Just like another typical day , i was sitting outside surrounded by some of the girls as i decided to get some fresh air . I was growing more bored and alone and it ate me alive , i have seen Mahidevran sultan and my daughter nearly a month ago and i couldn't wait no more .

I Sipped on my tea as i admired the view infront of me , i could see a village not far from where i was and i would always notice kids playing with each other and at every single time i remember Nergisşah .

« Your highness , Yahya bey is here » i looked at the girl and sighed in relief , i knew he wouldn't come here if he didn't have something important to say .

« Tell him to come » I said standing up from my seat waiting for him to come close , He walked towards me and stopped his guards from getting close .

« Sultana , it is a great day to see you »he bowed down to me and i smiled back waiting for what he was going to say « you didn't come for nothing did you ? »

He shook his head and proceeded to explain « I came here following prince mustafa's orders » he turned around and pointed at a carriage .

« His highness orders you to come to the capital » I raise my eyebrow « Did his majesty come back ? » I asked hoping he would say yes .

« Yes , his majesty is close to the capital . if we leave now , there is a high chance we can get before them » I sighed in relief as the long awaited announcement came, I was finally free from this loneliness.

I ordered the girls to pack my things as i stayed outside with Yahya asking him further questions , he told me about the fuss going on in the capital surrounding sultan suleyman and that hurrem sultan is accusing Mustafa . But i could hardly believe this , im sure it was just a rumour .

After the girls finished i got into the carriage , looking at the ranch one last time before it started to fade away from my vision.

It took us a long time to finally arrive to the capital , my heart was beating so loud out of my chest . I wasn't scared , i was stressed , i couldn't wait to see the expression on Hurrem sultan's face .

I stepped out of the carriage and stared at the magnificent palace infront of me , i couldn't believe i was finally back after a very long time .

I stepped inside the palace and got welcomed by different reactions , aghas were looking down but the girls who were passing by were hesitating between bowing down to me or express their confusion .

« Destur , Stella sultan has arrived » the harem agha announced as soon as i stepped on the big hallway where the concubines were .

« Sultanim.. » I heard sumbul speak making me turn around « How ? weren't you supposed to be? » He couldn't finish his question and stared at me in disbelief.

« Why ? did they tell you i'm dead or whatsoever ? » I asked in a teasing tone because i knew very well that he served hurrem sultan and he was not happy about me being here .

« Of course not , welcome back your highness » He said bowing down to me and left pacing a little bit , obviously going to report this to his sultana .

« Where is Mahidevran sultan ? i want to see her » I asked a kalfa who immediately led the way not bothering to ask me questions .

I followed behind her until i arrived infront of Mahidevran sultan's room , the door opened and i saw her holding my daughter in her arms .

"Nergisşah !" i muttered once i saw my daughter , I immediately paced to hold her .

"Stella welcome back" Mahidevran sultan welcomed me while putting my daughter in my arms .

I kissed her cheek and smelled her beautiful sweet scent , i looked at her again and she smiled at me while touching my face with her tiny hands .

"She is happy to see you" Mahidevran sultan smiled as she came to my side "How is she doing ? i hope she wasn't very noisy" I asked as Nergisşah started squealing in my arms .

« Never , she is very calm and relaxed . I supposed you heard about the issue » I turned around and nodded .

« Mustafa looked through the matter right ? » I asked while rocking my daughter who got tired of squealing , Mahidevran sultan led me to sit down .

« It is not true , His majesty and his sons are unharmed but it is true that the persians have set them a trap that led to a lot of deaths in the military . » I nodded understanding more clearly « Hurrem sultan is aware of this ? » I asked .

« No she isn't , Mustafa didn't want to tell her . He is testing her patience but eventually she will know » I couldn't believe what hurrem sultan would be feeling right now.

« She deserves it , after all the evil she has done » I said remembering everything she made us and especially Mahidevran sultan go through .

« Mustafa was hurt by her many times , especially when he was still a young prince . She had emotionally damaged him using one of his favorites » I didn't know about this ever because he never told me about his past lovers before , I kept listening to know more .

« There was a woman named Efsun who was sent by hurrem as a spy and he fell in love with her madly , the woman eventually got pregnant and hurrem used it in her advantage and threatened to say everything to his father »

Knowing that sultan suleyman is so strict , i imagined how hard and scary that must've been for Mustafa.

« The woman had to abort eventually but she died in the process which ruined Mustafa and his mental health » Mahidevran sultan looked at the floor and shook her head , i could visibly see her pain .

« Mustafa is the only one i have in this life , and as long as hurrem is in it i will never rest easy or know peace » She grabbed my free hand and squeezed it .

« I promise that hurrem sultan will pay for everything she did » I reassured her and kissed my daughter's forehead as i noticed that she started to sleep slowly .

3rd person pov -

Sultan suleyman was approaching the capital while battling the feeling of guilt of losing his soldiers , his heart was heavy and he was feeling so bad .

« Father , you shouldn't blame yourself . How could we possibly know what those persians would do » Mehmed tried to comfort his father but in vain .

« This could've been avoided .. How will i face my people who are waiting for their kids ? » he answered with a slight hint of sadness .

He knew it was their duty and they had an oath presented before they became members of the janissary corps but it pained him to see that they have survived a long war only to die at the end .

He approached the capital and kept going along with his princes but little did he know that his son mehmed was wounded but couldn't tell his father so he doesn't burden him more .

While Mustafa was holding the divan in the palace with few statesmen that stayed in the capital , they were discussing the war's outcome but little did he know that hurrem sultan was peeking over from her secret room .

She didn't trust him and she had to listen for herself , but no one knew about this room . and no one could know or else it was going to ruin and destroy her relationship with the sultan .