Valide Sultan discovers İbrahim and Nigar’s forbidden relationship and prepares to reveal it to Süleyman, while her fury toward Nigar grows. Hürrem rushes to protect her sons but clashes with Mustafa at the hunting lodge, where an unexpected guest appears. Summoned back to the palace, Süleyman finds the Valide too ill to speak, and her sudden collapse throws the entire court into mourning. As Mahidevran and Hürrem quietly calculate what her condition might mean for their futures, Daye’s attempt to visit the Valide sparks chaos in the harem. Meanwhile, İbrahim panics upon learning the Valide knows his secret and tries to send Nigar away from the capital, though Daye senses danger in the plan.