Zi Jin cleans the stain from Zhan Ji’s painting, showing she still cares for him, which angers Zhan Ji. The Empress approaches Zi Jin to see if she wants to be Zhan Ji’s concubine, which she refuses, choosing her freedom instead. Zi Ping sees a familiar man from the past and asks Zi Jin to give him food, thereby upsetting Zhan Ji. Someone targets Zi Jin, and she ends up severely injured.

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