With the unremitting pursuit of Pei Yan and Wei Zhao, the truth of the arms case gradually emerged, but the joy of victory did not stay in Wei Zhao's heart.He felt that the whole case was progressing extremely smoothly, as if an invisible hand was guiding them, from the old rice clues in the rice shop to the eight major granaries, and finally revealed the scandal of the Pei clan using granary funds to cover the foundry department's deficit.The truth about Mr. Pei’s corruption was revealed to the world.This success made Wei Zhao suspicious, and he was worried that there was a deeper conspiracy hidden behind it.

Pei Yan has also seemed preoccupied recently, and seems to have lost his former enthusiasm for finding sisters Yan Qiaoshuang, which makes Wei Zhao even more convinced that Pei Yan is also kept in the dark.So, he secretly sent Yi Fei to find out the whereabouts of the two sisters.Pei Yan has long been aware of the cunning of the Pei clan, and coupled with the family's indifference and rejection after the death of his father Pei Zijing, he was afraid of continuing to investigate further, and finally decided to close the case in a hurry.His mother Rong Yudie's teachings are still in his ears, reminding him not to forget his family's grudges and to work hard to become stronger.

Jiang Ci noticed Pei Yan's abnormality and comforted her with her tenderness. Pei Yan promised to take her to visit the southern mountains and rivers after finishing her work.However, when Jiang Ci tried to obtain disaster relief rice from the governor's Yamen, he was met with indifference and stinginess. He only got two bags of rice, which was far from enough to relieve the hungry people in the ruined temple.Jiang Ci turned to Ayan for help, and the two worked together to find food for the hungry people.After He Yonglin learned about it, he brought people to the riverside to provoke him. Fortunately, Wei Zhao appeared in time and rescued Jiang Ci.

Later, Jiang Ci and Ayan cooked porridge in the ruined temple. Wei Zhao could not bear the suffering of the hungry people and decided to risk getting food from the Pei family's granary.After some dealings, they successfully obtained the food, and Jiang Ci amused Wei Zhao by giving him a sugar melon kitten as a thank you gift.When Pei Yan saw Jiang Ci and Wei Zhao returning, he felt mixed emotions in his heart, and his concern for Jiang Ci was also fully revealed.

The culprit of the arms case was paraded through the streets, and Pei Yan's just act won the contempt and contempt of the people.Jiang Ci and Ayan collected these vegetable leaves and made vegetable porridge for the hungry people.Ayan took the opportunity to confide in Jiang Ci, hoping that she could help her fiancé Zheng Sheng redress his injustice.It turns out that Zheng Sheng was a craftsman in the Foundry Department, but he suffered an accident when he discovered a major secret.Wei Zhao's suspicion of Ayan gradually deepened, thinking that she might be related to the secret incidents in the Foundry Department.

Pei Yan was well aware of the undercurrents behind the arms case, but for the sake of the overall situation, he chose to characterize the case as corruption and secretly sent An Cheng to investigate the relationship between Zheng Sheng and Yan Qiaoshuang sisters. At the same time, he strictly ordered Wei Zhao not to know the truth.