Hurrem is getting ready, looking a mirror, when Sumbul arrives smiling. The cariyes leave and Sumbul says how can I not be happy? I spoke to Ahsan hatun and she told me to tell you to wait for some good news soon...Hurrem says good, finally there is good news...and Sumbul says what to do now? And Hurrem says no need to hurry..and that Shah Sultan's fate will be like Hatice's...Then Fahriye enters and Hurrem says don't wreck my happiness with bad news and Fahriye tells her there is something she should know about Mihrimah.
In Shah's palace, Lutfi is eating when Ahsan looks at him and he avoids her. She serves him food and he looks agitated. She keeps waiting for him to look at her. Whenever he glances at her, she smiles. Shah is quiet. Lutfi tells the Ahsan if she is finished to leave, the aghas will take care of the rest. Go. Ahsan goes. Shah notices something is wrong...
Meanwhile, Hurrem is waiting for her daughter who arrives. Mihrimah says she was in the gardens..Hurrem says I know exactly where you were...Mihrimah says she doesn't know what she is talking about...Hurrem says Silence Mihrimah! Do not lie while looking at my face! She asks her how her daughter, her Sultana, puts her pride under foot and does these things...asks how she could speak to that woman! Mihrimah replies that the woman does not know who she is... Hurrem says if nothing, you have thought of this...do you not understand yet? You still think Bali Bey thinks of you...loves you...as you see, he leaves you and who is he spending time with?? Hurrem says it stops here! The time to end this has come!
Bali Bey is in his room when Sumbul has arrived. Matrakci asks if Mercan allows him to come this way (joke) and Sumbul says ohhh has it befallen him to tell me what to do? Bali Bey says what do you want? Bali Bey says Hurrem Sultan wants to meet you. Bali Bey gets up and says here? Sumbul says no, but the marble palace.
Bali Bey arrives to meet Bali Bey. She says I want to talk to you for the last time about Mihrimah. You know Mihrimah's feelings for you. No matter how much I don't want it, it is the truth and she says you feel the same. Bali Bey says "Be certain that I did not even do a thing for her to think this way." Hurrem says: "Are you sure?" Bali Bey: "There is nothing of this kind. But I cannot tell her the truth." Hurrem says what is the truth? Why do you not love her?" Bali says: "Sultanim, forgive me, but, she is still a child in my eyes...it is impossible to look at her any other way." Hurrem says: "Okay, for your honesty I thank you, you may leave." He leaves...
Hurrem walks the other way to a door where Mihrimah has been listening. She says: "Mihrimah, my beautiful girl, you can be angry with me now, but it was important for you to hear the truth with your own ears." Mihrimah looks at her mother and walks away.
She goes to her room and cries with pain and hurt.
