Shen Qi is punished severely by his father for interacting w/ the Hua women, so he is unable to meet them to take them to meet their men on their journey to exile. Hua Zhi goes alone to meet them, but things go awry when the hidden silver sewn into the clothes are discovered. Hua Zhi takes the punishment for the men and Yan Xi meets her later to help her. Hua Zhi debates whether to leave the Hua women or stay to help them. (Source: frankly at MyDramaList)