Sultan Mahmoud was the most lustful sultan the Othman empire has ever known since it rose from nothing to the strong dynasty it is now. He was a womanizer and the whole dynasty knew that but they didn't care as long as he was leaving for campaigns t...
"Suleiman seems to be liking the party," The Valide said earning my attention from the maids in the middle of the room dancing for us. I turned to look at Daphne that had Suleiman on her lap, he was bouncing up and down squealing happily making me smile. I turned to Ahmed who sitting on Albina's lap playing with her hair.
"Suleiman always likes music" I answered making her chuckled. We turned back around to face the maids that were dancing. Despite me hating partying at a time like this but the Valide insisted that I join them and have some fun.
I danced a little feeling happier than I was for the last month since Mahmoud left for war, we've only recieved two letters from them during that time, it was a very hard time for them at the moment with winter approaching and the bad weather.
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"You're finally letting loose" Yenisah giggled nudging my shoulder making me laugh and nod my head with a smile.
"If I sulked in my room, Mahmoud won't come any faster so why not have some fun to pass time" I answered turning to face her, she was sat on a throne beside her mother while I sat on a pillow on the floor.
I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my stomaching making me stop dancing and place my hand on my stomach, maybe the baby kicked me too hard. But I was wrong and another wave of pain hit making me groan loudly holding my stomach.
"Neslihan, Someone call the midwife" Yenisah ordered kneeling down beside me and wrapped her arm around me to comfort me. Darvis ran over and picked me up bridal style and ran out of the harem as I screamed again in pain, no matter how many times I go through this it's still as painful as the first time.
"Hang on Sultanim, the midwife is on her way" Darvis reassured placing me down on the bed. I groaned loudly taking a hold of the bars around the bed and squeezed them to let out some of the pain I was feeling.
"Out of my way" The midwife pushed Darvis to the side who immediately ran out of the room so he could wait outside for any news. I screamed as another contraction hit me, this birth was more surprising than the ones before, there's usually a warning before it happens but not this time.
"Sultanim, when the next contractions hit you I want you to push" The midwife instructed as Daphne ran in and climbed in bed beside me taking a hold of my hand and pushed my hair out of my face as she whispered encouraging words to me.
"Come on, Sultanim" I took a deep breath before pushing with a loud scream. Push after push my voice was starting to get hoarse from all of the screamings.
"That's it, Sultanim" The midwife encourage as I pushed as hard as I can seeing some dark spots but they faded as relaxation took over my body and a loud cry filled the room.
"It's a son," The midwife told me standing up holding a bloody baby in a white towel, crying while flailing his arms around. She placed him in between my opened arms. I leaned down and kissed his head as he relaxed in my arms and slowly started to fall asleep.
"I'll clean him up and send some maids to help you" Daphne took him from me before leaving the room to do as she said and to tell Darvis what the child was. Minuted later two maids came in and helped me clean up as a third maid changed the bedsheets.
"Mommy" I smiled as Albina walked in with Ahmed and Suleiman, Ahmed threw himself at me and sat down beside me on the bed while Suleiman crawled beside his brother and tried to imitate his every move, of course failing miserably which was cute.
"Neslihan" I looked away from my children as the Valide walked in followed by her three daughters and hatice. Yenisah beamed at me when she saw me. Daphne walked in with the baby and handed him to his grandmother who seemed more than delighted to see him.
"You are one lucky woman" We all turned to the door as they opened again to show Dilruba Sultan, she was smirking as she walked in and over to the Valide who tightened her grip on the baby.
"Three sons in a row, god must favor you over the rest of the woman in this castle," She said side-eyeing Hatice who looked down ashamed for not getting pregnant in the past couple of months despite spending many nights with the sultan.
"Dilruba, if you have something nice to say then say it if you don't then leave, I don't want my grandchildren to hear your poisonous words" The Valide hissed handing the baby to Yenisah who walked over and stood beside the bed.
"I was just stating facts Beyan, and congratulations on the new Shehzade" Dilruba brushed off the Valide's angry words.
"Darvis, send for the Sultan so he could send us a name" Esmehan Sultan said to break the tension her mother was creating. Darvis bowed and ran out of the room to do so.
"Mahmoud will be delighted to hear the news" Dilruba said smiling at the baby. her gaze made me feel uneasy, I nudged Yenisah to hand me the baby which she did.
"Who are you to call the Sultan by his name?" Beyan Sultan exploded turning to face Dilruba who only smirked at her.
"I am his step-mother, I can call him by his name" Dilruba shrugged her shoulders and pulled a box from under her dress and opened it to show a pair of earings before walking over to me and placed them beside me on the bed, Daphne snatched them up immediately before one of the children sees them and accidentally swallows them, because at their age everything goes straight into their mouths.
"You didn't have to get me anything," I said trying to stay civil, I don't want any problems especially now that Mahmoud wasn't here and I have to take care of three children.
