Two months have passed since Sultan Murad left Topkapi Palace together with his sons Selim and Suleyman and also his viziers Silahtar and Mahmud.
Murad heard that Mehmed is not feeling good, so he didn't want to take him to the war. Mehmed acted like he really wants to go there, but Murad didn't allow him to do it.
I must admit Mehmed know how to play the game really well, and I had nothing to do with it or mix into it anymore, only thing I didn't want is for Murad to find the real truth.
Murad named Mehmed as the one in duty until he returns. Mehmed was assigned to rule as Murad's deputy until he returns.
My four daughters moved into their new palaces together with their new husbands and each of them four was happy with their new lives.
I was sitting in my chambers browsing the papers about Harem and the State. I never had much wish to mix into the state jobs, but I was really afraid what could happen when Mehmed is in deputy now. He was rebellious and I could never know what he was able to do.
" Sultana, wife of Russian Emperor is sending you a letter." Haci-aga said and gave me a letter.
Murad wouldn't like for me to mix into those relationships with another countries, but I had nothing else to do while he wasn't here.
Dear Mihrişah Sultana, I am Empress Maria of Russia and I am sending you all the greetings. I know our countries are in war now, and I hope at the end there will come to the peace. Two large and powerful countries like Russia and Ottoman Empire shouldn't fight between eachother, but there is no way I can explain that to my husband, and I guess same goes to you. I know you have been born as Russian, from Odessa. I have heard a lot about you. Whole country is talking about you like a powerful Russian which was sold into Ottoman Harem, and now you are one of the most powerful women in the whole world. I hope one day I could meet you so we could collaborate as two powerful woman who want nothing, but only peace between their countries.
I took the letter and putted it by side. Whole letter was written in Russian and it reminded me of my childhood I lived in Odessa. I remembered for how many years I had no option or ability to talk Russian with anyone.
" It must be a great honor when those powerful women are writing to you, Sultana. But you are even more powerful than all of them." Haci said and smiled to me.
" She wants to collaborate with me and make peace between our countries." I said to him.
" Will you answer her?" Haci asked me.
" I won't until Murad returns, I don't want to make him angry if I write something he doesn't like." I said to him as my respect and love towards Murad was bigger and more important than anything else.
" Sultana, I also wanted to inform you that Şehzade Mehmed's favourite Gulnuş Sultan came here to the palace together with their son Şehzade Murad." Haci said to me.
" We have to keep an eye on her. No one should know they are legally married, I am afraid how all of this will go now." I said and putted all the letters aside as I was tired from job today.
" Would you like to meet her? She wanted to come to you." Haci said to me.
" Yes, let her in." I said and went to sit on my sofa where I would await for her.
After few minutes a woman with long black hair, dressed in luxurious dress and which had a lot of jewerlies came inside. It was obvious Mehmed loves her a lot when he gifted her with all of these.
" Sultana, I am glad I am finally able to meet you." Gulnuş said and looked at me directly and smiled.
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