TAN admits to SZE that she has had a miscarriage again. Having lost her second baby, TAN is so afraid that she will be driven out of the palace. She reveals everything to SZE and begs her to keep it a secret. TAN points out to SZE that LAI and TSIN have fallen out and that Yuet is doomed to perish. SHUI tries to sow discord between SZE and TSIN, through which he hopes he can unmask their real intentions. SZE holds a birthday banquet for SHUI in the palace. She means to make SHUI angry by saying something very offensive. SHUI is so enraged that he gives SZE a hard slap. CHAI has spotted everything and gets so furious that he needs SHUI to retire. CHAI is so happy to have SZE by his side but he will be even happier if LAI agrees to be his right-hand man. TSIN and LAI recall the good old...