At a debriefing called for BUT, the girls give an opinion that the competition for the position of the leading dancer is the cause of YIN and SHAN’s dispute. FA asks SHAN whether she has shown the emperor her pendent during the command performance. SHAN replies that she has lost the pendant, and that she will never take the lead nor participate in the Belle Contest again for YIN’s sake. FA reveals to SHAN her real identity in the mountain. BUT announces the promotion of SHAN to principal dancer-to-be. YIN is so furious that she demands to cut off from SHAN. The emperor hopes that YAN will join the Conservatory Commission. CHOW demands 100 tales of silver. BUT and his family try to come up with a method to make him leave Changan for good. With the excuse of collecting folk songs, YAN takes a few days’ leave and goes to Longzhou.… ...