In retaliation for the arrest of Shuurei and Reishin, the Kou clan goes on strike, causing half of the imperial government to shut down. Shuurei and Eigetsu rush to finish their report before the official inquiry begins at noon.
今天是難得的休假日，秀麗和影月受邀前來姮娥樓找胡蝶，沒想到突然遭到一群土匪的包圍，被監禁了起來。遭到胡蝶出賣的秀麗，頓時感到不知所措。此時，秀麗父親邵可的弟弟玖琅，從紅家來到了邵可家。正當兩人在屋內交談時，玖琅的隨從傳來了秀麗的監護人黎深，被懷疑涉嫌秀麗國試舞弊而遭到拘禁的消息。
