The wedding finally arrives, delivering real heartbreak layered beneath tradition, a hesitant bow, a public slap, and a bittersweet reclaiming of the very family name that once rejected her.

A month after their staged escape, Jinqi takes a brutal beating for going behind his family’s back to secure an imperial marriage decree, while the Zheng family meets a swift, tragic downfal

The Yuan residence erupts into open rebellion as Zheng Baichuan’s forces move against the assembled guests, but it’s soon revealed the entire spectacle, from a body double

Rescued at last with Scholar Han and Furong’s help, Lanxiang narrowly escapes danger and turns her attention to justice, devising a bold plan to expose Young Lady Zheng’s cruelty publicly

Jinqi’s search for Lanxiang leads him into a dangerous political web involving the deposed Crown Prince, while Lanxiang herself, trafficked to a Yangzhou brothel, uses her wits and an old ally

A dazzling new marriage prospect for Jinqi arrives wrapped in political calculation, while Lanxiang’s clever act of misdirection with a matching orchid sets a jealous rival’s cruelty into motion

A brutal fight over a young widow’s right to remarry opens the episode with real social commentary, while back home, Xiuru’s dazzling betrothal celebration sits in stark contrast to Xiuwan’s quiet

The Xu family settles into a charming new life in a painting and calligraphy shop, complete with an eccentric new employer and a scholar neighbour whose growing closeness to Lanxiang

Justice catches up with everyone connected to the poisoning conspiracy, while Lanxiang finally cashes in her accumulated merit for the one reward she’s wanted all along, her family’s freedom.

Du Cuique’s true nature is fully exposed, evil, calculating, and unrepentant, while Du Zheng’s betrayal of Jinqi ends in a devastating deathbed question neither of them can answer.