Meylisah was the daughter of a past maid and best friend of Hurrem sultan. When her parents tragically died she was taken under Hurrem sultan's wing to be cared for. Not really adopted for it was forbidden in Islam but she was just glad to have a ro...
"He looks just like you" I mumbled to Selim. I was standing in front of a crib where my newborn son was asleep in. Selim was standing beside me with Murad in his arms.
"What makes you say that?" He asked turning to look at me. The smile on his face made my heart flutter.
"Other than his red hair? Your eyes and nose, do you need any more?" I asked smiling up at him. Selim leaned down and placed a kiss on my forehead, his expensive cologne hit my nose making me smile, I haven't smelled alcohol on him in months now. He was finally redeeming himself. A knock on the door made him pull away.
"Come in" Selim called. Esma Kalfa walked in followed by Emira Kalfa, I had decided that Emira will be one of the teachers in the harem because she no longer had the strength to look after children.
"Your highness, his majesty has arrived in the palace" Esma informed. Selim grinned at the mention of his father. Selim handed Murad to Handan.
"I'll go welcome them" Selim kissed my forehead before he left the room. My life started turning towards the best, Selim stopped drinking at all and my children were both here and healthy and Nurbanu was dead and gone.
"Come on" I left my room and made my way down to the harem. I stood in the middle waiting for the women that came with his majesty to come.
The doors of the harem opened and Hürrem sultan walked in first making everyone in the harem bow to her. Mihrimah sultan followed her mother pulling her daughter Hümasah with her. I grinned at the sight of my mother figure and sister figure.
"Welcome, Sultana" I took Hürrem sultan's hand and placed a kiss on the back of it.
"Thank you, now where is my new grandson," she asked excitedly. I smiled and led the way to Selim's room.
"Esma, bring the children," I ordered. Hürrem sultans eyes twinkled at the sight of her old maid and friend. When we walked into Selim's room he was standing with his father and brother Cihangir.
"Your majesty" I bowed to the sultan. I took his hand into mine and placed a kiss on the back of it. Despite the fact that the baby was a second born, the sultan wanted to name him because he used the birth as an excuse to come visit Manisa.
"Meylisah, you look beautiful as usual" the sultan complimented. I smiled and moved to stand beside Selim. I nodded at Sehzade Cihangir who smiled at me. The doors opened and harem aghas walked in dragging a crib followed by Handan with Murad in her arms. Esma walked in last with the new baby.
"Give him to me" the sultan ordered. Esma placed the baby in his grandfather's arms. The sultan leaned down and kissed his forehead before he started the naming ceremony. He was too excited to wait any longer and to be honest I was too.
"Your name will be Orhan"
"Your name will be Orhan"
"Your name will be Orhan"
The sultan placed Orhan in the crib and moved away to pray. When we were all done I turned to my father-in-law with a sweet smile.
"It's an honor to have you name both of our children your majesty," I said. The sultan reached over and touched my chin like he would do his daughter.
Soon enough Hürrem sultan pulled Selim to the side to speak with him on their own. Mihrimah was showing Orhan to her daughter who seemed excited to meet her new cousin. I was stood to the side watching the family I had now and the joy on their faces.
"Meylisah" I turned to the sultan who had joined me in the corner. I bowed to him and looked at his face, he looked old and tired.
"How has Selim been?" He asked placing his hands behind his back.
"He's been really responsible your majesty" I answered. We both turned to look at Selim who was talking to Hürrem sultan. His entire posture had changed and his face looked nothing like it used to when he used to drink.
"You remember when I gave you a mission when you married Selim?" The sultan asked. I was sucked into a flashback for a second.
_Flashback_
"I want you to watch over Selim and make him a better man," the sultan said. It was the night before my wedding when the sultan decided to visit me in my room in secret.
"I will do my best," I said back still in shock thay the sultan of the world was in my room.
"Make him stop drinking as a way to show me your loyalty" he ordered. I nodded my head accepting the mission and challenge, to be honest.
_End of Flashback_
"You have succeeded in the first bit of the mission" the sultan turned to look at me again.
"Your majesty, I love your son and I am ready to do anything for him" I looked at the sultan with newfound strength and power in me. I was no longer the Meylisah he knew, I was Meylisah Sultan mother of two Sehzades and a wife to one. I changed from innocent to desperate for peace and I am ready to do anything to protect my children.
"Make the people love him, make him seek a worthy candidate for the throne" he orders. I bowed accepting my new mission. The only way the sultan would have let the wedding go through is by me accepting those challenges.
I turned to look at Murad in Handan's arms clapping as Cihangir played with him. I turned to Orhan who was still in Mihrimah sultan's arms, these two boys are now my life and I would die for them and for their safety. I turned to look at Selim who was in a deep conversation with his mother, this man is the loved of my life and the father of my children, this man is who held my heart and loved me as I loved him.
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