Faced with Wei Zhao's doubts about Yan Qiaoshuang's alliance with Mrs. Rong Guo, Yan Qiaoshuang's unexpected appearance directly shattered his doubts, forcing Wei Zhao to retreat temporarily.On the way home, his inner balance wavered between whether he should join hands with Mrs. Rong Guo.Lu Yu's setback did not cause the imperial court to relax its harsh policies towards Yueluo. The people of Yueluo were still burdened with the heavy shackles of sending their young lives to Da Ming.Wei Zhao secretly thought that if he could overturn the existing rule and support the crown prince to ascend the throne, it might bring about a turn for the better for Yueluo.
At the same time, Dong Juan, the second daughter of the Dong family, learned of Jiang Ci's determination to resist Pei Yan's engagement, and decided to lend a helping hand and planned an escape.Jiang Ci was grateful, but she did not forget to pave the way for Dong Juan. If she failed, he would let her pretend to be a hostage to get out of trouble.Later, Jiang Ci cleverly arranged to switch identities with Dong Juan's maid, and quietly left the palace under the cover of the night and the carriage.However, an encounter with the master on the way forced Jiang Ci to give up the idea of elopement and instead face the upcoming wedding.
At the wedding ceremony, Pei Yan looked forward to spending the rest of his life with Jiang Ci with high hopes, but something unexpected happened unexpectedly.Wei Zhao's intrusion, claiming that an assassin had infiltrated the palace, instantly broke the tranquility of the wedding.Emperor Xie Che decided to investigate in person, leaving Wei Zhao on guard outside and walked into the side hall.In the side hall, a coup against him has been quietly planned. Aunt Du's dead men join forces with Yan Qiaoshuang, intending to force the palace to give up his throne.Xie Che responded calmly and gradually revealed Rong Yudie's true intention, until Yan Qiaoshuang discovered at a critical moment that the weapon had been replaced and poisoned, and died tragically in front of Wei Zhao.Jiang Ci, who arrived later, witnessed this scene and was heartbroken and turned his anger on Wei Zhao.