At Lanlin Palace, Liu Che instructs Zifu to reject all visitors including Chen Jiao and Empress Wang. When Empress Dou tries to enter by force, Duan Hong stands guard with his sword. The penalty for offending the empress is death - Princess Guantao takes advantage of the situation to get Zifu in trouble. Liu Che, who was secretly investigating Ji An’s case, arrives back in the nick time. (Source: Viu)