YI has not defended LING when she is rebuked by CHI, but has apparently stood up for HO when she is reprimanded by the eunuch. HO has the support of both YEUNG and YI, which makes LING so jealous that she has decided to weed out the girl. As arranged by LING, DUOJI encounters HO in the royal garden and falls in love with her immediately. DUOJI wishes to marry HO and bring her back to the Tibetan Empire, which puzzles YI and YEUNG no end. YIN suggests YI may take HO as his concubine hoping that DUOJI will give up on HO completely with her new identity. LING is terribly irked by YIN’s proposal. YEUNG asks HO out for a chat, during which he expresses that he would prefer HO to become YI’s concubine rather than marry DUOJI. YI asks YEUNG to elope with HO while he himself will face the problem alone. HO has a gathering with HA and WAN and manages to persuade them to make up again. It comes as a big relief to HO.… ...