|Nurgül's POV|

When I opened the door I entered Mehmet's room where I found him sitting on his couch looking lost in his thoughts, I knew he wouldn't be okay, he had executed his sister's husband minutes ago and issued an order to exile his sister whom he had always loved and respected.

"Mehmet" I said in a low voice then sat down next to him "You look very upset" I put my hand over his.

"Traitors are everywhere, I can't even trust the people around me" He sighed a little then looked at me "Since the first week and look at everything that happened"

I felt so sad seeing him upset and uncomfortable, I wish I could do something to take this weight off him, I could see the difference between Mehmet when he was a prince and when he became a sultan.

"Mehmet, everything will be fine now everyone thinks you are a young sultan and they can deceive you but I am sure you will impose your presence and power" I took his hand in mine "About your sister and her husband, you did not do anything wrong, all you did was apply the law and now everyone will know that you are a just sultan who holds even the closest people to him accountable for their mistakes"

Mehmet shook his head "I hope I am fair and not cruel"

Before I could answer him we heard some screaming outside and when we stood up, Mihrimah Sultan stormed into the room.

"How dare you Mehmet! My daughter and son are now orphans!!" She pointed to herself "I am Mihrimah Sultan! The daughter of the late Sultan Suleiman, how dare you do this t me and tarnish my reputation like this"

Mehmet raised his finger impatiently "Show some respect, you are talking to the Sultan" He approached her with slow steps "You are the one who brought yourself to this situation, your bad decisions and your husband are the ones who caused your children to be orphaned"

"After everything I did for you, this is how you reward me?" She said in a voice full of hatred.

"You did not respect the state, you wanted to put me on the throne, thinking that I was a toy that you could move as you wished" He added in a sharp tone "The state will not be ruled by women who want to destroy it, the state is ruled by a Sultan, and the Sultan now is ME!"

"You will regret everything, Mehmet...Do you think that you will rule in comfort now! You will never find comfort!!" She said slowly threatening him.

Mihrimah Sultan wanted an imaginary power, she thought that she and her husband would run the country and manipulate Mehmet and his decisions, without caring about their empire. All she dreamed of was leading this country from behind the scenes, to hell of course.

"Aghas!" Mehmet said in a loud voice until the guards entered "I am the one who decides who will enter my room!! If this happens again, I will hold you all accountable" He turned to Mihrimah "Get out now... I don't want to see you in my palace again... You are exiled for the rest of your life"

After Mihrimah left, I sat with Mehmet for a while to calm him down, then I left for my room... He had an important divan, but while I was leaving, I met Hurrem Sultan who was walking quickly and looking pale.

"You traitor" She grabbed my elbow tightly "You will pay the price I swear you will see dark days"

I shook my head "Valide sultan you are nervous now and you don't know what you are saying" She let go of my hand "My children are waiting for me" I bowed a little then continued on my way to my room.

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|3rd Person POV|

"Mehmet" Hürrem said loudly as she stood in front of him "Executing that traitor is something I understand but exiling your sister! Why?"

Mehmet sighed as he looked towards the balcony "She was hiding it and supporting him"

"All she wanted was to preserve her marriage and the reputation of her children's father, then she must have been forced" Hurrem approached him trying to convince him to back down from his decision.

"Mother, we both know the things that Mihrimah is capable of doing, no one can manipulate her or force her to do anything so don't try to make her look like a wronged angel" Mehmet turned around "I won't back down from my decision" he headed towards the door "I have an important divan and your only job is to control the harem"

Hurrem headed to her room, she sat nervously thinking of any solution throughout the evening hours then she collapsed when she heard that her daughter left the palace and would never return again.

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-A day later-

"I found it" Hurrem stood up quickly and turned to her maid "Call Eylem now!"

The maid nodded and left.

"Sultana" Eylem bowed respectfully "You wanted to meet me"

Hurrem Sultan nodded "Yes, how is my grandson Selim?"

Eylem smiled "He is fine and growing up fast"

Hurrem stood up "Yes I can't believe he's four months already" She approached Eylem "Anyway we should get rid of Nurgül"

"Yes Sultana, I have been waiting for you to do this for a long time" Eylem replied.

"I was waiting for the right time, you are the right woman for my son" She looked away "It bothers me that she hasn't even been held accountable for her betrayal" Hurrem pretended that she didn't mean to say that.

Eylem raised her eyebrow "What betrayal?"

Hurrem looked at her "I didn't mean to say that but since I trust you" she sighed in a fake way "Nurgül is actually a spy who was sent to kill Mehmet but she didn't and Mehmet knew about it and forgave her"

Eylem's eyes widened and she took a long second to process the situation "Sultana! We can use this against her!"

Hurrem returned and sat down "Maybe later, we will think of a good plan" she raised her hand "Anyway, go back to your room and take care of my grandson"

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|Nurgül's POV|

Safiye Sultan organized a party in the harem, on the occasion that she wanted to say goodbye to the palace since there were only two days left for her here, personally I did not understand why she held this party as it did not seem to match her personality at all.

I put on an elegant dress, a crown and some suitable jewelry, then left the twins in Elif's care and headed to the harem. I found Safiye Sultan sitting on her throne, and next to her were Razye Sultan and Hafize Sultan.

"Good evening Sultana" I bowed slightly.

"Welcome, Nurgül" she smiled "Sit down"

I nodded my head and sat down to watch the dancers and harem girls who seemed to be enjoying the party.

"Did you like the party, Nurgül" Safiye Sultan asked as she put the glass of juice from her hand.

I smiled a little "Yes, it is beautiful, Sultana.. But..." I raised my eyebrows "I really don't understand the motives of this party"

She smiled "How smart you are, Nurgül" she looked at her daughters and then at me again "I just want to annoy Hurrem"

I laughed a little then turned around again and started drinking my juice, until we saw Hurrem Sultan and next to her Eylem, they were approaching and their looks were full of hatred.

"Come in, Hurrem" Safiye Sultan pointed with her hand.

"I don't need anyone to welcome me into my harem" Hurrem replied then sat on her throne "I see that you are celebrating your departure"

Safiya Sultan smiled "Yes, it is good for a person to be happy in all stages of his life"

Hurrem turned to me then said "Nurgül, it seems that you have become confident in yourself, you plan and force the Sultan to punish whoever you want" She raised her eyebrow "It seems that you have forgotten your mistake"

"I have no sins, the Sultan and I are on good terms and he only applies the law" I took my glass and drank from it.

"Good terms?" She laughed a little "After a short while he will replace you, you idiot"

I felt angry because of the word she had just called me, and with Eylem's smile who seemed to enjoy this show.

"Just like he got rid of that snake next to you, right?" I said while pointing at Eylem.

Eylem's eyes widened as a strange smile appeared on Hurrem's lips.

"You've crossed your limits" Eylem stood up angrily and started speaking loudly while everyone watched us "A traitor like you!" She pointed to herself "I am a sultana, you should respect me.... As for you, your place is in the dungeon or the grave"

Everyone looked shocked by what she said while I stood up with tears gathering in my eyes.

"Traitor?" One of the girls said in shock.

Eylem turned to her angrily "Yes, a traitor, she was a spy from the beginning and the law here will apply to everyone, this dirty girl's fate is death"

All I could hear was a lot of noise and some hurtful words directed at me, I felt a little dizzy but Hafize Sultan grabbed my hand and pulled me, I didn't know which way we were going but in the end I found myself in my room, I didn't care about anyone or what was going on around me, Hafize's voice mixed with Elif's voice... I sat next to the sofa with tears filling my face, they intended to disgrace me in front of everyone, they are trying to test Mehmet's justice and tarnish my reputation as well, will my children be called the sons of that traitor?... Everything now is destroyed ... Right?..