" When I saw you for the first time, I knew I won't forget about you easily. And I was right, in those years there was no day or night I haven't thought of you. You are the one who lights my life up, and I would be lost without you."
" Sultana, I have information to you that can help you against Safiye Sultan. If you find this, you will get rid of her easily." Murad Paşa said when I secretly met him. Even though I was afraid if Ahmed may catch me, because he didn't want anyone to involve into his state jobs.
" What it is?" I asked him as I was really interested in it.
" You helped me to get to the position of Grand Vizier, so I will help you with this." Murad Paşa said and smiled.
It was the best if he thought I helped him, but the truth was Ahmed chosed him because there was no one else suitable to get on that position.
" I am listening, Paşa." I said.
" Safiye Sultan has a secret treasury. There is all the bribes and money she collected all the way back since she was Haseki Sultan of Sultan Murad III. There are many things and that is forbidden. If you find this, you will be her end." Murad Paşa said and the interest in me woke up.
I knew Ahmed would get really angry if he would find out about this. I knew Safiye would be banished once again if he would hear for this.
" Where is that treasury?" I asked him. I knew I should give my everything to find it.
" I don't know about the location, but you should ask Gulizar Kalfa in Old Palace. She was Safiye Sultan's servant since she was Haseki Sultan. She is now in Old Palace because of old age, but she could be only one beside Bulbul who could know about this." Murad Paşa said and I went back to my chambers.
I quickly got dressed up and got ready to go to the Old Palace. Kalika and Aybige wondered where I would go now.
" Aybige, you will stay and take care of children. Kalika, you will go with me in Old Palace. We have important job." I said to them.
" Haci-aga, you will follow Bulbul-aga when he goes outside now. We need to find where they are going to find Safiye Sultan's secret treasury." I said to Haci who became really loyal to me after Handan died.
While I was going to carriage with Kalika, Cennet saw me on Harem hallway and walked towards me.
" Where do you go?" she asked me arrogantly and she behaved like I was some servant, not mother of five princes and one sultana.
" Cennet Sultan, I have to explain to you. How could I go outside without your permission?" I said sarcastically and Kalika laughed with me, but Cennet didn't feel comfortable.
She disliked me even since I came to the Harem because the way I talked to her for the first time. She was still very loyal to Safiye.
We sat on carriage and very soon we have arrived to the Old Palace. I walked to little room where they said Gulizar Kalfa is right now.
I came inside and she looked at me confused. She had no idea who I am and why I am visiting her.
"Who are you and who you are searching for?" old woman named Gulizar asked me. I could see she is age similiar like Safiye.
"I am Mahnaz Sultan, I am consort of Sultan Ahmed. I came here to talk to you." I said to her trying not to scare her, because I knew people from Old Palace were alwaya afraid if they have done something wrong.
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"What do you want from me?" Gulizar asked me while she measured me. She raised her eyebrows.
" I want you to tell me where is secret treasury of Safiye Sultan." I said to her and she looked at me like she froze at that moment.
" How do you know for it?" she asked me in distrust as she couldn't believe someone knows about it.
" I heard everything, I need to know it. Please help me. I know Safiye banished you here because you were no longer available to make whatever she wants. She banished you here to stay forever. If you help me, I will help you too." I said to her and she looked at me seriously.
" I would like to help you, but I have no idea where it is. That place has many doors, and only one of them enters the treasury. If you don't have keys, there will be no way to enter it." she said to me.
" Does anyone else know where that treasury is?" I asked her and she nodded with her head.
" Bulbul. He is the only one who knows." she said to me and I went back to Topkapi.
Haci awaited for me there and on his face expression I saw he found out about something.
" Sultana, I followed Bulbul and we found excact location of treasury." Haci said to me with a smile. I was so happy because we found it out really easy, thankful to Bulbul who had no idea what is he going to take his Sultana in.
Bulbul was good man towards me since I came to Harem, I never meant any bad to him. But after this secret treasury, Safiye was real enemy. Not mine, but enemy of my Ahmed and enemy of our State.
" Kalika, go check Bulbul's room. He has to have key somewhere. If he catches you, tell him I was searching for Bulbul and that we had no idea where he is. Haci, you will go with me and we will tell this to Sultan." I said and we went there.
Doors of Ahmed's chambers opened and he was surprised to see me coming with Haci.
" Mahnaz, did something bad happen?" Ahmed asked me as he stood up from his working desk.
" I don't know how to tell you this, but your grandmother Safiye Sultan is traitor." I said to him whule I was looking at the floor. I had no idea how he would react on this.
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" What? Is this true, Haci?" Ahmed asked as he was so confused now.
" Unfornatley, it is Hunkarim. She has a secret treasury where she collected all of her bribes and taxes." Haci said and Ahmed immediatley left the Palace.
He went to the carriage and I and Haci came with him. Carriage was about to start, but Kalika ran towards us.
" Sultana, I have a key." Kalika said and sat togegher with us in the carriage.
Haci told coachman the way to her secret treasury. Out of all hidden places that came to my mind, this wasn't even on secret place.
It was on main square in the last house. We came inside and there were six doors. I remembered Gulizar's words and knocked on each wall next to doors to find out where is the treasury. Only on the last, sixth doors there was a sound and I knew there it is.
Ahmed opened the doors and inside we saw so many gold. So many money and many important gold things that she collected. There were even gifts sent to her by European leaders which were so worthy. Ahmed ordered his servants to take everything out.
"I couldn’t believe she would be ready to do something like this." Ahmed said as he couldn’t believe what he saw in front of his own eyes.
" What will you do with her now?" I asked him, but he haven't answered me.
