Shuurei and Seiran return to Kou province for the palace celebration, and they are accompanied by their new supporters, Yuushun Tei, In Sai, and the new head of the Sa clan, Kokujun. All the government officials stand in the Imperial Palace as they wait for Shuurei's and Yuushun's grand entrance. Shuurei is acknowledged as the governor of Brown Province who saved it from collapse. She sees Ryuuki once again and presents her proposal for the future of Brown Province. She asks Ryuuki to go over her proposal on making Brown Province a center of academic research, and this will benefit Brown Province 100 years later. Everyone is amazed at Shuurei's proposal and supports it. She receives everyone's applause.
身為茶州州牧的秀麗，為了出席新年的朝賀而從琥璉出發。除了悠舜與靜蘭之外，茶家新宗主的克洵、茶州全商連支部長的柴凜也一同隨行。秀麗的父親邵可雖然很期盼女兒的歸來，但是在見到秀麗之後，邵可卻又馬上送秀麗回到朝廷執行公務。克洵在朝賀儀式上顯得相當緊張，此時龍蓮出現在他的面前。
