FUCHANG’AN manages to convince CHANG MEI and allows her to make an audience with the Emperor late at night. Running away through the water route, HESHEN goes with LIU QUAN to the Canal Trade Gang to meet up with GU CHUAN, Chief of the Qingyun Hall. PRINCE YONGLIN makes an audience with the Emperor in hopes of begging for leniency for NOBLE CONSORT DOWAGER YING, instead, exasperates JIAQING, ending up being sent to guard the mausoleum. Rushing to Tianjin, FUCHANG’AN shows the token banner, forcing the Canal Trade Gang to surrender HESHEN. Though HESHEN is very attentive to DOUKOU, DOUKOU still gives him the cold shoulder. On the other hand, GULUN PRINCESS HEXIAO, who is under house arrest, panics begging ROYAL NOBLE CONSORT, who eventually gives in and secretly sends away FU’EN.… ...
