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"Exactly. Now, concentrate on the target and if you are confident enough that your target is right, then leave the arrow." Savyasachi instructed.

Yagyaseni followed her husband's instruction left the arrow from her bow and then heard Gudakesh whisper a "Wow!" in surprise.

Yojanagandha peeped and saw the bow she left had peireced the target exactly. As soon as she saw it, the child in her overpowered everything and started jumping like a kid.

Kaunteya giggled seeing her jump so excitedly not less than a kid. It was for the first time he was seeing her so excited and was mesmerized seeing this side of hers.

Not that he wasn't impressed with other sides of hers!

Panchali getting conscious all of a sudden, smiled sheepishly looking at Arjun. She pursed her lips tight and looked at Parth innocently.

"A real kid, Krishnaa!" Indra putra giggled and ruffled her hair which was covered with her saree, and walked back to his chambers.

Nityayuvani lowered her head smiling at the received point on her unknown that it was a blush that had creeped her beautifully dark face by her husband's compliment.

On the other hand, the conqueror of enemies was smiling goofily, the smile never leaving his face and the thought of his wife never leaving his mind. Poor him didn't know that the great Jishnu had been conquered by the lady in his life.

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"Advi, aren't you observing change in bhratashri?" Advaith asked sitting beside his younger twin.

"I came here to discuss about the same Advai! Bhratashri is moving on, into a positive way of life!" the youngest Aswineya answered.

"Something's brewing Advi, some feelings are surely getting changed." Advaith smiled widely.

"And should we remain silent and let it take it's own time. They will become old Advai!" Advith replied.

"You now proved that you are my twin!" exclaimed the first Ashwineya and there they went outside the chambers side hugging each other to plan something special!

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"Anything wrong?" Arjun asked coming inside their chambers to his wife with a worried expression on her dusky face.

"The calculation is not getting tallied. Something's up with Sridhar for sure!" Ayonija let out a low whisper frustrated.

Arjun bent to her level going through the papers once, the calculations she made was clear, there was something wrong in it.

"Call for the sabha!" Arjun announced, the matter was serious, it was related to the royal treasury of Indraprastha and they couldn't take risk in it.

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"What's with this? I had sanctioned a total of 50 lacs of gold coins for the benefit of the farmers to improve their land fertility and to buy seeds. But the ground reports say that the farmers have received only 10 lacs. Where's the rest 40 lacs?" Yagyajanmi shouted furiously and showed the papers to Sridhar.

Sridhar arrogantly turned his face away from her and said, "I am not answerable to you!" each letter spelled with arrogance.

"Sridhar!" Vibhatsu roared furiously.

It was going too beyond, if it was a matter of 100 gold coins, some concessions could have been given but now it's not. It's the hard earned money of their subjects, it was that money that was earned by all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the development of the kingdom, it was that money that was earned by each tear of the widowed ladies, it was that money of those tattered kids which was earned by their late fathers and it couldn't go in vain.

"Putra, calm down." Kunti exclaimed eyeing at her eldest son.

Turning to Sridhar, "You are surely answerable to him Sridhar, she may be younger than you in age but in the positions, she's a level higher and you are to be reported to her." Kunti was stern.

Sighing in defeat, Sridhar opened up, "I was in need of money and I took from it."

"You could have asked for it then. We would have given it to you as a part of loan." Advith stated.

"That's the issue, if it was a loan, I had to pay it back which I wouldn't have." Sridhar answered on the peak of his voice.

"Firstly, keep your voice low, it's not your house to shout however you wish to. Have some decorum." Advaith said with a pause.

"And secondly, 40 lacs is not a small amount, for what have you used it for?" Advaith asked his voice low.

"Some illegal activity." Sridhar answered his head hung low but his voice the same, dripping with haughtiness.

"And you very well know what the punishment it has." Pandu remarked, his face and voice grim.

"What actually was that illegal activity?" questioned Parth after calming himself temporarily.

"It- it actually-" he was tongue tied, it was difficult to tell the truth. "It's something shameful." he finally managed to say.

Letting out a sigh, Parshati remarked, "You know it's shameful but you still do. Shame on you!"

"Arjun, get him chained and take him outdoors in midst of people. Execute him in public." Pandu declared and started walking out of the royal court.

Sridhar tried to stop him, but caring about nothing else his citizens, Pandu along with Pritha walked out.

"Rajkumar Arjun, what you did was completely wrong. You shouted at me for that princess. Not right Rajkumar!" Sridhar complained.

"Firstly, do you expect me to garland you with respect for what you committed? And secondly, it's not some other princess, she's my wife, my beloved wife for whom I stood up and will always stand up for her. She's that lady who has a major impact in my life, I will stay for her till I breathe my last. Mind that!"

As Parth said those words, Panchali's lips curved into a small smile and her eyes brimmed with happy tears. She looked at her husband with gratitude and love.

Savyasachi clutched Draupadi's hand, eyeing at her with the same love and affection, and then took her to their chambers not before glaring at Shridhar.

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