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...
"How can you possibly have a girl?" The Valide asked pacing in front of my bed. I rolled my eyes and looked down at my newborn daughter asleep in my arms.
"After four boys you can't just have a daughter, you are the mother of sons" The Valide turned to face me and glared at me. I didn't even give her an answer, I didn't care what she thinks, Allah decided to send me a daughter and I'm going to love her and cherish her as I should.
The doors to my room opened and Mahmoud walked in, it was his reaction that I was worried about, to be honest, I know that he didn't care much at first what I had given birth to since we already had four healthy sons. I was scared that he was going to reject her for being a girl even though I almost believe that Mahmoud loves Nuricihan and Fatma more than our boys even though they are girls. Everyone has been preparing for the birth of a boy, they all expected me to have a son but then I had a daughter. For me it didn't matter because I already secured the throne to my sons, they were the only sons of Sultan Mahmoud Khan.
"How are you feeling?" Mahmoud asked sitting down beside me on the bed. I almost sighed in relief as he interacted with me. I grinned up at him almost showing him my full set of teeth.
"I am healthy and so is our daughter" I answered showing him the baby in my arms. Mahmoud's face softened at the sight of our daughter asleep in my arms. The Valide scoffed and rolled her eyes. The doors opened and Yenisah Sultan walked in with Gevherhan Sultan following in after her.
"Yenisah, why are you here? You should rest more you haven't fully recovered from the birth of Hüseyin" the Valide fussed wrapping an arm around her daughter. Yenisah shook her mother off with a smile on her face.
"I am fine mother," Yenisah said. Gevherhan stepped closer to the bed and took a look at the small baby in my arms.
"Have you decided on a name brother?" She asked turning to look at her brother. Mahmoud grinned and stood up from the bed.
"You will find out when I name her," he said back. Gevherhan sultan huffed annoyed because she was excited to know the name.
"Will Esmehan not come?" The Valide asked turning to Yenisah who seemed to get paler at the mention of her older sister.
"Her pregnancy is making her tired" Gevherhan said defending her sister. The valide rolled her eyes and turned to the door that opened and Hatice strolled in with her daughter and her head was held up with a grin on her face. I can see that my lack of pain and despair over the birth of a girl annoyed her very much.
"Her pregnancy is preventing her or does she not want to see me?" Mahmoud asked sarcastically. Gevherhan looked down at her feet confirming that what Mahmoud had said was true.
"How about you name her? I can't wait any longer, I want to know her name" Yenisah sultan said clapping her hands. I was glad that she had changed the subject and turned it back to the more important royal member, at least in my eyes. Mahmoud leaned down and took our daughter from me. He held her high so her ear was beside his mouth and prayed for her and her future.
"Your name will be Sahihuban" Kasim Agha's words echoed in my head again, a girl whose name starts with an S will be my biggest helper, he said to raise her wisely.
My breath was sucked out of me as my daughter was placed back in my arms, she was more special now, I can't deny the surge of power that I felt a surge from her to me. It's like she was radiating power the second her name was given to her and her path was given to her by our Allah.
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"What a beautiful name," Gevherhan Sultan said snapping me back to reality. I leaned down and kissed my daughter on the forehead feeling like the happiest woman in the world, she will be my helper. She will bring her brother's glory I am sure of it.
"It was the name of our grandmother, of course, it's a beautiful name," Yenisah said stepped closer to the bed. She pulled out a box from under her dress and opened it to show a beautiful necklace for me making me gasp, the necklace looked very expensive.
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"Thank you Sultanim, you didn't have to," I said looking up at the sultana. She smiled and handed the gift the Daphne who was stood to the side to assist if needed.
"It was nothing" Yenisah stepped to the side and gave way to her sister Gevherhan to come forward and open her own box. She pulled out a circular golden coin looking, it had prayers craved on it and it was tied to a silk string. She kneeled down beside the small crib that was ready to become my daughter's bed. She tied the silk string to the holder of the crib that gave us access to sway the bed to help the baby sleep.
"Thank you sutlanim" I smiled at the higher ranking Sultanim. She nodded at me and soon they decided to leave me and Mahmoud alone with our daughter.
"Are you mad?" I asked turning to look at Mahmoud the second the doors closed behind the Valide Sultan.
"About what?" Mahmoud asked confused. He slid into the bed beside me and took the baby from me. He raised her up and placed a kiss on her forehead making me smile.
"Never mind, it was a stupid thought," I said shaking my hand. Mahmoud smiled at me, he took ahold of my hand and raised it up to his lips, he placed a soft kiss on my knuckles.
"Thank you for this beautiful girl" he whispered. I grinned and leaned closer to him and kissed his lips with as much passion as I can muster.
