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...
"I have ordered for celebrations to go on for seven days and nights around the empire for our marriage," Mahmoud said as we sat around a round table for breakfast the morning after our marriage.
"Won't that affect the treasury of the empire? I don't want to be a cause of any problems" I said giving Mahmoud a small pout. He reached over and pulled my lips up to form a smile.
"You have never been a problem and never will be," Mahmoud said almost flirtatiously. I blushed and looked down at the plate in front of me. The table was filled with honey and cream along with all types of bread and toasts. Someone knocked on the door interrupting us.
"Come in" Mahmoud called before taking a piece of bread and smeared some honey and cream on it before holding it out for me. I opened my mouth and let him pop the bread in my mouth and chewed happily as the sweet taste filled my mouth.
"Your majesty, Ali Agha and Suleiman pasha are outside waiting for you to go together to the council meeting" a guard bowed to the both of us keeping his hated head down.
"Go to the harem my honey and cream," Mahmoud said and kissed my forehead. I stood up and bowed to him before walking out of the room and wrapping a shawl around my hair.
"Pasha, agha" I greeted the two men standing outside the room, and for the first time, I didn't bow to either of them.
"Congratulations Sultana," Suleiman Pasha said respectfully bowing his head to me.
"Thank you, Pasha" I smiled at him before making my way to the hare noting how Ali didn't even say a word or look at me which was understandable since it was against the law and rules of the palace.
"Take this and check up on the children" I ordered Daphne when I reached the harem and handed her my shawl. She bowed and left immediately but Diana Kalfa immediately took her place.
"Tell me Diana have you given the girls their gifts?" I asked her started making my way towards the harem.
"They're choosing them right now" she answered just as we reached the open hall. There were a dozen boxes filled with fabrics, jewelry and money lined up and the girls were choosing what they wanted under the watchful eyes of the harem aghas and Kalfas so they won't take more than others.
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"I hope you like your gifts" I walked up the steps in the harem and stood behind the boxes and looked at the bowing girls in front of me.
"Yes very much, thank you sultana, and congratulations, " one of the maids said making me and smile. I looked between the girls to see what they have taken and how much was left in the boxes in case they needed more.
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"I see you're trying to buy the girls already" I rolled my eyes At the squeaky voice of the woman I hated most in the world. I turned to my left to see Hatice.
"Excuse me?" I raised my eyebrow and my smile turned into a frown. I could sense the atmosphere turn into a tense one the second she spoke. The girls around me shifted uncomfortably but did nothing nor did they bow to her like they did me.
"You think you're almighty now the sultan married you but believe me he will throw you away soon, very soon" she smirked placing a hand over her stomach. My frown changed into a glare.
"Ignore her sultana" Diana begged placing a hand on my arm trying to stir me away from the snake. I pushed her away and picked up my dress and made my way towards Hatice.
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I stepped down the stairs and stopped right in front of her. We were chest to chest and from our close proximity, I could see fear edge itself on herself.
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"You should worry about your own self besides I wouldn't worry about the sultan being bored with me, you're still here after everything and if he's not bored with you then he'll definitely won't be bored with me" I smirked as her face turned red with embarrassment and her fists clenched by her sides angrily and her teeth gritted and her jaw tensed.
"When I give him a son he will forget all about you" she hissed with venom lashing her words.
"I gave him five sons yet you're still here, and even if you give him a hundred no one will take my place in his heart, I'm the only one sitting there," I said back. She huffed angrily and turned around and stormed off to Allah knows where probably to the Valide to complain to her.
"She was so sweet, I have no idea what has gotten into her" one of the maids said behind me. I turned around and looked at her with a small smile feeling calmer now that I angered Hatice.
"Power hunger changed the strongest of people" I answered. The girls bowed to me as I walked out of the harem and went straight to my room. I saw the valide sitting on my couch with Orhan in her lap playing with her finger. I bowed to her out of respect.
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"Validam, if I had known you were here I wouldn't have visited the harem and came straight here," I said smiling at her. She and I were definitely not on the same page but she's my mother-in-law now and I must respect even more now than when she was only my sultana.
"I came to see my grandsons, I hope you've been taking good care of them," she said with a stone face on which was hard to read. She hasn't broken her silence yet over the marriage and I feel like she's been ignoring it as if it hadn't happened in the first place.
"Of course, I wouldn't dare do any less" I answered willing myself to keep smiling at her even though I hated every second of it. I still haven't forgotten her humiliation and her calling me a slave.
