Sitting by the lake alone, Jing Ke recalled the harsh teachings given to him by Ganie, and his eyes gradually became firmer for a while. His fighting spirit was reinvigorated, slowly pulling out the scabbard, sharpening his ambition, and making a sword with no return. The next day, Gaelan blamed Gaie for Jing Ke’s departure, but saw Jing Ke come back with loose hair.

He didn’t care much about it, and Ge Nie also said that “the chivalrous man is not very courteous.” Jing Ke said that he wanted to visit everywhere to find the true meaning of the poem left to him by the master. Galan did not hesitate to decide to accompany with him, which also made him rather helpless, so he had to agree.

In Zhaode Palace, there were lanterns, Ying Zheng sat on the bed hall with a smile and said that he would go to bed here tonight. Gongsun Li was shocked and refused again and again. But he is overbearing like Yingzheng, and it is not difficult to tell from his words that his ambition for Gongsun Li must be won. Not only that, he also kissed Gongsun Li forcibly, even though Gongsun Li had been resisting, but ultimately fell short. Ying Zheng was in a good mood, and said that she would come every day until the day she was willing to sleep with him, and then walked away, leaving Gongsun Li alone in panic. That night, Ying Zheng came to Zhaode Palace again unexpectedly.

Gongsunli quietly hid the hairpin, and wanted to die with Yingzheng. Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng explained it. He also deliberately raised the matter of sending Tianming out of the palace, saying that it was to protect him. Gongsun Li knew that he was just taking Tianming as the quality, and wanted to keep himself. After Yingzheng left, Gongsun Li was heartbroken. She didn’t believe in Yingzheng, and she was very worried about Tianming’s safety.

On this day, Ying Zheng seldom came to Mrs. Min to play Liubo with her. Mrs. Min’s seven-orifice and exquisite heart, knowing that Yingzheng is nothing but the Three Treasures. Sure enough, Ying Zheng’s sentence “If you have no desire, you will be strong” pricked her heart. Ying Zheng brought up the story of King Zhao being pissed to death to test Mrs. Min, who is the motherland of Zhao. Madam Min was taken aback, and carefully worded her words to show that she had never felt resentful. This was a relief to Ying Zheng.

The queen mother of Huayang ancestor set up a tea banquet to entertain all the concubines. She criticized Gongsun Li’s arbitrarily going out of the palace, and pointed out that the courtesy of the Qin Palace had been neglected recently and needed strict rectification. Madam Chu also echoed Madam Dao Li’s various actions as a crime against morality, and then picked up a small worm and put it in the tea, saying that the harem is like this cup of tea, and a single worm can make the whole dish ink. When the two sang together, they also warned the other concubines not to have a deep friendship with Mrs. Li.

And the Queen Mother had already planned to punish Gongsun Li. It turned out that the Queen Mother wanted Gongsun Li to use dances at the birthday banquet near the king to make amends. Although Gongsun Li was not good at the female stream, she still agreed, but she took advantage of this to let the ancestor dowager promise to keep Tianming I safe.

Gongsun Li set out to prepare for the sword dance. When she practiced sword with the big brother, the same sword style, the same scene, the good time of practicing sword with Jing Ke once again came to her heart. As the saying goes, Jing Ke and Gai Lan missed the junior sister extremely when they were practicing swordsmanship. Han Shen reminded Gongsun Li that the dance was a fraud, but Gongsun Li thought it was not a big deal. What she didn’t know was that the Queen Mother and Madam Chu were waiting for her sword dance to make trouble, and they took the opportunity to charge her with treason.

The Qin Wang’s birthday feast is a major event in the palace, and the goose feathers and snow are like catkins rising from the wind. The palace people walked in a hurry for fear of delay. There is a big banquet table in the hall, Ying Zheng sits alone, and the Queen Mother is on the right. The concubines were seated on both sides according to their ranks, all of them dressed up and beautiful. Following Mrs. Min’s performance, Gongsun Li slowly appeared on stage dressed in a satin costume, with one sword and one style full of excellence, bright eyes flowing, and she lifted her head lightly.

It was truly stunning. Ying Zheng was delighted after seeing it. After the song was over, she pointed her sword at the flower ball, the petals scattered, and a sword fell into her hand impartially. The Queen Mother and Madam Chu were quite proud of them. When everyone was at a loss, she saw a court lady behind Ying Zheng trying to assassinate, so she rushed straight with her sword. The grandfather dowager yelled for the escort, and the guards she brought were already prepared to try to subdue Gongsun Li.

Suddenly, the banquet was in chaos and everyone left. Han Shen was also stabbed to protect Gong Sun Li in desperation. Although Gongsun Li’s sword hit the assassin, he was also stabbed by Li Zhong who came to escort him. Ying Zheng hurriedly picked up Gongsun Li and went to the palace to be treated by the emperor’s doctor. He was very angry about this. However, the Huayang Palace guards and assassins who rushed out made him feel that it was not a coincidence.