The emperor came to see Mei Zhuang, and seeing that Mei Zhuang still had heart knots and a cold attitude, the emperor made fun of it and went to visit Zhen Huan. Zhen Huan pretended to be asleep, but was noticed by the emperor. The emperor noticed that Zhen Huan's scars had faded a lot, and lamented that Zhen Huan's beauty was unparalleled in the world.

The emperor mentioned that the two imperial physicians, Jiang Shen and Jiang Cheng, accepted bribes from court ladies and eunuchs, and had no medical ethics at all. Zhen Huan took the opportunity to recommend Wen Shichu, and told the emperor that the prescription for curing the epidemic was stolen by Er Jiang. Dizi secretly gets rid of Erjiang. Concubine Hua complained to the emperor on behalf of Erjiang when she learned about this, and the emperor said that they would definitely bury them generously.

The emperor painted "Jiaoli makeup" for Zhen Huan, which was popular inside and outside the harem. On the occasion of Zhen Huan's birthday, the emperor throws a big banquet, which arouses the jealousy of the concubines. Guojun Wang was sincere and ingenious, using lotus flowers in full bloom in the lake to make Zhen Huan smile; during the banquet, he played the song "Phoenix Flying" to express the love and harmony between the emperor and Zhen Huan.

Concubine Hua hears that Chun'er is about to be named nobleman, and she feels murderous; Guiren Cao sighs secretly that Concubine Hua does not distinguish between priorities and messes up her own position. When Chun'er was picking up the kite, she accidentally ran into Concubine Hua accepting bribes from others, Cao Guiren tricked Chun'er into revealing her identity, and Concubine Hua murdered her to silence her. Cao Guiren reported to Zhen Huan to find a way out for himself. Zhen Huan found out that Chun'er died of a strange cause, and decided to take revenge.