Ye Shijie staggered to find Xiao Heng at the drug store and informed him about the attack on Situ in September. Xiao Heng asked Lu Ji to inform the secret guards to arrest him. Chu Lan woke up and wanted to kill Situ Jiuyue, but was stopped by the fan thrown by Xiao Heng. Chu Lan released a smoke bomb and escaped.
Xue Fangfei learned about this from Ye Shijie and immediately rushed to the Duke's Mansion and saw Xiao Heng's nervous expression. Xiao Heng explained Situ Jiuyue's identity, and Xue Fangfei said that he would come to see her every day. Xiao Heng was secretly happy after hearing this.
Xiao Heng sent people to conduct a strict search. They guessed that Chu Lan was hiding in Li's house and planned to knock down the mountain to frighten the tiger. When the rehearsal time came, Mr. Du was absent again. He asked someone to tell Shen Yurong that his mother died of illness and he left. Shen Yurong had no choice but to ask everyone who wanted to co-star with Xue Fangfei. Everyone at the scene was silent, so he said that he would choose people based on talent ranking.
Everyone looked at Zhao Qi privately, thinking that only his talent could be learned. Zhao Qi deliberately said that Shen Yurong was suitable, and everyone followed the gossip and thought that Shen Yurong fell in love with Xue Fangfei. Shen Ruyun suddenly appeared and everyone stopped gossiping.
Xue Fangfei entertained Jiang Jingrui with delicious food and wanted to ask him to help act in a play for Shen Yurong. She decided to take the initiative to resign from the association to perform, and wanted Shen Yurong to invite her to her house. Jiang Jingrui did not expect that Shen Yurong would come to the Hanlin Academy. He found that Xue Fangfei did not come and asked Jiang Jingrui why. Jiang Jingrui deliberately spread rumors about the relationship between Shen Yurong and Xue Fangfei. Xue Fangfei fell ill because of this, and Liu Xu followed him to join in the fun.
Shen Yurong hoped that Shen Yurong would not be affected by rumors and should focus on the overall situation. When Xue Fangfei talked about her appearance, she suggested co-starring with Shen Yurong to prove that their relationship was simple. Shen Yurong paused for a moment, and Xue Fangfei provoked him, thinking that he didn't want to star with her because he didn't love his deceased wife. Shen Yurong slammed the table angrily, saying that he loved his late wife, and he also agreed to star with Xue Fangfei.
Li Zhongnan hid Chu Lan in the Imperial City Department and reminded Li Jin not to make any mistakes. He finally won over Yuan Jiang. Xue Fangfei came to the Duke's Mansion to see Situ Jiuyue. Situ Jiuyue saw her being intimate with Xiao Heng, which made her unhappy.
When Shen's mother learned that Shen Yurong was going to co-star with Xue Fangfei, she accused him of not being like this and was worried about being blamed by Wan Ning. Wan Ning learned that the two often rehearsed at the Hanlin Academy. She pretended to be calm, but she had plans in her heart. Ye Shijie believed the rumors to be true and could only look at Xue Fangfei from a distance. Xue Fangfei finished her rehearsal, but was assassinated by a masked man. Shen Yurong blocked a sword for her. He recognized Wan Ning's man, and his eyes hinted him to leave. Zhao Ke appeared in time, and the masked man escaped.
Xue Fangfei guessed that the masked man was from Wan Ning, and regretted that such a witness escaped. After Xiao Heng learned about it, he accused Xue Fangfei of not involving herself in the situation. Xue Fangfei promised that it would only be this once, hoping that Xiao Heng would believe her. Wan Ning saw Shen Yurong's sword wound and thought that he should not make her angry. Shen Yurong said that acting together is a matter of government, and only by not avoiding it can one have a clear conscience.
The Jokhang mission arrived in Beijing the next day, and Shen Yurong reminded the Hanlin Academy students to be prepared. He came to the Holy Land to report, and Xiao Heng happened to appear. Their eyes met, but Xiao Heng didn't pay attention to him at all.
Chu Lan was not found for a long time, so Xiao Heng proposed to Emperor Hong Xiao that he wanted the Longwu Army. He believed that Chu Lan must be in the Imperial City Division. Li Zhongnan and Yuan Jiang were discussing matters. Xiao Heng led people to search, but Yuan Jiang stopped him and drew his sword. Long Wujun showed up with troops and insisted on searching regardless of Yuan Jiang's face. Xiao Heng told them not to show mercy. Yuan Jiang knew that Long Wujun could kill first and then show off, and they did not dare to make mistakes.
The Longwu Army surrounded the Imperial City Division, but they had already found Chu Lan but let him escape. Li Zhongnan accused Li Jin of not doing things well and slapped him hard. Li Jin's original intention was to murder Xiao Heng, but he destroyed Li Zhongnan's plan.
Prince Jozhao came and finally met Situ Jiuyue. He hoped that Xiao Heng would find the assassin as soon as possible. At the banquet, Prince Jozhao thanked Emperor Hong Xiao for finding Situ Jiuyue, who had been lost for many years. Xue Fangfei and Shen Yurong co-starred, and Shen Yurong recalled the past with them. Xiao Heng looked on with a solemn expression, and Prince Zhao could see Situ Jiuyue's thoughts.
Xiao Heng was about to escort Prince Jozhao and the others to the border. Before leaving, he reminded Xue Fangfei not to compromise for others and be others. The conversation between the two was overheard by Situ Jiuyue.