|Nurgül's POV|

I woke up in the morning feeling relatively relieved, a heavy burden had been lifted from my shoulders, now I have Mehmet, he forgave me and promised that he would relieve me of my sadness and worries towards my family soon, he also said that Hurrem Sultan knew about this but he wouldn't let her do anything bad to me, I asked him about Cemre Kalfa and he said that he sent her away from the palace to stay with her nephew for a short while, his mother threatened her.

Finally I am able to leave this room freely, the maids will move my things to a new room while I, Ayşe and another maid will walk in the garden with the twins.

While I was passing through the harem, literally everyone was looking at me like I was some kind of ghost, I really disappeared for more than five months and now I suddenly appear? Well the important thing is that they don't know anything because I want my reputation to remain good for the sake of my sons.

Oh, here we go again! I met Eylem who was walking proudly while her maid was behind her carrying her son Selim, as soon as she saw me her face turned pale.

"I thought you were dead or something" she said looking a bit angry.

"Don't worry dear Eylem, I'm fine" I said with a calm smile.

"I heard that Şehzade Mehmet hasn't met you in the past months" she said mischievously while playing with her hair.

"I also heard that he hasn't met anyone else" I replied mockingly.

She raised her eyebrow in annoyance "Show respect because I'm a sultana, the mother of or a şehzade!"

"And I'm a sultana too, the mother of two şehzades" I smiled as I looked at Ayse who was trying to hold back her laughter then added "Now my sons and I need to get some air" We continued our way to the garden ignoring her angry looks.

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|3rd Person POV|

Hürrem Sultan was standing watching everything that happened between Nurgül and Eylem, not caring about what they were saying but angry that Nurgül was there walking freely as if nothing happened.

She turned and left towards Mehmet's room, and as soon as she stood in front of it, Mehmet appeared.. he seemed to have been outside the palace.

"Mother, what are you doing here?" he asked while gesturing to the guards to open the door.

"We need to talk quickly" she said impatiently and then entered the room quickly before him.

Mehmet sighed knowing very well what his mother wanted to talk about, but he still kept his promise to Nurgül.

He entered, took off his coat and turned to his mother "Okay, what's going on"

"What is that traitor doing outside her room?" She raised her finger "She is supposed to be dead!"

"Validem! You are talking about the mother of my two sons, so don't call her with inappropriate words" he said while looking a little agitated.

"Okay, good" Her eyes widened "She must have done some magic to you or something"

He tried to control himself "Nurgül and I talked and things became clear between us... She is loyal to me and that is what matters to me" He turned to his desk "Now please, I have important work to do and you, mother, take care of your health and stay away from these problems"

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- A week later -

|Nurgül's POV|

After making sure everything was fine in my room, I breastfed İbrahim and Bayezid and then when they fell asleep, Ayşe and I sat talking for a while until we heard the announcement of Mehmet's arrival.

Ayşe quickly withdrew to the spare room while I stood up and bowed a little.

"Good evening" he said as he approached me.

"Good evening, Mehmet" I said with a smile and then placed a kiss on his cheek.

He sat on the sofa "Where are my şehzades I want to see them"

"They are sleeping" I raised my eyebrows "Don't you want to see me?"

He smiled as he pulled me by the hand "I want to"

After dinner, Mehmet spent some time with Ibrahim and Bayezid and then we left his room because he said we would talk about something important.. He sat on the sofa and I sat next to him.

"We have to come up with a good plan to get what we want" he said calmly.

"I really hope it doesn't bother you" I said, placing my hand over his.

"It's my problem , I am their enemy" he passed his hand over mine "You were just a victim, but it's time to turn the game around"

"Your enemies are my enemies" I smiled a little, then added "I think I have some ideas too"

He nodded "Okay, tell me"

I started telling him all the ideas that came to my mind, and together we built a good, integrated plan. We talked about the details well, and it seemed that Mehmet was convinced by it and knew that it would succeed.

We heard the sound of the door, He gave them permission to open it, then Aymen Pasha appeared from behind the door, bowing respectfully.

"Your Majesty, we received urgent news" he said, looking a little uncomfortable.

"What happened, Ayman?" Mehmet said, standing up.

"A letter from the palace says that the Sultan is very ill and asks you to go to the capital as soon as possible" he finished his words with sadness.

Mehmet looked very nervous, so I stood up and approached him "Don't worry everything will be fine"

He nodded as he looked at me then looked at Aymen Pasha again "Prepare everything now, we will go to the capital quickly"

Aymen nodded then left quickly while Mehmet started to put on his coat.

"I want to go with you" I said while helping him.

"No need, the road will be long and you and the twins will get tired" he said quickly then went and started carrying some of his things.

I followed him while speaking in a calm tone "Mehmet, please I can't leave you alone, and I don't want to stay here alone"

Mehmet turned to me while looking into my eyes, after a short thought he said "Okay, my mother must come too, we will take the şehzades with us so that my father may be in good health when he meets his grandchildren"

This means that that idiot Eylem will also come with us, but I don't care about it, all I care about is that I will be with him to support him.

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-After three days-

After a very long distance, we finally arrived at the capital palace, I saw Mehmet getting off his horse and quickly entering while Hürrem Sultan also followed him.

While I was walking towards my room with the maids behind me, I met Hafize Sultan and Razye Sultan.

"Good evening" I said while bowing slightly.

"Good evening, Nurgül" Hafize Sultan said then she approached Ibrahim and Bayezid "Finally I met my nephews" she said with a smile.

"May Allah protect them" Razye Sultan said looking at me in a strange way.

"I am sorry to hear the news of the Sultan's illness, may he live long" I said while looking at both of them.

"Amen" the two said.

I asked their permission then left for my room, Hafize Sultan looks very calm and kind but Razye Sultan looks at me as if she can't stand me.

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|3rd Person POV|

"You should act normally" Hafize Sultan said looking at her sister.

"How are we going to act normally after everything we found out about her" Razye Sultan replied angrily.

"My mother says that we should stay out of this problem for now" she added in surprise "You don't even see her here? When my mother went to Manisa she said that things weren't good between Nurgül and Mehmet and she was even locked in a room"

They ignored the subject because they knew that Safiye Sultan would know all the details, and all that should concern them now is their father's health.

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|Nurgül's POV|

I sat on the sofa breastfeeding Beyazid then my maid Elif came in.

"Sultana, someone wants to meet you" she said pointing to the door.

I raised my eyebrows as I adjusted my dress then stood up with Bayezid still in my arms "Okay"

I watched the door open then saw Alice come in, I missed her so much! I gave Bayezid to the maid and approached Alice to hug her.

"I am so happy to see you" she said smiling happily.

"You can't imagine how much I missed you too" I said and motioned for her to sit down.

"I sent you as an innocent girl and you came back as the mother of two şehzades" she said jokingly as she kissed Bayezid's hand "May God protect them for you"

I smiled "It's love, girl"

She winked at me as she laughed "I remember that you didn't even want the prince"

We kept laughing and talking, I told her about some of the events that happened in Manisa, apart from that secret topic of course, then after that I insisted that we have dinner together.

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|3rd Person POV|

After more than two days, everyone was meeting the Sultan to check on his health, even his grandchildren and despite his illness he was happy to have all three of them around him.

This evening his health condition worsened and he asked that Hurrem Sultan, Safiye Sultan, şehzade Mehmed, Sultana Mihrimah, Sultana Razye and Sultana Hafize be brought to his room.

In his somewhat dark room, where the shadows of candles danced on the walls, the royal family gathered around the Sultan's bed... The atmosphere was filled with sadness, while tears streamed from the eyes of most of them... The Sultan, who ruled with an iron fist, was about to leave this world.

In the corner, şehzade Mehmed, the heir to the throne, was sitting next to his father... His facial features carried a mixture of sadness and worry. He looked at his father's face, which was pale and exhausted, and wished he could carry his pain for him. The moments of farewell were approaching, and he felt that the time had come to be the man who faced the challenges that awaited him.

"Mehmet, my lion, you have always made me so proud" the Sultan whispered in a weak voice "You are now in charge of the empire that our great sultans left us, fate chose you so you must be ready"

Mehmet's eyes looked at his father, filled with love and respect "I will do everything, father... I will protect your legacy and work to advance our empire further and further"

A sense of sadness flooded through everyone in the room, especially his daughters, but the words were a pledge from Mehmet to follow in his father's footsteps. With every word, Sultan Suleiman was leaving behind a great history, while Mehmet was preparing to accept the responsibilities that come with the throne.

At that moment, the Sultan closed his eyes for the last time, leaving behind a history of glory and challenges. Everyone gathered around şehzade Mehmet, who was now Sultan, while tears of separation streamed down their faces, but hope for a better future loomed on the horizon.

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|Nurgül's POV|

I was walking nervously in the middle of my room, Mehmet disappeared for long hours in his father's chambers and we did not receive any news except that the whole family gathered there... The door opened and Elif entered looking pale.

"Sultana" she said with her head lowered.

"What" I asked nervously.

"Sultan Suleiman has passed away" she said with tears in her eyes, of course sadness will prevail over everyone because everyone respected and loved him.

I sat on the sofa and all that occupied my mind was Mehmet's condition .... I must stand by him in these very difficult times.