I was sitting in my chambers after I've went outside with Fahriye. I was angry on Cennet Kalfa who was supposed to take care that no one comes to us, but she obviously went away. I knew I had to have important talk with her about that later.

At that moment, my Valide Safiye Sultan came into my chambers she looked really angrily.

- Ismihan, I didn't know that I could except this from you. We all know that our Fahriye loves Mehmed Giray, but I didn't except you would sneak out to see Sahin Giray. You disappointed me. - Valide said to me trying to make me feel guilt for my acts.

- Excuse me, Valide, but you don't know the real truth. I dont have any emotions towards Şahin Giray nor I would even want to think about that. I don't think to do mistakes like Fahriye did. - I said to her seriously.

- Then why whole Harem speaks how you meet with him secretly? Why did I have to hear it from Handan, not from you? - my mother asked me disappointedly in me.

- I was in Gardens, and there I saw him. We had a talk. Dudu Kalfa came there and obviously she told everything to Handan. - I said to her as I didn't care that Harem is speaking about that, I had nothing with him and why should I care about lies.

- If its like that, then its fine. But you will stop those talks in Harem, you dont want your nephew Sultan Ahmed to find out about this. Its forbidden as you know. - she said to me as she gave me a smile.

- Don't worry, Valide. My nephew Sultan Ahmed won't find about this. And if he does, I will do whatever is important for him to see the truth. I won't allow Handan to do whatever she wishes to do. - I said to my mother and smiled to her back.

- My smart daughter, I always knew I can count on you. You are most similiar to me, out of my all children. - she said as she putted her hand on my cheeks.

- That is what I am most proud of, Valide. Who wouldn't like to be magnificent Sultana like you? - I said to her and I made my mother blush.

- Handan was asking me why aren't you in Palace with your husband. - Valide said to me and sighed.

- I know, she also came to me. She asked me if I need any medical help because I don't have children. - I said to Valide.

- How she dares to say something like that? She will see when I will come to her. - my Valide said as she was pretty upset about that.

- You don't have to, I ordered Bulbul-aga to escort her for my chambers. She felt ashamed because of that, and that made all the servants laugh in her face. - I said to her and drank a sip of my coffe.

- We have to find suitable husband for our Fahriye, she is still young and she can have some husband now. - my Valide said.

- Valide, don't make her suffer anymore. She suffered with her old husband. Why couldn't you marry her for Mehmed Giray? Sultan maybe would accept if that would improve relationship between Crimean and Ottoman Dynasty. - I said to her.

- Ismihan, Sultan would never allow it. Mehmed is fine, but Şahin. He is bad. He wants to destroy our Dynasty. - Valide said and sighed.

- Why would you think so? I can't lie, he is mysterious and intrigant, I can't read him as I can another people. - I said to her.

- Şahin Giray dreams only about power. That is only thing he wants. - Valide said to me seriously.

- So if Ottomans are better with Şahin than his uncle which is at the throne of Crimea, why wouldnt you put Şahin on Crimean throne and make relations with Crimea better? - I asked her.

- Because Şahin doesn’t look for Crimean throne, he looks for Ottoman throne. I don't want you to be close with him, because that will only lead us to troubles. - Valide said to me seriously.

- As you wish, Valide. I just wanted to inform you that I am going to visit Sultan today. I am going to ask him for a divorce. - I said to her not caring about her reaction.

- Ismihan, I won't allow you to do that. You know your husband will lose a position of Grand Vizier. Then Derviş will become Grand Vizier, and he is Handan's right hand. You can't do that. - Valide yelled on me.

- For my whole life, I have been always doing whatever you asked me for. I never declined you. You married me to a man which is even elder than you. He was beating me in Egypt every day. Don't you know how that hurts me? - I asked her seriously, I knew the time to stop listening her has came.

- I will talk to him and everything will change, I promise you he won't do that again. - Valide said to me trying to comfort me, but her words meant nothing to me.

- You would support a man who is traitor? Who does in Egypt whatever he wishes and doesn’t listen at your orders? That's what you wish? - I asked her.

- Those are lies, he always informs me about whatever he does. - my Valide said defending him. She couldn't believe my words.

- So that is why he spends a lot of money everyday? You may ask yourself where half of money from Treasury is? - I asked her.

- He said they took that money while you were traveling here. - Valide said to me. I couldn't believe how she trusts him more than me.

- No one took money from us. This is all that has been there, because my dear husbands buy everything. He bought houses for many women, who are his lovers. He collects bribes and places only people loyal to himself in high positions in Egypt. He increased taxes in Egypt. Everyone complains about him. If the Sultan does not hear this from me, he will surely hear it from the people. - I said to her and raised my head.