Gradually being placed under house arrest by Lai Luozhi, he longed for her to fall in love with him the way she fell in love with Jiang Langxing. However, he gradually had no interest in him and tried to escape many times but failed.Lai Luozhi finally promised not to force her anymore and was willing to wait for the day when she would sincerely agree.On the other side, Yan Xing's mother was released. Thanks to the secret help of Zhang Xiang, her father wrote a petition to clear up the dispute between the married daughter and her mother's family.Unfortunately, Yan Xing's uncle Jin Zang was not spared and was paraded through the streets by Lai Luozhi.Jin Zang took the opportunity to approach Lai Luo Zhi and tried to reveal his secret, but unfortunately he was knocked down by the guard.At the critical moment, Jin Zang revealed to Yan Xing the mystery of the fire moth pattern on Lai Luo Zhi's chest, and asked him to deliver a blood letter to the Empress Dowager.Later, Jinzang resolutely took the guard's sword and committed suicide in the street.

The Empress Dowager was shocked upon hearing the news and deeply regretted Kinzo's death. She had no intention of taking his life.When Lai Luozhi and Shen Du met with the Empress Dowager, Shen Du pointed out that Jin Zang's death was due to Lai Luo Zhi's conspiracy. He defended the virtuous king, but was humiliated and eventually committed suicide.The Empress Dowager was furious, reprimanded Lai Luozhi, and promised Shen Du to hand over the Jin family to his protection. This move made Lai Luozhi uneasy and realized that the Empress Dowager had lost trust in him.

In the dead of night, Shen Du paid a visit to the Empress Dowager, who was immersed in the grief of Jin Zang's death. She couldn't help but burst into tears as she recalled every detail of her years with Jin Zang.Shen Du asked for answers, and the Empress Dowager promised to give an answer at the appropriate time.

After Shen Du returned home, he learned from Yan Xing about the fire moth mentioned by Jin Zang. The two speculated that this was a clue left by Jin Zang.At the same time, Jiang Langxing received an anonymous note and concluded that he was gradually being imprisoned in Lai Mansion, so he visited Lai Mansion at night, only to be ambushed.Fortunately, Xu Shuai came to his aid in time and was able to escape.Lai Luo Zhi was afraid of Xu Shuai's strength and did not dare to act rashly.It turns out that it was Luo Zhi's sister who secretly assisted Xu Shuai in rescuing Chuichui.Gradually seeing Jiang Langxing again, he became emotional and accused him of being reckless, but Jiang Langxing affectionately promised to protect him.

Xu Shuai and Jiang Lang went to look for Yan Xing with Chui Chui. When Yan Xing heard about Chui Chui's encounter, he was heartbroken and blamed himself for not being able to help in time.Gradually he admitted that he had once regarded Luo Zhi as a friend, and revealed that the Taotie pattern was embroidered on his crown robe, hinting at his ambition.Xu Shuai wanted to sneak into Lai Mansion to steal the imperial robe, but Shen Du dissuaded him, thinking that the action was too dangerous at this time.

The Empress Dowager was unwell and temporarily handed over the power of rewards and punishments to Luo Zhi, which caused dissatisfaction among the courtiers.Seeing this, the princess became anxious and turned to her aunt, the Queen Mother, for help. The latter seemed unusually calm and warned the princess to wait patiently for the opportunity.