Shen Bi confides the truth to Hongli, that it was Yingluo's design to save Concubine Yu Shun, and Yingluo is her savior. Concubine Shun promised the emperor to test Yingluo's sincerity for him, and the emperor was surprised that she saw through his use of her. She then questioned Yingluo whether she had betrayed her, Yingluo retorted, and revealed the following chain plan, first get rid of Shun's concubine, and then vent her anger on Yingluo, making Hongli think that Yingluo encouraged the Queen Mother to kill Shun's concubine, and then used a knife to kill someone, getting rid of Yingluo, two Human cooperation breaks down. Suspicious, the Empress Dowager summoned Concubine Shun and Yingluo again and questioned whether they were cheating or not. Concubine Shun used Hongli to tell her about He An's old affairs, and the queen mother mistakenly believed that Concubine Shun really had a relationship with He An, and her hostility towards her disappeared. Yingluo taught Shun Concubine the rules and etiquette of the Qing Palace, and Shun Concubine gradually gained the trust and closeness of the Queen Mother, and even had the potential to replace Yingluo. Knowing that Mingyu and Hailancha are in love, Yingluo intends to facilitate their marriage, but Mingyu's old illness relapses. Fearing that she would drag Hailancha down, Mingyu could only refuse the engagement.