Ying Luo drinks the Empress' tea to prove that she didn't put any poison in it. She tells them that she did go to Noble Consort Gao and that she told her to poison them. Ying Luo says that she told her that her sister was taken advantage of by Fu Heng. The Empress states that Fu Heng isn't that type of person. Ying Luo says that she knows and she would have never poisoned her. The Empress asks her why she didn't ask for her help. Ying Luo says that it's her business and that she will find a way to find the truth. Ying Luo then excuses herself and Fu Heng leaves after. Lady Chun then tells the Empress that it's best not to leave Ying Luo by her side. The Empress says that she taught her how to read and write and she is slowly changing. She trusts Ying Luo.
Fu Heng finds Ying Luo. Ying Luo throws his belt at him and confronts him about her sister's death. She asks him how he was involved. She thinks that someone wore his outfit to act like him. She asks him why she wants to protect the perpetrator. He tells her that he's trying to protect her. She asks him again who it was, and he doesn't tell her. Ying Luo tells him that his tea was actually dishwashing water and that she should have poisoned him instead. She angry leaves, saying that she'll eventually find out who killed her sister.
Lady Chun wonders why the Empress treasures Ying Luo so much. The other maids have been with her longer and she asks whether Ying Luo can replace them. The Empress smiles.
The Emperor visits Consort Xian and the Fourth Prince. Consort Xian says that the Fourth Prince misses him and asks him to visit often. The Emperor asks him if Lady Jia's sister could take care of him instead. She agrees but asks to visit the Fourth Prince often. The Emperor agrees. After the Emperor left, the maid asks Consort Xian why she didn't stop the Emperor. Consort Xian tells her that the Emperor might seem to not care, but he is planning very carefully of who should take care of the Fourth Prince. She doesn't know what he's thinking.
The Emperor wakes up, only to see that Consort Xian isn't beside him. He finds her with the Fourth Prince. She hurt her feet because she didn't want to wear shoes to wake up the Fourth Prince. In reality, she was wearing shoes and just hurt herself on purpose.
The next day, the Emperor arranged a meeting with the Princes. The Princes are talking amongst themselves and Prince He arrives. He is the biological brother of the Emperor and has a very close relationship with him. Due to this, he is very playful and carefree as no one dares to go against him. The Emperor gives them all tea to drink, but he claims that the ingredients are poisonous and pretends to faint. All the other Princes fall for his prank and tries to throw up whatever they drank. The Emperor is unfazed.
There is a thunderstorm while the Prince leaves. They see a shadow and they all freak out, thinking that it was a ghost. Prince He was shaken up the most, thinking that it was Ying Luo sister's ghost coming back to haunt him. He has a flashback of that day where he took advantage of her sister at the very same spot. Fu Heng then comes to see what the ruckus was about and tries to calm Prince He down.
The Head Eunuch washes the Emperor's feet. They talk about Prince He. The Emperor was picked to be the Crown Prince out of his brothers because one was too young and Prince He was always ill. However, the Emperor thinks that Prince He faked his illness because he knew that the previous emperor wanted him to be his successor.
The next day, Fu Heng confronts Ying Luo about the incident, knowing that she was the one behind the scheme. He offers to settle the matters peacefully since Prince He is the beloved brother of the Emperor. He tells her that no matter what, he wouldn't have the heart to punish him.
Fu Heng finds Prince He at the place where the ghost appeared. Fu Heng confronts him about that day, saying that he knows he took his clothes and pretended to be him. He tells him that he knows who was behind the ghost incident.
Lady Shu meets with Noble Consort Gao and they discuss about Ying Luo. They wondered why Ying Luo hasn't done anything yet. They said that even though she hasn't done anything, they probably weakened the trust between Ying Luo and the Empress, especially since she has only been her maid for half a year.
Fu Heng created a meeting with Prince He, the Empress, and Ying Luo. Prince He offers a plate of gold to settle the matters. Ying Luo gets angry, but Fu Heng tries to calm her down. Prince He apologizes, admits that he took advantage of her but said that he didn't kill her. Fu Heng vouches for him. Prince He then states that he would marry her sister to clear her innocence. Ying Luo snickers and walks out, only to see her father come in. He agrees to Prince He's terms. Ying Luo is furious at his father's decision and asks the Empress for her opinion. She tells her that it's her choice and she can't make it for her. Ying Luo bites her tongue and says that she forgives Prince He. Prince He is happy, and tells Fu Heng that he would never have any enemies - any grudges can be sorted out.
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