Matron Meng now has the support of Consort Gao and the Emperor. Matron Hu, knowing there is a plot to get rid of the Empress, embroils Zi Jin in the mix by having her cook pregnancy meals for the Empress, knowing that she is sick and not pregnant. A helpless Zi Jin looks to Zhan Ji for help, whose relationship with the Emperor is hanging by a thread.

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