Jinzhan slept on the bed, and Xue Rong went to sleep on the flat sofa. Jinzhan asked Xue Rong if he loves Yuzhan, he said yes he does.
Jinzhan told her maid to stop calling her empress. She claims she is bored to death. She dressed as a male to go to the military camp, but she was stop by the old royal maid. She told her that the royal family has rules to follow, they can't punish the queen but they can punish her servants. For her crimes, her personal servant will be beaten.
Jinzhan follow the rules because she didn't want her servants to be punished. She was told the sit and write for one incense time. They tried to fan the incense so that it can go quicker, then she decided to break the incense and said the time was up. She claims that she has two incense, and that is why she knows it was not time yet.
Jinzhan complains to Xue Rong about what happen today. She told her that it is best she follow the rules. She states this role is better suited for her older sister.
Xue Rong goes to sleep. Yuzhan talks to her made about people sending them gifts. Yuzhan told the maid to send some gifts over to Xue Rong. The maid said she wants to buy some lanterns to send to Jinzhan, and Yuzhan agreed.
Jinzhan is in her chamber teaching her maids to do martial arts. Jinzhan and all her maids were dressed as males. That made the old maid very angry.
The old maid sent all those maids that was with her and punished them all.
Xue Rong complains to Jiang Shao about him making Jinzhan marrying him. He said he knows Jiang Shao loves Jinzhan and asked him to watch over her. Xue Rong said he can take Jinzhan out to play, Jiang Shao asked him to join them for the lantern festival.
Jiang Shao went to pick up Jinzhan out to enjoy the lantern festival. Jinzhan tied a red ribbon on Jiang Shao saying that her and her sister use to do that so they won't get lost. Jiang Shao said they didn't need to do that, he held on to her hand, saying that way they won't get lost.
Yushan saw them two and chased after them. Jinzhan and Jiang Shao sat down to chit chat. Jinzhan found a comb in Jiang Shao's pocket, she accepted the gift and tossed the comb she just bought into the water. She told him she only wants the one he gave her.
Xue Rong is in a carriage wearing a mask, then he saw Yuzhan he pulled her up to his arm. He screams out I found my empress. He tells her his heart and true feelings and ask if she will be with him. She refused him and left.
Jiang Shao tells Jinzhan, that Xue Rong told him that Jiang Shao and Jinzhan's are so pure. He wants them to be what he wants, which is freedom and happiness. Xue Rong vowed that he will do everything in his power to protect them two and let them have their freedom and happiness. They both agreed that Xue Rong is a good person.
Yuzhan's maid asked why she is so sad. She said nothing she just thinking about something.
Jinzhan ask why is it taking so long. The maid tells her that she still have an hour, and that Jinzhan should take a nap and she will wake her up when it was time.
Jinzhan is seen by herself sitting near a fire in the dark waiting for Jiang Shao. She calls out for him and says she is scared. She claims he will definitely come, but he never did. The next, morning she was yelling at him. She went to try and find him in his room but he was not there. She found an envelop with blood stains.
Jinzhan's maid gave Xue Rong a letter and told him that Jinzhan left the palace. The old maid comes toward Xue Rong. Xue Rong asked the old maid if she was here looking for the queen, she responded with a yes. She was there to remind the queen about the Old Madam's birthday party. Xue Rong told the Jinzhan's maid to go to Fu's home and let them know that Jinzhan ran off from the palace. There was a birthday party for Old Madam that needs the King and Queen to both attend and Jinzhan is missing.
Yuzhan goes to see Xue Rong. She said that Xue Rong as well as the late emperor highly respects Old Madam, because she helped the late emperor once. For, that the late emperor has always celebrated Old Madam's birthday with her every year. Xue Rong said that is true. She said that she can pretend to be his queen and attend the party with him. He was secretly thrilled, because that was his plan all along. Yuzhan too knew that it was Xue Rong's idea.
The evil princess told her maid to go forward with the trap she made for Xue Rong.
Jinzhan went out to find Jiang Shao, but they saw people clearing his house and stuff. The guy told her something happen to Jiang Shao.
Jiang Shao is in the gambling hall and having bad luck.
Xue Rong and Yuzhan is on their way to see Old Madam riding in the carriage.
Jiang Shao ask for a loan to do more gambling, he bet it all on big.