Wei Zhao stabbed Jiang Ci with a poisoned dagger and sent someone to poison Mrs. Zhou. In order to save people, Pei Yan and King Zhuang went to Emperor Xie Che at the same time to get the only heart-protecting pill. Prince Xie Chi asked them to poison it. Chess determines the ownership of the elixir, and King Zhuang asks Wei Zhao to play chess with Pei Yan on his behalf.
Wei Zhao and Pei Yan began to play chess. They moved step by step and refused to give in to each other. Jiang Ci's injury worsened, and Cui Liang tried his best but was unable to do anything. He had to send Shuxia to report to Pei Yan. Pei Yan was eager to save people, so he came up with a surprise to win.
King Zhuang was unwilling to give up, so A Li came up with the idea to take the opportunity of serving tea to replace the heart-protecting pill. Pei Yan won the final victory, and he couldn't wait to go back to save people with the Heart-Protective Pill. Wei Zhao had long discovered that A Li had transferred the Heart-Protective Pill, so he deliberately lost the game. He was worried that A Li's identity would be exposed, so he sent Lao Liu to notify A Li and Lao He moved as soon as possible. A Li did not want to implicate Wei Zhao, so he committed suicide to apologize.
Pei Yan's mother was frail and sick. Xie Che once rewarded her with a heart-protecting pill, but she never took it. Pei Yan deliberately competed with King Zhuang for the heart-protecting pill in order to lure the assassin out. Pei Yan found out that A Li was a child three years ago. The slaves donated from Yueluo City, he did not expect that there were spies around King Zhuang. Wei Zhao carved a wooden plaque with the names of the deceased clan members to commemorate their heroic spirits.
Pei Yan was worried that the assassin would attack Teng Rui again, so he placed Teng Rui in his villa and sent Changfeng Guard to protect Teng Rui closely. Pei Yan sent someone to find his mother to get the Heart-protecting Pill. Jiang Ci's condition improved after taking the medicine. Pei Yan stayed by Jiang Ci's side. Cui Liang complained that Pei Yan should not use Jiang Ci as a bait. Pei Yan wanted to find out the identity of the assassin. , and he was helpless.
Jiang Ci woke up in a daze and saw Pei Yan guarding her. She was grateful to Pei Yan. Pei Yan personally changed Jiang Ci's dressing, which made Jiang Ci feel warm in her heart. The Hou Mansion suddenly caught fire, and Pei Yan rushed to put out the fire. Wei Zhao came to Jiang Cixing to accuse him, and threatened Yan Qiaoshuang's life to prevent Jiang Ci from revealing his identity. Jiang Ci was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and Wei Zhao forced her to Report Teng Rui's every move truthfully, and promise to let her and Yan Qiaoshuang go.
Pei Yan led the guards in the palace to put out the fire. He felt that the fire was inexplicable. Pei Yan was worried that Jiang Ci was in danger and rushed back immediately. Jiang Ci was still in shock. Pei Yan took the opportunity to ask her about the assassin's situation, but Jiang Ci tried his best to cover it up. . Pei Yan suspected that the assassin was an important official in the court, otherwise you would not be able to easily grasp his situation. He asked people to secretly investigate several suspicious officials. Pei Yan decided to keep Jiang Ci and lure the assassin to show up.
Pei Yan cared deeply about Jiang Ci and asked Jiang Ci to cooperate with him in acting, otherwise she would be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Jiang Ci thought about it again and again before reluctantly agreeing, and she suddenly became a maid in the Hou Mansion. Shu Xia taught Jiang Ci the rules of the Marquis Mansion step by step and took the opportunity to retaliate against her. Wei Zhao hid in a tree and could see clearly. He stepped in to help Jiang Ci out in time and appeared next to Jiang Ci as a ghost, reminding her all the time. We need to find out Teng Rui's whereabouts carefully.
Jiang Ci did not dare to take it lightly. She obtained Bieyuan's waist card through her maid and successfully entered Bieyuan where Teng Rui lived. Teng Rui was unwilling to make progress and indulged in drinking and sex every day. Jiang Ci recorded it truthfully. Teng Rui recognized that Jiang Ci saved his life that night, hosted a banquet for Pei Yan and Jiang Ci, and gave Jiang Ci a jade gourd to express his gratitude, but Jiang Ci reluctantly accepted it.
Pei Yan was unhappy and practiced swordplay in the yard all night to vent his anger. Jiang Ci accompanied him, but he was accidentally hit on his foot by a copper basin that Pei Yan had knocked down. That night, Pei Yan came to deliver ointment to Jiang Ci. Jiang Ci saw that he was worried and said it clearly. Pei Yan had to put the ointment in his pocket. After Pei Yan left, Wei Zhao suddenly came to Jiang Ci.