Fu Heng goes to visit Lady Chun. She asks him why he chose to marry Er Qing - why would he do it just so he could free Ying Luo? Fu Heng tells her that it wasn't her business. It was revealed through a flashback that Lady Chun liked Fu Heng ever since she first saw him when she was with the young Empress. She gave him a pendant, which he currently wears on his belt. Fu Heng doesn't remember her and thought that the Empress made the pendant for him. He returns it back to Lady Chun. When Fu Heng left, Lady Chun asked her maid what she did with the love letter she wrote to him. She got rid of it for her own good - Lady Chun's father had the intention for her to become a consort.
She quickly changes her composure when Noble Consort Xian arrives. She brings the Hard Labour Department's Head Maid, who confesses that Lady Chun was the one who ordered her to put the blame on Ying Luo. Noble Consort Xian then tells the servant to cut the maid's tongue off. Lady Chun is scared, saying that Noble Consort Xian had changed and that she probably knows that she was the one behind it all.
The other maids make fun of Ying Luo, thinking that she might be heartbroken by Fu Heng's marriage. She appears fine and they say that her heart is made out of steel. Eunuch Chun Wang then teases her, saying that she was crying all night. Ying Luo said that there was no use in being sad - she won't be able to get anything out of it. Jin Xiu overhears their conversation and later tells Eunuch Chun Wang that she knows who killed Noble Consort Gao.
The Empress wakes up from her coma and asks for Fu Heng.
Back at the Hard Labour Department, Eunuch Chun Wang states that a maid went missing. Ying Luo confronts him about it but he tells her not to worry about it.
The Emperor is with the Empress after knowing that she woke up. The Empress states that she was able to hear everything around her but felt like she was living in a nightmare. He consoles her, saying that she would eventually be able to use her legs. Fu Heng comes and the Emperor leaves. The Empress yells at him for accepting the marriage with Er Qing. She tells him that knowing Ying Luo's personality, she would rather die with him than for him to be with someone else. She said that it was unfair for everyone involved. She is upset about his decision since she thought that at least he and Ying Luo would have a happy ending. The Empress is worried about him, saying that he might regret his decision forever. He is adamant about his decision.
Lady Chun and Noble Consort Xian went to visit the Empress, only to be told to visit later because the Empress just woke up and doesn't have the energy to see them. Ming Yu tries to feed the Empress, but she refuses to eat. The Emperor comes to feed her and asks her what she's thinking. She begs him to cancel the marriage between Er Qing and Fu Heng. He refuses. She asks him why he wants to separate Fu Heng and Ying Luo. He tells her that he wants to protect him, saying that they do not match. The Empress laughs, saying that maybe it's because the Emperor has feelings for Ying Luo and wants her for himself. The Emperor angrily leaves while the Empress falls down to beg the Emperor so that Fu Heng could be with Ying Luo as the Emperor has all the other ladies in the country to choose.
Ming Yu vents her frustration to Hai Lancha and kicks him - this time without hurting herself. She is mad at Fu Heng for not treasuring Ying Luo and is disappointed in herself for falling in love with him. Hai Lancha then takes her to a rooftop to cheer her up. He tells her that he isn't looking for love, he just wants to advance in his career.
Noble Consort Xian tells Lady Chun that she should try to give birth to a child. She tells her that the Empress is weak now that she had a miscarriage. They play around with the Fourth Prince and tells her that she's getting old and without a child, she'll be lonely.
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Yay! The Empress is awake! And she's the only one who has the guts to tell the Emperor that he probably has feelings for Ying Luo but won't admit it himself. It sucks that she just woke up from her coma to find out that it's impossible for Fu Heng and Ying Luo to be together again and that she can't do anything about it. I really hope she calls Ying Luo to come back since Noble Consort Xian and Lady Chun seems to be planning something very soon...