Four years have passed. This period in Palace was relatively happy period, without any bigger incidents happening. It was also a period of happiness, because of number of children dynasty has got.

Soon after their marriage, Gevherhan Sultana became pregnant and she gave birth to healthy twins. She gave birth to two baby boys, which Sultan named Bayezid and Kasim, after his brothers. A little bit later, Gevherhan also got preganant, and this time she gave birth to twins, again. This time she gave birth to two daughters, which were named Sirin Hatice and Turhan.

Gevherhan and Silahtar enjoyed their marriage and their big family which consisted of them, their four children and Gevherhan's son Selim from previous marriage. Sultan gave them palace on the Bosphorus where they lived happily.

Even though marriage of Atike Sultana and Mahmud-paşa seemed to be unhappy, Atike Sultana quickly got pregnant. Unfornatley, Atike Sultana suffered miscarriage which hurted her a lot. She didn't want to spend a lot of time in Palace and she didn't want to communicate a lot with his brother Sultan and his family. Everyone thinks that is the actual reason why it has been so quiet in Harem and without incidents.

Two years after, Atike got pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter which she named Kosem after her beloved mother. And this year she gave birth to a baby boy named Ibrahim, named after her favourite brother who was killed.

Even though everyone was thinking the marriage would be unhappy, Mahmud and Atike actually got along really well. They lived in palace in Galata which Sultan gifted them with, and made Mahmud his Grand Vizier.

Two years ago, Mihrişah Sultana and Sultan Murad had one more daughter born, they named her Safiye after Murad's greatgrandmother.

Murad kept his promise to Mihrişah and he didn't allow any woman to come even near his chambers, he stayed faithful to his legal wife.

Sultan Murad sent his sons Selim, Suleyman and Mehmed to Sanjaks as he promised, but he didn't send their mother Mihrişah together with them.

Murad sent Selim in main province Manisa. It was known that Prince which is in Manisa is actual heir to the throne.

Murad sent Suleyman to gouverne Amasya, which was lot more distant to Istanbul than Manisa.

Murad sent Mehmed to Konya, which together with Amasya was more distant than Manisa, but none of the princes wouldn't complain to his father, as they knew he loves them all equally.

It was spring, my favourite season of the year. All the flowers started to grow and our Palace was full of the scent of those flowers, especially of my favourite ones, jasmines.

After I haven't seen my sons for three years since they went to Sanjak, Murad called them all to come to Istanbul so we could have reunion all together.

I couldn’t wait for the day I would finally see my sons Selim, Suleyman and Mehmed after those long three years. My boys for sure grow up a lot and they were not so young anymore.

My daughters Ismihan Kaya, Mahinever, Mahpeyker, Mihrimah and Safiye, together with my youngest son Ahmed, couldn't wait for the day they will finally see their brothers.

Murad organised a dinner for the whole family in Summer Gardens under the tent, where he loved to spend their time.

He called his sisters Gevherhan and Atike together with their husbands and children to come there.

I knew Murad had important decision when he wanted us all to reunion once again.

I came inside the Summer Gardens together with my daughters and Ahmed where Sultan and his sisters with theirs family already awaited for us.

Murad was sitting on his throne and everyone of us went around to sit down on the pillows, but at that moment Murad looked at me.

" I may be Sultan, so my Sultana has to take place next to me. Like Empress next to Emperor, like a Queen next to King." Murad said and showed me to sit next to him on his throne, what no one else have done before.

I saw my children are smiling happily to me when they saw that together with Gevherhan, while Atike was measuring all of my steps there. Her hate towards me has never stopped.

I sat next to Murad and he holded my hand into his and looked at me with most beautiful smile that I have ever seen.

Three carriages came to the Palace and one by one of my sons have started walking towards us.

First one who came towards us was my eldest son Selim, my first born. My Selim whom I learned how to be a mother. He came towards us and kissed hands both of Murad and me.

I couldn't help but stand up to hug my son which I have missed for whole three years and I couldn't believe how fast he grow into strong and brave Prince.

" Valide, I have missed you so much. You were always in my mind." Selim said while he was hugging me. I couldn’t get enough of my son.

"My Selim, you grow up so fast. I missed you so much." I said to him as I sat next to Murad and Selim sat close to us.

" I missed everyone here so much, especially my siblings." Murad said as he went to meet all of his siblings which missed him so much.

The next carriage came and my lion Suleyman walked from there to greet us. He couldn't hide happiness from his face when he saw his family.

" Valide, Hunkarim. I missed you all so much." Suleyman said as he kissed our hands and greeted us into a hug.

" My lion, how have been it for you in a province? Did you find it well to learn there?" Murad asked him with smile, as Suleyman didn't even want to go to Sanjak.

I remember when we had to tell him that he is going to Amasya, he started crying how he doesn't want to separate from his family. He needed a lot of time to get used to Sanjak.

" It is great, Hunkarim. I am learning there a lot and hopefully I can make you proud father." Suleyman said with a smile.

The third carriage came and Suleyman's twin brother Mehmed walked towards us. Even though they were twins, they had nothing similiar. They were really different looking, and they had totally different charachter.

While Suleyman was soft and good hearted, and he would never do anything bad to anyone, my Mehmed was rebelious and stubborn. He was so brave that he reminded me on Murad a lot.

" Hunkarim, Valide, it is my pleasure to see you finally after those three years." Mehmed said and kissed our hands and got into a hug with me.

" I am glad that I see you again, lion. But I am sad that I heard you don't listen to me and you still do everything on your will." Murad said and raised his eyebrows.

Everyone stayed silent because we didn't want to destroy the moment of happiness, but I knew Murad was angry on Mehmed for doing things on his hands, not like he ordered.

" I am sorry if I had disappointed you, Hunkarim." Mehmed said and looked at the ground ashamedly.

I didn't want Murad to start with it right now, but I knew I couldn't change it. I knew Murad and Mehmed had similiar character and temperament, and that was what was scaring me all the time.

" You know how to do it in the future." Murad said and gave a slight smile just not to destroy Mehmed's feelings now.

" I wanted to make you happy by giving you news that my favourite Gulnuş gave birth to a son which we named Murad, after you Hunkarim." Mehmed said and I was so happy that I became grandmother.

" May our lion grow healthy!" Murad said and everyone sat down.

" I called you all here to tell you important news. Russia is attacking us and we will have to go to a war." Murad said and I already got nervous at the mention of the war.

I didn't want him or my sons to go to the war because I was afraid if something bad would happen to them. In the last time Murad wasnt in really good health condition, due to a lot of alcohol consumation which was scaring me.

" As my viziers, Mahmud and Silahtar Paşa will go with me. My lions Selim, Suleyman and Mehmed will also go with me." Murad said and my heart already felt pain that I will already need to say goodbye to my sons, even though we just meet again.

" Before going to the war, I would like to see my daughters getting married. I am not young anymore as I used to be, and I don't know what will life bring me." Murad said and looked at me. His each word made me even more afraid for him and for children.

" Ismihan Kaya, Mihrimah, Mahpeyker and Mahinever will get married soon. You can talk with your Valide about who you would like to marry. I will listen to wishes from my daughters." Murad said and our daughters felt better knowing their father would allow them to chose who they want to marry.

"  I don't have to marry, dad?" our little daughter Safiye asked her father and made us all laugh.

" My love, you are still too young. You will stay with Ahmed and me here for some more time." I said to her and took her to sit in my lap.