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" Ismihan, my daughter, only black clouds came over our Palace. Our lives are going to change. All male heirs of Ottoman throne are sick." My Valide Safiye Sultan said as she came upset and worried into my Palace.

She always wanted dethrone Ahmed, and now she is worried because her own daughter Fahriye poisoned him, but of course she didn't know that.

Now she knew she can't use Mustafa against him, because Mustafa was sick also and no one knew if he is going to survive.

" I heard, Valide, may God help them to recover really soon, because who knows what will happen with us if we lose them." I said and looked sadly so she couldn't even think that I know something about this.

I wanted Ahmed and Mustafa to survive. I promised myself I will do whatever for that to be possible, even though I knew Fahriye wouldn't help me in that because only thing she wanted was to marry with Mehmed Giray.

" How it is possible that only male heirs are sick from smallpox, and no one else in Palace is sick from that too?" My Valide said and sighed. She seemed like she thinks someone did it on purpose, but she obviously didn't know who.

" Everything about that is weird to me, Valide. I am afraid what is going to happen. We need to find cure for Ahmed and Mustafa, because without them there will come an end to our dynasty." I said to her but she just rolled her eyes.

" We don’t need cure for Ahmed, we need cure only for Mustafa. We need to get Mustafa on the Throne." she said and raised her head. How could she have zero emotions towards Ahmed who was also her grandson?

" Both of them need to be cured, Valide. You favorise Mustafa and you know alone that Halime doesn't like you and she will punish you when she gets the power." I said to her.

" So will she did to your husband." she said and had smirk on her face, but then continued.

" We will remove Halime. We don’t need her anymore. We will rule in Mustafa's name." she said and raised her head.

I was looking at her and I couldn't believe what kind of snake is my mother. Only thing she wanted was power, and nothing else. She would remove everyone who was standing on her way, just to get what she wants. She didn't care if she has to kill innocent people, she would do it and she wouldn't even care for that.

" Where is that Iskender you thought that may have been Yahya? I want to make sure if he is my son. We need to see if he has a scar on his back." my Valide said and I knew he was her only hope to get to the power and to the throne if we lose Ahmed and Mustafa.

" I checked him already, he has nothing on his back. I really hoped it would be him, but he has nothing to do with Yahya." I lied to her as I didn't want to put Iskender into troubles.

He didn't need to know it. If he would know it, and anyone except Şahin and me would find out about it, Iskender would get punished and he only could have bad fate.

" Unfornatley. We can't stop praying for our son. We hope we will see him one day." Valide said and looked sadly at the floor.

" Who knows where he may be right now, I would be happiest if I knew who is my brother." I said to her and touched her hand to sound more realistic to her.

" Then only the baby Mahpeyker is carrying is our hope for the Ottoman Dynasty." Valide said and sighed.

I couldn't stand even the mention of Mahpeyker and I would never allow her child to get on the throne, no matter if it would be the last Ottoman.


Two months have passed, and Mustafa and Ahmed have still been sick. There has been none improvement in their health. They were laying in their bed without any moving those days.

Only thing that made me happier a bit is that my son Murad is fine now. He outlived the time doctors said to him he has, but the fact that I knew my son will have to be hunchback hurted me. I didn't want him to suffer so much.

I was sitting under the tent in my Gardens as I was enjoying sunny day, when familiar face approached me.

" Sultana, I would like to talk to you." Mehmed Giray said as he walked towards me and bowed to me.

I wondered what he has to do, as I didn't talk with him much usually.

" What's the matter, Hanzade?" I asked him curiously.

"  Have you known that your sister Fahriye worked together with my brother Şahin to posion last male Ottoman heirs so Şahin could get to the throne?!" Mehmed said to me and he seemed pretty upset about what he knew.

" I know it, unfornatley. Fahriye did this because she thought this is only way she could marry to you." I said to him and sighed every time I remembered what my sister has done just to be with him.

" Sultana, there will be a disaster if they die. Sahin wants to ascend the throne. Chaos will get all around country because no one will accept him as a Sultan." Mehmed said to me worriedly.

" That is what I already know. I am against this idea. I am angry on Şahin since he said that to me." I said to him and looked away.

Since Şahin said his plan to me, I didn't even want to share my chambers with him. He tried to do whatever was important to make me forgive him, but I couldn't. I was hurted a lot.

I couldn't ignore him a lot because we had to take care of Murad together, and I needed his support. But I didn't want him to come on the Ottoman Throne no matter how much I loved him.

" If you also don't want that to happen you will have to help me, Hanzade." I said to him no matter I knew Şahin will be angry on me if he finds out about this.

" What do you have in plan?" he asked me curiously.

" You need to talk with Fahriye and see where she found that poison. Only that way we can make anti-venom for Ahmed and Mustafa." I said to him.

I knew Fahriye wouldn't do it so easy, but I needed to save my nephews. No matter what Ahmed did, he didn't deserve this just for Şahin's will to get on the throne.

" I will do whatever is needed, Sultana. But my brother Şahin shouldn't know about this." Mehmed said to me and I saw he is quite afraid of Şahin, but who wouldn't be?

" That is what I also want, he will know nothing about this." I said to him as he was leaving the Gardens.

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