FENGSHEN-YINDE reports to JIAQING that HELIN is found dead when he arrives at the jail; whereas JIAQING is furious at this because HESHEN beats him to it. In the wake of the Ziguang Pavilion explosion, JIAQING commands FENGSHEN-YINDE to go all out to probe into the matter, asking him to treat the suspect ruthlessly not leniently, and to kill without mercy. FENGSHEN-YINDE is under orders to arrest GRANNY FANG for interrogation. When PRINCE YONGLIN begs JIAQING to release her, he instead receives an earful and is punished to kneel on the ground in freezing weather for self-reflection. Drinking alcohol in Xiaoyao House to vent his feelings, LIU QUAN reveals that HESHEN is planning to step down and withdraw from the capital.… ...