The third elder brother Hongshi did not succeed in his studies, and the emperor scolded him. The queen felt that she was walking on thin ice, and treated Hongshi's studies even more harshly, not to mention not allowing Hongshi to mention his birth mother, Concubine Qi. Hongshi is grateful for Zhen Huan's fight for the posthumous honor for his biological mother, so he gets close to Zhen Huan. In order to preserve the power of her mother's family, the queen decided to let Hong Shi marry her cousin Qing Ying.

Jingxian came to visit Zhen Huan, revealed that she was pregnant with King Guo's child, and tested Zhen Huan's attitude towards King Guo, but found nothing.

The third elder brother, Hongshi, and the nobleman Ying were in love with each other, and were discovered by Concubine Jing and others, who thought that nobleman Ying was the emperor's concubine, how could he have an affair with the prince.