İbrahim is stunned when Süleyman offers him an unexpected proposal, while tensions erupt between Hürrem and Mahidevran until an unforeseen figure intervenes. Political turmoil deepens as Piri Pasha resigns and Ahmet Pasha is frustrated by Süleyman’s surprising choice of successor. After İbrahim reveals Mehmet Çelebi’s illness to the Valide Sultan, she appeals to Süleyman out of fear for Hatice, only to receive an unexpected and unsettling response.