Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, having fallen into a trap built by the Shah - Sultan, realized that her enemies had become much stronger, and the appointment of Lutfi - Pasha as Grand Vizier, did not bode well for her.
Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska understood that she did not have any devoted people on the council, so the marriage of Rustem and Mihrimah was beneficial to her. Having become the son-in-law of the only daughter of the sovereign, Rustem Pasha will enter the council and acquire new strength that can be directed against his enemies.
Mihrimah did not want marriage to the Pasha and knew that the ruler would not marry her daughter to Rustem without her consent. However, Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska was not going to retreat: she persuaded, pressed and even ordered her daughter to obey her decision.
Mihrimah, like a hunted animal, opposed this marriage, appealing to the conscience of the mother, recalling that she had given her word that she would give her daughter in marriage for love.
Mihrimah understood that the mother needed this marriage for political reasons, but her heart belonged to another - Malkochoglu Bali - bey.
To put an end to this issue once and for all, Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska summoned the Bey to the Marble Pavilion of Bali for a frank conversation, in which she asked how he felt about Mihrimah.
Bali - Bey said that he respects his mistress, but for him as she was, as a child, she remained him.
Mihrimah, who was in the next room, heard the whole conversation and realized that Malkochoglu would never become her husband.
He perceives her not as a woman, but as a child. And since she is not destined to marry her beloved, then it does not matter to her for whom, even for Rustem - I pasha.
After weeping in her chambers, Mihrimah went to the sovereign, and said that she agreed to marry Rustem - Pasha.
Of course, later she realizes that she made a decision in the heat of the moment, and will try to persuade her mother to cancel the wedding. But, as they say - the mechanism is running and the wedding will take place.
Correctly, did Hürrem act towards her daughter, forcing her to marry not for love, when she herself was the wife of her beloved ruler?
I think that here Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska's act is difficult to condemn, because before making such a decision, she learned the true feelings of Bali - bey for Mihrimah, and understood that her daughter's love was unrequited.
