অধ্যায় ১৩৮: হাতাহাতি বেধে গেল

শingur rtu samaye, aabhas haatchila, thanda kramashye bere chalechhe. Udyaner phulsobhita dahlia o krysanthemun guli shukiye jhore porechhe, gachher patarasi sabai jhore gayeb. Koyekjon dasdasi o khaja angane o siriperu jotne poriskar korchhe, jhora pata guli stuper akare gachher gurai jamaye mati diye chapiye dichhe.

Ruan Mianmian baranday base drishti feliye chhilen, kintu tar mon chinta o smritite bibhor chhilo. Ektu agei se veb chhilen, Kang Qingyin o Xu Rou akhon kemon achhen; kintu kshonek porei tar mone pore gelo, tar ma, bhai o Jiang chacha ki ekhon siter poshaker byabostay byasto? Abaar tar mone holo koyek din age Qi rajkumari rajmahole ese desh-bidesher katha bolechhilen, rajbarir ahankar kemon kramashye bere cholechhe, setio alochona korechhilen. Shei nirali o ukhro samaye, Shun Pin-ke angane dhukte dekha gelo.

Ruan Mianmian-ke baranday base thakte dekhe, Shun Pin tar gati barie diye kachhe chole elen ebong abhimane bolen, "Amon shiter dine didi emni baranday base hawa khachhen, jodi thanda lege jay tabe ki hobe?"

Ruan Mianmian uthe dariye hasmukhe bolen, "Kichhu hobe na, amar poshak guli dekho, ekta siter hariner mato mota kore porechhi, kothay thanda lagbe? Tumi khub thik samaye esechho, ar du din porei thanda puronorupe porbe, rajmaholer lokjoner siter poshak agei toiri hoyegechhe, kintu amar mone hoy ebachher abohawa aro beshi thanda hobe, oder poshakguli ekhono patla royechhe. Tar cheye bhalo hoy, jodi protieker jonno aro du jora poshak toiri kore dewa jay, sathe aro beshi tulo diye kapor guli thick kore toiri kora jay. Ek jora daily porar jonno thakbe, ar baki jora noboratrer jonno toiri thakbe."

Dujone katha bolte bolte ghore প্রবেশ korlen, ghore dhuktei ekta ulnomao ushnata chhoriye porlo. Shun Pin hasi mukhe bolen, "Didi apnar ghorer ushnata dekhe ami nischinto holam. Ami voy pachhilam je apnari jekhebe jekhebe khonai agunkund ba floor heating chalate chai bena, apnar ekhono shabojoner shari sesh hoyechhe, ebhabe nijer sharirke nosto kora thik hobe na. R siter poshaker byapare, matro ek jora poshak toirer jonno je pariman mudra ba silver lage, ta onek besi, tar upor du jora toiri korle kemon hobe? Ei mudra kothay pawa jabe?"

"Mudra ba silverer chinta amake korte hobe na. Ekhon rajbarir sobai uttoranchole basthantorer porikalponake swikar kore niyechhe. Bhabishyote uttor-purbo anchol khaddyot-utpadoner daayitwa nebe, ebong dakshinanchole shashyer poriborte tulor chash korar byabostha samagra bhabe safal kora jabe. Ebachher kebol rajoshwo purber tulonai tin gun besi hoyechhe, rajakosh aridar noy. Ami hisab kore dekhechhi, rajmahole mot tin hazar chhoy shato lok achhe, protieker du jora siter poshak mane char tular mota mudra, sob miliye ponaro hazar tular nichei porbe. Jodi o eta choto sonkha noy, tobu rajakosh er byahor bohon korte parbe. Ar ekta katha, das-dashider noboratrer siter poshaker madhye kichhu chapano ba printed kaporer byabostha rakhte bhalo hobe, oder boyosh to ekhono kom, shudhu nil, kalo ba govir beguni ronge derakhe to oder boyosk lagbe."

"Thik achhe, didir katha mato hobe."

Shun Pin jokhon sunlen je arther kono abhab nei, tokhon se khub anandei raji holen. Tarpor dekhechhi Xia He o Yingchun nijer hate cha o mishti niye aschhe, se ekta mishti tule niye khete laglo ebong akash-patal vebe bollo, "Uttranchole basthantar, eta kono chhoto byapar noy, samrat kemon kore mantribargake raji koralen? Eta ki osadharon byapar noy!"

"Mantribargara age voy pachhilen, karun uttoranchol khub thanda, shashya chash kora kothin, ar utpadon o kom hobar voy chhilo. Ekhon sweet potato asar por se badha onekaongshike dur hoyechhe. Ebachher grishshokale keu keu bhutta ba maize-er bij niye esechhe, eta khub upojogi uttoranchol e chash korar jonno, tar utpadon khub besi. Tar sathe samudrik banijjo briddhi paoyar fole bideshi bij o onek esechhe, tar madhye onekei besi utpadonshil shashya. Tarpor samrat nijer hate Liaoning-e basthantorer byapar guli porichalona korechhilen, rajakosher arther abhab nei, tai basthantarita manushke uttoranchole nije der pae dariye thakte sahayya kora jabe. Manushguli jokhon uttorancholabe jabe, arther sahajye swachhande bas korbe, toder nijaeder khetra goliyo nijaeder thakbe, tai tara etota birodhita korbe na. Onek guli obostha eksathe mile jabar fole, mantribargara bujhlen je bhabishyat ujjwal, tai tara samarthan korlen."

"Baki sob to thik achhe, kintu ei bijer byapare didi apnar obodan sabar theke besi, na ki? Ke jane na je sweet potato apnari chash korar sristi korechhen? Ei udaharan theke, bhutta ba bideshi shashya, didi apnari jokhon bolchhen je eta besi utpadonshil, tokhon sobai biswas korchhe, noyto ke emni emni nije der jibonke thik rakhar mato jomi ekta ajana bijer hater chhere dito."

Ruan Mianmian hasmukhe bolen, "Ei byapare ami borai korchhi na, tobe amaro kichhu na kichhu obodan to achhei..."

Katha sesh hobar agei, baire theke ekta awaj elo, "Maharani, Rannagharer dewi Dexi-gong asle Shun Pin maharani-ke khujchhen, bolchhen kono boro khobor nivedon korar achhe."

"Ki emon boro khobor? Ekhon ekhane chole esechhe?" Ruan Mianmian Shun Pin-er dike takalen, dekhe se-o ektu obak hoyechhe, tai bolen, "Take bhitore ashte bolo, ami-o shune ni."

Olpo shomoyer madhye Dexi bhitore elen, Ruan Mianmian dekhe tar mukhe ghamer sthor porechhe, obak hoye jigesh korlen, "Ki byapar? Emon thanda dineo gham beriye gelo?"

"Rani Maharani, Shun Pin Maharani..." Dexi matha nuye bhumiye pore bolen, "Aji rannaghore ekta boro bipod ghatiyechhe, apnara dujon maharani amader pran raksha korun."

"Ki hoyechhe? Uthe katha bolo."

Ruan Mianmian khub obak holen, dekhe Dexi uthe dariye kopalal gham muche, ranna-kanna mukhe bolen, "Aji sokal sokal, Shouning mahal-er rajmata manush pathiye sandesh pathiyechhilen, je ek bati fish maw ginseng chicken soup toiri korte hobe. Tian-gong nije ahur kachhe thake du ghonta dhore soup toiri korechhen, just chula theke namano hoyechhe, kintu Cining mahaler rajmatar lok ese bolen je aji tar bird's nest khete ichhe korchhe na, ek bati gono ginseng chicken soup chai. Tian-gong bolen je taratari byabostha kora hobe, kintu shei mashi-ti Shouning mahaler soup-ti dekhei bole uthen, eta ki toiri kora nei? Etai niye jabo. Tian-gong onek bojhachhen je eta Shouning mahaler, kintu shei mashi ti bolen, Shouning mahal sab samay Cining mahal-ke samman kore, jadi jane je eta Cining mahaler, tabe keu ek katha o bolbe na, ebong kono katha na shune niye chole jan. Tarpor... tarpor Shouning mahaler lokjon ese, e katha jane, ebong khub raag kore, tar bolen rajmatake janabe je amader rannagharer kaj thik hoto ni..."

Dexi sesher dike khed kore kante laglen, airokom obosthaye je debay debay juddha hole choto devider mara jaoyar kotha, ta rannagharer manush bhalo mato bujhte perechhilen. Tian-yu chilen rani o Shun Pin-er sahajye padosta paoya, kono rajmatar lok chilen na, ebar pran bachaie rakha jabe kina keu jane na.

Ruan Mianmian o Shun Pin dujone dujone takalen, ebong dujoner chokhei otuggo asahoyota dekhate pelen: antorpur kramashye shanto hachhilo, kintu du rajmatara kintu sesh mesh lora-lori shuru kore diyen. Jemon kothay ache, ek parbate du baag thakte pare na, ar ma baag-o to baag-i bote.

"Tumi age phire jao, Tian-yu-ke bolo voy na pete, e byapar ami dekhbo."

Shun Pin kichhu bolte giye, mukh ta khulechhilen, kintu sesh mesh kichhuitu bollen na. Dexi-ke dhonyobad dite dekhe, tarpor se niye shwas phele bolen, "Ami jani didi tader ke karunaboshot dayi korchhen, kintu... e byapar khub kothin, okhane du rajmatara achhen, ektu chulmatro bhul hole apnar nijer opor agun lege jabe."

Ruan Mianmian tikto hasi diye bolen, "Ya asbar ta ashbei, ami age thekei jantam je e din ashbe. Kintu ami amar shokti moto chesta korbo, nirdosh manushgulo ke to r morbe dite pari na."

"Didi sab samay nirdosh manusher katha bhabchhen, kintu kabe nijer bhabishyat o nirapotta nie bhabben?"

Shun Pin-er chokhe aji jal ese gelo, nirmal sware bolen, "Jemon Rong Pin-er byapar, ami jani na didi keno take rajmahol theke paliye jabar sahajya korechhen, kintu er pichhone kono karun obossoi achhe. Kintu apni ki janen? Jodi e byapar phash hoye jay, tobe eta rajsuraha hobe, samrat apnake bhalobasle o, apnar rajdando ke challenge korar porinam khoma korben na."

Ruan Mianmian obak hoye Shun Pin-er dike takalen, onekkhon por bhuru kunchke bolen, "Samrat mahasoy to shudhu sandeh korben, tumi eto nischit kibhabe bolchhen je ami Rong Pin-ke paliye jabar sahajya korechhi, na ki tar promanyoshon noshto korechhi?"