Synopsis

Sui Ge provoked his father's ire with accusations of indifference regarding the Empress's attempts to harm Yi Xiao. As a consequence, he was relieved of his duties as secondary officiant in the Ancestral Ceremony, replaced by his younger brother—a clear sign of diminished favor with the Emperor. Sensing Sui Ge’s distress, Yi Xiao led him to a secluded spot, where, in an effort to soothe him, he learned the truth surrounding the death of Sui Ge’s mother. Meanwhile, Murong Yao and his father arriv