Chang Gong wants to take the captured bandits back to Ye City. Specifically he wants to show Emperor Gao Zhan that these men became outlaws because of the devastating wars. But then Crown Prince Gao Wei shows up at the formerly hidden village (that everybody seems to know how to get to) and he wants to execute the bandits here and now by roasting them alive. Hidden away in the carriage, listening to the bandits scream, is Zheng Er. Where'd you get that pink lipstick, girl?
The cast returns to Ye City. Xue Wu worries about the wrath of the crown prince. The emperor rips Gao Wei a new one for being so cruel to the captured outlaws. Then he rewards Chang Gong with some imperial jade that custom dictates should only be given to a crown prince.
Xue Wu sees a stellar sign that bad stuff is about to happen. Over in his pig sty, castrated Zu Ting also sees this ominous star.
The emperor somehow manages to sleep despite all those Buddhist monks making a racket. He dreams of the time when he was Prince Chang Guang and his brother was emperor. Despite Chang Guang being the one winning all the wars, the emperor has appointed his son, Gao Bai Nian, as crown prince. Later, the emperor is on his death bed and he is visited by his brother. He knows Chang Guang is going to seize the throne because the crown prince is just a boy. All the dying emperor asks is that Chang Guang not kill Bai Nian.
What Chang Guang does instead is have his soldiers rush in and slaughter both the emperor and his son. With his dying breath, the emperor hurls a curse on Chang Guang to be killed the same way: by a family member.
Gao Wei and Zheng Er have fun breaking some crockery. She advises the crown prince to somehow restore the disgraced imperial astrologer, Zu Ting.
Xue Wu asks An De to help her convince Chang Gong to retire from the imperial court.
Gao Wei goes to the pig sty to visit his former crony. Zu Ting has been expecting this visit and already has a plan worked out to regain his position. First he needs a bowl of fish blood.
Xue Wu invites imperial tutor Duan Shao over for some bean soup. She begs the old man to come up with a way to make Chang Gong retire. The tutor assures Xue Wu he'll get General Hulu Sr. in on this as well.
Gao Wei asks Si Xi, the emperor's eunuch, how things are going. Si Xi whines about how the emperor isn't sleeping well and wants even more monks to make more racket. Acting the devoted son, Gao Wei gives the eunuch a bottle of "sacred water" with the instructions it be sprinkled along the emperor's window sills. This should help the emperor sleep.
Team Xue Wu holds an intervention with Chang Gong. They all beg the prince to retire and go live in seclusion with his wife. As to be expected, Lan Ling refuses. An De speaks up and informs them all that he's already had a word with the emperor. An De requested Chang Gong be given some vacation time so the prince and the divine sorceress can get to work on making a mini me. The emperor said Okey Dokey.
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