Xue Wu is understandably dazed and confused when the palace tailor comes to measure her for new clothes as an imperial concubine. She goes to see King Yung to ask, "What up wit dat, dude?" Yung shows her the bodies of two assassins killed just last night. (So, they just keep the corpses right outside the royal stateroom?) Yung explains that he had to give her some kind of title in order to protect Xue Wu - as well as the baby she's carrying - from any further attempts on her life. He also shows her the letter the late Chang Gong wrote to him, asking for protection for his wife. Xue Wu thanks Yung for being such a good friend.
A depressed An De has been turning to the comfort of alcohol. Xiao Cui takes him out to the work site of the Celestial Garden to show him how the people are suffering. Now sober up and do something about it! With Prince of Lan Ling dead and the divine sorceress run off, the role of savior now falls upon the playboy shoulders of An De.
An De receives a missive from Xue Wu, briefly explaining her new title is not to be taken seriously and that An De will be an uncle in a few months.
Queen Axina learns about Xue Wu's new designation and doesn't know how to take it. Xue Wu assures the queen she's not the least bit attracted to Yung so is not a threat in that department. As soon as her child is born, Xue Wu plans to leave.
We see Zheng Er once again sneaking away from the palace at night. This time we get to see her destination. Somewhere she's secretly keeping an unconscious Chang Gong chained to a bed. Don't get kinky, now. Chang Gong finally wakes up and demands to know what is going on. Remember how eager Zheng Er was to pour the prince some poisoned wine. It was because she had replaced the poison with her own special drug which would simulate death. Also, that time Gao Wei was going to stab the prince's corpse to verify death - Zheng Er had put a bloody piece of animal meat on Chang Gong's abdomen. She directed the emperor's dagger to stab the meat instead of Chang Gong.
The empress claims she went to all this subterfuge because she didn't want Chang Gong to have such an easy death. She wants him alive to suffer! (Also, and we all know this, she's still in love with him.) But let's get back to the suffering. Zheng Er tells him how Xue Wu fell off a cliff and died. As proof, Zheng Er brings out the silver comb Chang Gong recognizes as the one he gave Xue Wu.
However, Chang Gong tricks Zheng Er. He says the comb came as a set. Where's the gold one? Zheng Er claims she was nice enough to leave the gold comb with Xue Wu's body. Thus Chang Gong now knows the empress is a big fat liar. He can only hope Xue Wu made it to Zhou safely.
Yung has Xue Wu summoned to his morning court although some of the ministers don't trust her hearing Zhou state secrets. One guy says the peace treaty between Zhou and Qi is about to expire. Now is the perfect time to build up an army. Yet another guy points out it's not been a good year. They should concentrate instead on agriculture. Make love, not war.
Yung asks for the divine sorceress's opinion. Xue Wu works out a compromise between the military and the farmers. I'm not really sure what this scene was for.
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