QqChen Jiao is disappointed that the rumours did not ostracize Zifu. Princess Guantao advises her to either get rid of Zifu once and for all, or to accept her. Worried about the rumours, Wei Qing avoids Princess Pingyang. Liu Che instructs Wei Qing to retrieve horses from the neighbouring city for the stables at Pingyang Mansion to spare him from attending Cao Shi’s funeral and meeting Princess Pingyang. To turn over a new leaf, Chen Jiao changes her attitude towards Zifu. But when Zifu starts having nightmares and mood swings, it is discovered that Chen Jiao was secretly poisoning her. The poison succeeds in driving a wedge between Liu Che and Zifu, but Chen Jiao prepares a stronger poison to kill Zifu. (Source: Viu)