29th Chapter

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Carriage took me to Topkapi Palace, palace where I was born and spend most of my life. Before I went there to see my family, I went into Gardens to secretly meet with Mehmed Giray.

I was afraid to meet him in my Palace, because I knew Şahin could get suspicious about that and he would be angry again on both of us.

I walked towards the tent where Mehmed awaited for me. I made sure no one around is watching at us, because everyone was busy with Ahmed and Mustafa.

I came closer to him and he bowed to me. Only thing I hoped is that he would get me what I wanted from him.

" Did you do it successful, Mehmed?" I asked him as I hoped he found anti-venom to save my nephews.

" I did it, Sultana. I found it in same shop Fahriye Sultana bought the poison. Man said this will make them feel better very soon." Mehmed said and gave me a bottle of anti-venom.

" Iskender thinks Fahriye is suspicious, I need to take care of that." I said to him and again make sure that no one is around.

" I heard that too, Sultana. Unfornatley Fahriye Sultana shouldn't have done it. Everyone thinks she did it because she wanted to marry me." Mehmed said and looked anxiously at the ground.

" That is true. Fahriye did it because Şahin promised her he will marry her with you if she does it." I said to him.

" I don't want to marry a murderer, I am sorry. No matter how much I love her, I can't get over this." Mehmed said and looked at me like he is feeling sad about it.

I couldn't believe Fahriye has done this just because of him, and now when he knows for it he doesn't want her anymore.

"  She risked her life because of you and now you are telling me you don't want my sister anymore?" I asked him and raised my eyebrows because something here was really suspicious to me.

Mehmed looked at me really weirdly, like he has never before. I was sure he is hiding something from me. I could feel it.

" I realised that my heart belongs to another woman who's heart is pure and would never do something like this." Mehmed said and looked at me.

I looked at him confusedly and couldn't get what he wants to tell me.

" There is nothing what I can tell you to change your opinion, but you will never find a woman who would give her life for you like Fahriye wanted to." I said to him seriously.

I didn't want Fahriye to be hurt. She did whatever was needed to be with him, and now this is how he returns to her.

" What I can when I realised my heart belongs to you, Sultana." Mehmed said and looked at me kinda embarassed.

I looked at him shocked. I couldn’t realise what is he talking about. Me?

" You are talking nonsense, Mehmed Giray. I am wife of your brother, and you are man my sister loves. You will forget right now what you have said to me, and I don't want to hear that any time again." I said to him and looked at another way.

" What can I do, Sultana? How can we run away from our emotions?" Mehmed said as he looked at me with sadness in his eyes.

" Of course we can't run away from our emotions, but those emotions you have are not suitable. If anyone else hears for it, both of us will be in trouble. I don't want to hear about this any time again." I said as I didn't even want to look at him again.

" I don't want to break Fahriye Sultana's heart. But I can't imagine myself being with someone who wanted to kill her own family." Mehmed said sadly.

" Of course you won't break her heart. She did everything for you, and you returned to her this way." I said and sighed.

" Ismihan, what are you doing here?" I heard Fahriye's voice coming from my behind. I turned and smiled to her.

" Fahriye, I came to Palace to help you to not make you any more suspicious about this, because you could be in big trouble now." I fake smiled to her.

" Ismihan, no one will be able to punish me when Şahin comes to the throne, and when he marries me with Mehmed, no one." Fahriye said as she raised her head and smiled to Mehmed, who returned to her soft smile.

I just looked at Mehmed and remembered his words. I hoped he will keep silent about it and that he won't make Fahriye suffer even more because of him.

" You should take care for your words and acts, Fahriye. Because no one will be there anymore to help you. This is last thing I am doing to save you." I said and walked away to the Palace.

I walked to Sultan's chambers where ill Ahmed and Mustafa were laying down in bed. In front of their chambers I saw Iskender who awaited for me and bowed to me when he saw me. I made sure no one is around.

" This is anti-venom. You will give that to them. I want my nephews to recover and be healthy and fine again." I said to him as I gave him anti-venom.

" Sultana, but what will we do with Fahriye Sultana? Everyone is talking about her." Iskender said to me.

" You will make sure to stop these gossips. I don't want to hear that once again. You will accuse someone who served them, or find whoever you want, just keep Fahriye on peace." I said to him and sighed.

" Does your husband have anything in this? I need to know it, sorry for bothering you." Iskender asked me.

" He has nothing to do with this, trust me." I lied to him. I tried to make it as realistic as possible, because I didn't want any bad to happen to Şahin.

"  Are you hundred percent sure about that? Because everyone thinks he has something to do with it. " Iskender asked me once again and I felt like he thinks Şahin is the one who did it.

" If my husband would do this, would I be the first one to search for anti-venom? Would I be the one who wants them to recover the most? Take care of your words, Iskender." I said to him and I didn't want to act like this towards my brother, he still didn't know he was.

" Ismihan, we need to talk." my eldest sister Humasah said as she walked in front of Sultan's chambers.

I followed her to Sultan's terrace where no one could hear us what are we speaking, and no one could see us there.

" Who did this, Fahriye or Şahin? Or both of them?" Humasah asked me as she raised her head. She always thought she is some kind of authority because she was lot elder than me.

" Obviously everyone of you couldn't wait for me to come in this Palace to start accusing me that everything bad that happens is my husband's fault." I said to her and looked at anothet way.

I didn't want Şahin to come into even more troubles. Both he and Fahriye were wrong this time, but I didn't want to risk their lives.

" So maybe your husband did nothing, but what about Fahriye? Everyone is talking about it. Mother is crazy because of that." Humasah raised her voice over me.

" I don't know why are you asking me about that when you live in the same palace as Fahriye? If she has done something maybe you would hear it here before I would. And here you could better see what is she doing than I could." I said to her and raised my voice on her same way she did on me.

" Ismihan, stop raising your voice on me!" Humasah yelled on me.

" I will when you stop doing that too." I said to her this time in calm tone. I didn't want to fight with my sister, but she was the one who always started it.

" Mahpeyker's child is our only hope now. She will probably give birth soon, and may we have future heir to the throne, because we don’t know what will happen with Ahmed and Mustafa." Humasah said while she was upset.

" They will get better because we found anti-venom." I said to her and she looked at me surprisedly.

" Who found it?" she asked me as she came closer to me.

" Iskender and I. While you were here and you investigated nothing, we heard about everything and found it." I said to her and walked away from the terrace.

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