A grandmother’s gift of an old opera reopens painful memories for Xie Qingyuan, whose mother was destroyed by the very family that once cast her out. Meanwhile, Chen Yunya stages an elaborate fire

Jinqi finally learns the real reason behind Lanxiang’s resentment, not lost love, but a life taken from her without consent, while a dying Zhao Xingtang hands over damning proof of his greatest secret

Gravely wounded and hunted through the snow, Jinqi is rescued at the last moment by Lanxiang, while Nanke rides off to seek reinforcements and Jinlan bravely shields the rest of the family from

Lanxiang’s sharp deduction exposes Prince Han’s rebellion just in time to save Jinqi from a deadly ambush, and their goodbye ends in an unexpected, spontaneous kiss before both race off to protect

Lanxiang reveals that the blood, and the broken arm were all a carefully staged plan to free Xiulai from her abusive husband. In court, she turns a losing case around with evidence of Lu Jian’s theft

Lanxiang’s stage play, The Tale of the Feathered Immortal, quietly mirrors the Lin family’s own hidden suffering, and when Xiuwan begs for help, Lanxiang plots a rescue of Xiulai from her abusive husband

Lanxiang outmanoeuvres Zhao Xingtang without spending a single coin, trading a clever lesson in secret female wealth for Ji’er and Xiaopu’s freedom, then sends the newly freed women off

The Lin family arrives in the capital to discover the residence granted to them by the Emperor is Lanxiang’s own childhood home, the Shen family estate, stirring painful memories

Jinqi’s genuine efforts to win over Lanxiang’s parents pay off, but his patience runs thin when it comes to the trip itself, leading him to drug her wine and whisk her aboard a ship bound for the capital

The morning after their wedding brings real friction as Lanxiang refuses to accept Jinqi’s affection or his family’s expectations, while he pushes for them to relocate to the capital, partly for his career