Suleiman's giving Gulbahar all the chances she needs, but she proves once again the limits of her caliber. Like, if the sultan asked me, a simple commoner, if I had anything I wanted, I could come up with something better than fancy clothes, lol. Mustafa is unlucky to have such a mother. She doesn't even realize she's pulling the throne from under his son.
Also, some historians interpret this circumcision festival as a way to divert the public's eye from the defeat in Vienna. Because even though they declared the Ottomas won, it was clear that it was a big failure to drag the entire army to Vienna only to return empty-handed. Give the people something else to talk about, and they'll forget it. Suleiman and Ibo nkew how to manipulate public opinion back in the day.
On a side note, I can't watch Magnificent Century for the life of me. For some reason, it makes me cringe so hard 😅