Yu Sikou wants to marry Hao Lan because she is a beauty. Li He has to agree it since Yu Sikou helped him get promoted.

Hao Lan is arrested by Xiu Yu's followers, when she is going to go downhill. She is forced to the cliff, but Lu Buwei saves her.

Lu Buwei asks Hao Lan to learn playing zither and dancing from music teacher. Her music stuns everyone, and she admits that she learned it from a famous music teacher. Lu Buwei knows that Hao Lan is ambitious, and doesn't have any retreat.

Princess Ya begs Queen Li to forgive Yi Ren, but Queen Li thinks Yi Ren wants to use Princess Ya. Princess Ya blames her mother that she only has power in her eyes.

Lu Xin asks Hao Lan to visit his house, but he isn't there when she arrives. Lu Xin takes servants searching dancer's rooms with the excuse of missing treasure. When Lu Buwei is going to stop his father, the servant finds the pearl in Hao Lan's room. Lu Xin thinks Hao Lan stole his pearl and wants to send her to the jail.

Yi Ren asks General Gongsun to forgive the servant, and comforts the servant. Hao Lan thinks Yi Ren won't obey Lu Buwei's order as he is arrogant. The King of Zhao summons Hao Lan to dance in the court.