Mei Changsu asks Marquise Yan to help Prince Jing in his fight for the crown; he later agrees. Zhen Ping finds Tong Lu acting suspiciously whenever he comes to visit Mei. Xia Jiang and Prince Yu secretly meet and devise a plan to catch Prince Jing off guard and make him lose favor. The Emperor reminisce about Consort Chen, who killed herself when her son committed suicide as a result of the Chiyan case. He also announces that he will have to leave the palace for three days to guard Grand Empress Dowager's tomb with Meng Zhi. (Source: Wikipedia)