Rietta's imagination about the East Palace tho I would have thought exactly the same if someone told me "go to the sultan's harem to bring some sweets"
But it's nice that the other ladies treat her well, tho I'm not sure about the red-headed one...
I hope he'll set to find her daughter. Then again, I can't decide whether he'd go that far at this point. Maybe in the future. Not sure. His personality is too complex to just make assumptions.