After the execution of Ibrahim Pasha, according to the laws of the Ottoman Empire, all Ibrahim's property was to be transferred to the treasury, and this is neither less nor more, but 5000 gold and jewelry - half of the annual replenishment of the Ottoman treasury. And after the military campaign - this money was necessary for the prosperity of the state, but where the former Grand Vizier hid it, for a long time remained a mystery.
The search of the palace where Ibrahim lived with Khatije did not give any results, and it was decided to search other possessions of Ibrahim.
In fact, the gold was quietly lying in the castle of Hatice, in a secret room that the soldiers could not find.
After the search, Khatija told and showed the Shah - the sultan of the location of the wealth.
The Shah Sultan persuaded to voluntarily give the wealth to the treasury, but Khatija believed that it was her money and flatly refused to return it.
Rustem Pasha felt that Khatije knew where the gold was, and his instinct did not disappoint. When Ibrahim's things were put up for auction, Khatije bought them all and not with her own money, but with hidden ones.
In those days, each purchase was noted in the book of reports, and if this record is not there, then you need to report on which funds the purchase was made.
But Rustem was in no hurry to tell Suleiman about this, he decided to push Hatice so that she decided to hide the gold. For this, he unobtrusively told Nigar that one of these days another search would be carried out in the palace near Hatice. Rustem knew that Nigar would immediately notify the mistress, and so it happened.
When Rustem was informed that a wagon was being loaded in the Hatice castle at night, he told Suleiman everything, and together they went to the palace.
Having approached the castle, Suleiman saw a wagon, into which jugs filled with gold were loaded.
It seemed that the sisters would have been caught, and now they could not escape the wrath of their master, but the Shah - the sultan is smart and far-sighted.
She understood that they would not be able to get the gold out of the palace, and ordered her servant to inform Bali Bey that the gold had been found and was being loaded in order to take it to the palace to Suleiman.
Bali - bey confirmed the words of the Shah - sultan, and it was this that saved the sisters from severe punishment. But, Hatice did not appreciate the act of her older sister, but accused her of being worried, as always, only for herself.
