Recaps

Jiang Yingcheng and the other children overwhelmed Chi Yimian with hidden weapons as Noble Consort Rou tried to seize Luo Fuying. Chi Yimian took the poison needles meant for Luo Fuying, then saw Jiang Yingcheng’s dropped case strike another case and reacted in horror.

• Jiang Yingcheng produced numerous Hidden Weapon Cases, and Sheng Shixu, Lin Jinshu, and Jiang Xingran used them to drive Chi Yimian away from the rear courtyard.
• Noble Consort Rou ordered a palace maid to seize Luo Fuying, while Qiao Yunbai howled and Jiang Yingcheng searched the Merit Shop for help.
• Chi Yimian rushed to protect Luo Fuying, and Jiang Xingran and Sheng Shixu fired more Poison Needles at the palace maid and Chi Yimian.
• Chi Yimian tried to shield Luo Fuying, but Luo Fuying pulled away and left her mother exposed to the Poison Needles.
• Jiang Yingcheng dropped her last Hidden Weapon Case, which struck a discarded case, and Chi Yimian cried out in horror.

Jiang Yingcheng survived Noble Consort Rou and Chi Yimian’s attack with the help of her hidden weapons, and everyone involved was brought before Jiang Yanchuan in Wuyang Hall. As Noble Consort Rou and the ruler of Yishui Kingdom argued over what had happened, Jiang Yingcheng prepared to worsen the dispute.

• Poison Needles struck Chi Yimian, while some hit Luo Fuying when she failed to escape the hidden weapon’s range; Jiang Yingcheng learned the needles’ poison would kill its victims within seven days.
• Noble Consort Rou emerged from hiding after the attack and asked whether everyone was all right, but they stared at her without answering.
• Everyone involved in the Shaking Light Hall incident was summoned to Wuyang Hall, where their consort mothers examined the children and Fang Siwan angrily glared at Noble Consort Rou.
• Jiang Yanchuan called Jiang Yingcheng to him, and she pretended to limp before insisting that she felt fine while privately wanting the kneeling Noble Consort Rou and ruler of Yishui Kingdom to remain worried.
• Noble Consort Rou claimed Chi Yimian had wanted to kill the Eleventh Princess, while the ruler of Yishui Kingdom argued that Chi Yimian had planned to apologize; Jiang Yanchuan silenced them as Jiang Yingcheng prepared to add fuel to the argument.

Jiang Yingcheng helped the ruler of the Yishui Kingdom expose Noble Consort Rou’s role in the attempted assassination, and Emperor Mingze demoted Noble Consort Rou. Noble Consort Rou then challenged the emperor over the weapons Jiang Yingcheng carried.

• Jiang Yingcheng pretended to be injured and upset, while Sheng Shixu and Qiao Yunbai played along to pressure the ruler of the Yishui Kingdom.
• The ruler of the Yishui Kingdom accused Noble Consort Rou of ordering Chi Yimian to kill Jiang Yingcheng, but Noble Consort Rou denied it and blamed rumors and Luo Fuying’s troubles.
• Jiang Yingcheng prompted the ruler to question why Noble Consort Rou had left Luo Fuying behind if Chi Yimian had acted independently.
• Noble Consort Rou could not explain why she had not used Luo Fuying to stop Chi Yimian, and Emperor Mingze demoted her to Consort Shu and ordered her to leave Flowing Splendor Hall.
• Noble Consort Rou protested that Jiang Yingcheng had carried concealed weapons capable of taking a life.

Jiang Yanchuan claimed responsibility for the concealed weapons Jiang Yingcheng brought to the banquet, then punished the Yishui Kingdom’s ruler and Noble Consort Rou over the attempted assassination. Back at Cloudbrook Hall, Jiang Yingcheng began telling the visiting rulers what had happened, hinting at a future conflict with Yishui.

• When Noble Consort Rou questioned Jiang Yingcheng’s concealed weapons, Jiang Yanchuan said he had given them to his daughter for protection.
• Noble Consort Rou accused Jiang Yanchuan of favoring Jiang Yingcheng over Jiang Huai'an, and he ordered the Imperial Guards to drag her away.
• Jiang Yanchuan confronted Luo Xiuxian over Yishui’s role in nearly killing Jiang Yingcheng and two friendly nations’ royal heirs, then had guards remove him.
• Jiang Yingcheng returned to Cloudbrook Hall with Fang Siwan and told You Jin that Chi Yimian had tried to assassinate her and she had fought back.
• Jiang Yingcheng went around informing other rulers about the incident so they would not condemn Great Rui if it attacked Yishui later.

At the New Year's Banquet, Jiang Yingcheng uncovered plots against the ruler of Zhujin and the Crown Prince, while the court read political meaning into her closeness with Kan Nianzhen. Kan Nianzhen learned of Prince Jing and Kou Qiwen’s scheme against Jiang Tinghuai and resolved to confront the conspirators.

• Jiang Yanchuan and Kan Nianzhen brought Jiang Yingcheng to the Five-Tier Seats, and officials interpreted Kan Nianzhen’s public closeness with her as support for the Crown Prince’s faction.
• The New Year's Banquet began, and Jiang Yingcheng secretly received a pastry before the dishes had all been served.
• Jiang Yingcheng thought that Shao Xuan would try to poison the ruler of the Zhujin Kingdom and planned to expose the black mole on the Ruler of Danxia’s neck.
• Jiang Yingcheng thought Pan Jifeng would try to free his grandson by playing the victim, and officials prepared to oppose him.
• Jiang Yingcheng revealed that Prince Jing and Kou Qiwen planned to poison Jiang Tinghuai gradually, and Kan Nianzhen dropped the bowls and chopsticks in shock.
• Kan Nianzhen steadied herself and resolved to become an exorcist who would defeat the conspirators.

At the New Year's Banquet, Kan Nianzhen resolved to punish Jiang Yi'an and Kou Qiwen now that Jiang Tinghuai's life was secure. Pan Jifeng tried to use a painting celebrating family togetherness to press Emperor Mingze to help Jiang Huai'an, leaving the banquet guests to recognize his obvious intentions.

• Jiang Yingcheng gave Kan Nianzhen a pastry, and Kan Nianzhen felt reassured that Jiang Tinghuai could be saved while vowing not to forgive Jiang Yi'an and Kou Qiwen.
• Jiang Yanchuan opened the banquet, and Jiao Hongmiao repeatedly interrupted Pan Jifeng while chatting about pastries with Chu Jiaxu.
• Jiang Yingcheng enjoyed Pan Jifeng's frustration as Kan Nianzhen fed her a pastry.
• Pan Jifeng presented Emperor Mingze with a painting of a large family gathered around an elderly man and claimed it celebrated Great Rui's peace and prosperity.
• The officials recognized that Pan Jifeng's painting was an obvious attempt to advance his family interests, and someone chuckled at the silence.

At a banquet, Pan Jifeng used a painting of family harmony to press Emperor Mingze to release the Fourth Imperial Prince, while Sheng Wenli and Sheng Shixu mocked him with a display of fatherly affection. Jiang Yingcheng’s thoughts revealed that Chi Yimian had helped Noble Consort Rou plan an attempt on her life, and she noticed that Rou was absent as officials struggled to answer Pan’s pleas.

• Pan Jifeng presented a painting of familial bliss and asked Emperor Mingze to end the Fourth Imperial Prince’s house arrest.
• Sheng Shixu put meat in Sheng Wenli’s bowl, and their exaggeratedly affectionate exchange drew Jiang Yingcheng into clapping.
• Jiang Yingcheng’s thoughts revealed that Chi Yimian had approached Noble Consort Rou and agreed to help her get rid of Chengcheng.
• Lei Zhixin and Chu Jiaxu challenged Pan Jifeng’s request, but Pan’s appeals to family affection and his age left both officials speechless.
• Jiang Yingcheng realized Noble Consort Rou was absent and wondered how the officials could discuss family harmony without her.

At the New Year's Banquet, officials noticed that Noble Consort Rou and the Fourth Imperial Prince were absent, and Pan Jifeng realized his daughter had not even been given a seat. Jiang Yingcheng used the family's absence to needle him and revealed that Noble Consort Rou had been demoted to Consort Shu, then asked Emperor Mingze to let Pan Jifeng see her.

• Jiang Yingcheng praised Jiang Yanchuan as the family-minded father who loved her most, while officials spotted Noble Consort Rou and the Fourth Imperial Prince missing from the banquet.
• Pan Jifeng noticed that Noble Consort Rou had no seat and grew suspicious that she had fallen from favor.
• Duke Wang and Ran Hongyi mocked Pan Jifeng, and Sheng Wenli urged Emperor Mingze to give him a clear answer about seeing his grandson.
• Jiang Yingcheng revealed in her thoughts that Noble Consort Rou had been demoted to Consort Shu, and the Upright Officials reacted with surprise and approval of Emperor Mingze.
• Jiang Yingcheng asked Emperor Mingze to let Pan Jifeng see Consort Shu while privately hoping he would refuse.

At the New Year’s banquet, Pan Jifeng fainted after learning Jingwan was Consort Shu, and the Ruler of the Zhujin Kingdom challenged Great Rui with a supposedly royal sword dancer. Jiang Yingcheng exposed the dancer as a fake princess and volunteered to compete, leaving Jiang Yuexi’s response interrupted.

• Jiang Yanchuan told Pan Jifeng that Consort Shu was in Huayin Hall, and Pan Jifeng collapsed before the officials.
• The Ruler of the Zhujin Kingdom requested a sword-dance contest between his daughter and a Great Rui princess, and Jiang Yanchuan granted permission.
• Jiang Yingcheng’s thoughts revealed that the Zhujin Kingdom’s princess was a former Shadow Guard and that the Ruler planned to use her to gain influence and send her to marry the Crown Prince.
• Jiang Yingcheng’s thoughts revealed that Jiang Yuexi and the Crown Prince secretly admired one another despite appearances, while Jiang Yuexi prepared to accept the challenge.
• After Suxue finished her dance and challenged Great Rui’s princesses, Jiang Yingcheng announced that she would compete.

Jiang Yingcheng interrupted Xu Suxue’s staged sword contest, took the sword herself, and nearly lost control of it before Jiang Yuexi rescued her. After recovering, she revealed in her thoughts that Xu Suxue would be planted in the Crown Prince’s palace and help cause his and Jiang Yuexi’s deaths, then smugly declared Xu Suxue the winner.

• Jiang Yingcheng rushed forward to take the longsword from Xu Suxue, while the officials let her proceed and Jiang Yuexi rose in alarm.
• Jiang Yingcheng seized the sword from Xu Suxue and began swinging it wildly until Jiang Yuexi rushed over and caught her.
• Jiang Yuexi carried Jiang Yingcheng back to her seat and gave her fruit juice until she recovered from her dizziness.
• Jiang Yingcheng thought that Xu Suxue would be sent to the Crown Prince’s palace and use harmful tricks that led to his death and Jiang Yuexi’s sorrowful death.
• Jiang Yingcheng told Xu Suxue that she had won, while her smug manner and the officials’ reactions made clear that they did not consider the victory impressive.

At the New Year's Banquet, the ruler of Jianggu Kingdom argued that Jiang Yingcheng's playful sword performance deserved to win, and the Little Princess basked in the applause. Jiang Yuexi then learned from Jiang Yingcheng's thoughts that Consort Lan would be killed after discovering Xu Suxue poisoning the Crown Prince, leaving Jiang Yuexi determined to save her mother.

• The ruler of Jianggu Kingdom praised Jiang Yingcheng's performance as more entertaining and interactive than Xu Suxue's, and the guests reluctantly applauded.
• Jiang Yingcheng joined Jiang Yuexi, who fed her pastries and cherished her company despite Consort Lan's warning not to overfeed her.
• Jiang Yingcheng thought that Consort Lan loved her children and had not acted like the Pan Family, but wondered whether Consort Lan would die soon.
• Jiang Yuexi realized Jiang Yingcheng's thoughts might reveal how to protect Consort Lan and silently resolved to save her.
• Jiang Yingcheng discovered that Xu Suxue would poison the Crown Prince's food and kill Consort Lan after she found out, prompting Jiang Yuexi and the eavesdropping officials to stare at Xu Suxue.

Jiang Yingcheng uncovered that Xu Suxue would poison the Crown Prince and frame Aunties Xinyan, while Jiang Yuexi memorized the date so she could prevent the tragedy. When the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom proposed a marriage alliance, Jiang Tinghuai unexpectedly agreed to marry Xu Suxue as the Crown Prince’s secondary consort.

• Jiang Yingcheng revealed that Xu Suxue would poison the Crown Prince and cause Aunties Xinyan’s death on the fifth day of Lotus Month in Tianqi’s thirteenth year.
• Jiang Yuexi memorized the date and resolved to change Aunties Xinyan’s fate.
• Jiang Yingcheng exposed Yuan Liangping’s secret savings, and Wei Dairong confronted him about them.
• The Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom asked Emperor Mingze to approve a marriage alliance between Xu Suxue and the Crown Prince.
• Jiang Tinghuai declared that he was willing to marry Xu Suxue, shocking the court and Jiang Yingcheng.

Jiang Tinghuai agreed to Zhujin Kingdom’s marriage proposal, but Jiang Yanchuan rejected it and claimed he had already chosen a crown princess. Jiang Yingcheng discovered that the intended bride was Tan Zhining, who already loved Wang Bingxu, leaving Tan Wenhan glaring at Duke Wang.

• Jiang Tinghuai supported a marriage alliance with Zhujin Kingdom, but Jiang Yanchuan refused the proposal and said he and the Empress had chosen a crown princess.
• Jiang Yingcheng praised Jiang Yanchuan, then searched the information panel and discovered that the chosen crown princess was Tan Zhining.
• Jiang Yingcheng learned that Tan Zhining did not want to marry Jiang Tinghuai and already loved someone, shocking the officials and Tan Wenhan.
• Jiang Yingcheng identified Tan Zhining’s love as Wang Bingxu, and Tan Wenhan turned angrily toward Duke Wang.

Duke Wang struggled to answer Tan Wenhan’s anger over Wang Bingxu and Tan Zhining’s secret romance, while Jiang Yingcheng’s inner voice revealed their tragic future. Sheng Wenli then asked Jiang Yanchuan for a marriage alliance between Changlan and Great Rui, though he accidentally named Zhujin first.

• Duke Wang tried to explain Wang Bingxu’s gift and promises to Tan Zhining as Tan Wenhan grew increasingly furious.
• Jiang Yingcheng’s inner voice revealed that Tan Zhining would be married into the East Palace, pine for Wang Bingxu, and die heartbroken after he married someone else.
• Jiang Yuexi distracted Jiang Yingcheng with food, but the little one continued her gossip until Sheng Wenli stood to address Jiang Yanchuan.
• Sheng Wenli said Sheng Shixu had set his heart on the Little Princess and asked for a marriage alliance, accidentally naming Zhujin before correcting himself to Changlan.
• Jiang Yingcheng wondered whether Brother Shixu was getting married so soon.

Sheng Wenli pressed Jiang Yanchuan to agree to a childhood betrothal between Sheng Shixu and Jiang Yingcheng, but Jiang Yanchuan repeatedly refused. Jiang Yingcheng’s thoughts then revealed that she was a fake princess, shocking the court, before she noticed Shao Xuan appearing in disguise.

• Sheng Wenli proposed a marriage alliance between Sheng Shixu and one of Jiang Yanchuan’s daughters, but Jiang Yanchuan refused each time.
• Sheng Wenli finally demanded to know what it would take for Jiang Yanchuan to accept a childhood betrothal between Sheng Shixu and Jiang Yingcheng.
• Jiang Yingcheng realized the proposal concerned her and thought that she would stay in Great Rui because she was happy there.
• Jiang Yingcheng thought that she was a fake princess, leaving the officials stunned and Fang Siwan frightened that the secret had been exposed.
• Jiang Yingcheng exclaimed that Shao Xuan had appeared in disguise, and the officials eagerly looked for the assassin.

Jiang Yingcheng’s warning exposed Shao Xuan’s attempt to poison the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom, and Great Rui’s hidden guards subdued the assassin before he could act. The Ruler demanded an explanation as Jiang Yanchuan held Chengcheng and she revealed what she had seen.

• Jiang Yingcheng realized Shao Xuan was approaching the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom with poison hidden beneath his fingernails, and the officials discreetly prepared to intervene.
• Jiang Yingcheng ran toward Qiao Yunbai, alarming Jiang Yuexi, Noble Consort Qing, Kan Ruifeng, and the officials who feared for her safety.
• Shao Xuan replaced the ruler’s wine and moved to pour another cup, but Jiang Yingcheng cried out as an expert dropped from the rafters and pinned him down.
• A second guard kicked Shao Xuan’s pressure points, while the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom shielded Xu Suxue and demanded an explanation.
• Jiang Yanchuan gathered Jiang Yingcheng into his arms, and she told the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom that Shao Xuan had put his finger into his wine vessel.

Jiang Yanchuan revealed that he had received advance warning of an assassin in the palace, while Lu Yao and the rulers covertly identified a black mole on the Ruler of Danxia as a clue. Lu Yao loudly exposed the Ruler of Qiguang’s secret observation, leaving him stunned.

• Jiang Yanchuan explained that a mysterious letter had warned him an enemy assassin planned to poison a ruler, and he ordered Lu Yao to interrogate Shao Xuan within two days.
• Lu Yao stumbled into the Ruler of Danxia and tore open his collar, revealing a black mole on his neck.
• The Ruler of Qiguang told Lu Yao that he and the Ruler of Yanyang recognized the mole from a suspicious man they had seen on Jiangyang Street.
• Lu Yao loudly asked whether the Ruler of Qiguang was certain he had seen the Ruler of Danxia disguised as a woman, startling him.

At the gathering, the Ruler of Qiguang revealed that the Ruler of Danxia had visited a courtyard where Jiang Yingcheng and several rulers saw him disguised as a woman. The Ruler of Danxia admitted hiring a woman from the Heavenly Fragrance House, and Jiang Yingcheng realized how to connect him to the disguise.

• The Ruler of Danxia panicked when the Ruler of Qiguang began describing their visit to the courtyard on Jiangyang Street.
• The Ruler of Qiguang recounted that Jiang Yingcheng had visited the neighboring house and that its master had a distinctive black mole like the Ruler of Danxia's.
• The Ruler of Danxia admitted that the visitors had come to his courtyard and apologized for failing to receive them.
• Jiang Yingcheng asked why the woman who had accompanied the Ruler of Danxia was absent, prompting him to admit he had hired her from the Heavenly Fragrance House.
• Jiang Yingcheng realized she could use the admission to connect Shao Xuan to the woman from the courtyard.

Jiang Yingcheng’s plan to expose Shao Xuan’s disguise led Lu Yao to reveal a Jade Pendant linked to the rulers’ visit to a Small Courtyard. The rulers scrubbed Shao Xuan’s face clean, exposing his true appearance and prompting the Ruler of the Jianggu Kingdom to point out his Adam’s apple.

• Jiang Yingcheng remembered that Lu Yao had the Jade Pendant, and Lu Yao secretly hooked it onto Shao Xuan’s cuff.
• Lu Yao dropped Shao Xuan onto the floor, dislodging the Jade Pendant, then asked the assembled officials to appraise it.
• The Rulers of Qiguang, Yanyang, and the Jianggu Kingdom recognized the Jade Pendant as belonging to the girl they had seen in the Small Courtyard on Jiangyang Street.
• The Rulers of Danxia and Shao Xuan panicked as the three rulers scrutinized Shao Xuan’s face.
• The Ruler of the Jianggu Kingdom scrubbed Shao Xuan’s face with a wet handkerchief, revealing his features, then pointed out his Adam’s apple.

Jiang Yanchuan exposed the assassin Shao Xuan and maneuvered the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom into handing the case to Great Rui. Just as Jiang Yingcheng realized the Crown Prince was in danger, she urgently needed to use the privy.

• Jiang Yanchuan inspected the Jade Pendant, and the Ruler of Qiguang identified Shao Xuan as the disguised woman he had seen at the Heavenly Fragrance House.
• Ye Lan lost his composure when he realized Shao Xuan’s disguise could not explain how he had supposedly been summoned as a girl.
• Jiang Yanchuan offered to pursue justice for Xu Mingxian, and Xu Mingxian yielded the matter to Great Rui after suspecting he had been drawn into a trap.
• Jiang Yingcheng praised Xu Mingxian for being generous, then abruptly squirmed in Jiang Yanchuan’s arms and thought that the Crown Prince was in danger.

Jiang Yingcheng raced to protect Jiang Tinghuai from Kou Qiwen, but the Ruler of Danxia seized Qiao Yunbai and held him hostage. Chengcheng abandoned her attempt to reach her Crown Prince Brother and ran to rescue Qiao Yunbai as the Ruler of Danxia suddenly screamed.

• Jiang Yanchuan set Jiang Yingcheng down, and she hurried toward Jiang Tinghuai while Kan Nianzhen and Kan Ruifeng stayed back to avoid alerting Kou Qiwen.
• The Ruler of Danxia grabbed Qiao Yunbai and threatened to kill him unless Jiang Yanchuan arranged his escape from the city.
• The Ruler of Danxia discovered that his consort and Imperial Prince had also been taken captive, but he pressed his blade closer to Qiao Yunbai's neck.
• Jiang Yingcheng heard Qiao Yunbai was in danger, abandoned her attempt to reach Jiang Tinghuai, and ran toward him.
• The Ruler of Danxia suddenly screamed before Jiang Yingcheng could finish wondering whether Qiao Yunbai had brought his Hidden Weapon Cases.

Qiao Yunbai used Jiang Yingcheng’s hidden weapon to attack the Ruler of Danxia, then Jiang Yingcheng rushed to warn Jiang Tinghuai about Kou Qiwen. Kou Qiwen staged a fall beside them and dislocated his own bone while making Jiang Tinghuai’s Sachet drop.

• Qiao Yunbai shot the Ruler of Danxia with over a hundred Poison Needles and claimed they were coated in a deadly poison.
• Jiang Yingcheng praised Qiao Yunbai’s story and wished the System Shop could make the poison take effect in three days instead of seven.
• The Imperial Guards escorted the people involved away, and Lu Yao silenced their sobbing by striking their mute acupoints.
• Jiang Yingcheng ran to Jiang Tinghuai, who picked her up and tried to distract Kou Qiwen while watching him approach.
• Kou Qiwen staged a fall beside Jiang Tinghuai, causing his Sachet to drop and dislocating a bone in the process.

Kou Qiwen tried to replace Jiang Tinghuai’s sachet with one containing a hidden poison, but Jiang Yingcheng spotted the switch and called him out. Jiang Tinghuai intercepted the sachet and opened it while Kan Ruifeng kept Jiang Yingcheng at a safe distance.

• Kou Qiwen lay on the floor in pain while officials gathered around Jiang Tinghuai and Jiang Yingcheng instead of helping him.
• Jiang Yingcheng told the officials that Kou Qiwen had crashed into them, drawing reproachful looks toward him.
• Kou Qiwen admitted his improper behavior, then struggled to his feet as his colleagues avoided helping him.
• Jiang Yingcheng said she had seen Kou Qiwen switch two sachets and demanded that he hand over Jiang Tinghuai’s sachet.
• Kou Qiwen approached Jiang Yingcheng with the replacement sachet, which contained snow toad incense mixed with aromatics.
• Jiang Tinghuai took the sachet from Kou Qiwen, passed Jiang Yingcheng to Kan Ruifeng, and poured the sachet’s contents into his palm for her to inspect.

Jiang Yingcheng accused Kou Qiwen of stealing three Gold Beans from the sachet she had given Jiang Tinghuai, while the ministers joined in condemning him. As Kou Qiwen denied the charge, someone secretly planted the Gold Beans in his hidden pocket sachet, leaving him immobilized and unable to speak.

• Jiang Yingcheng demanded to know where the three Gold Beans she had put in Jiang Tinghuai’s sachet had gone.
• Kou Qiwen denied knowing what happened to the Gold Beans, and Hu Hongyuan, Gao Siyuan, Lei Zhixin, and Jiao Hongmiao mocked him before the ministers joined in.
• Jiang Tinghuai backed Jiang Yingcheng’s claim, and Kou Qiwen argued that they should not make a scene over three Gold Beans that might not exist.
• Jiang Yingcheng reassured Kou Qiwen that they would not make a scene, but he felt a sharp pain and found himself unable to move or speak.
• An unseen figure took the sachet from Kou Qiwen’s hidden pocket and slipped three Gold Beans inside before carrying it toward Jiang Tinghuai.

Jiang Yingcheng framed Kou Qiwen with planted Gold Beans and mocked him as he was taken toward prison. After the New Year's Banquet, Duke Wang asked Emperor Mingze to let him retire and take the Eleventh Princess with him.

• Zhong Chengwang planted Gold Beans in Kou Qiwen's Sachet, and Jiang Yingcheng used the matching Sachets to accuse him of theft.
• Jiang Yingcheng gave Zhong Chengwang another purse while Kou Qiwen grew furious and teary at the false accusation.
• Jiang Yanchuan saw the Changlan ruler and the officials off after the New Year's Banquet ended.
• Duke Wang went to the imperial study and requested permission to retire to his hometown with the Eleventh Princess.
• Emperor Mingze answered that he understood, leaving Duke Wang hopeful as he noticed his colleagues' uneasy expressions.