Mrs. CHENG speaks ill of CHING. CHING is punished. She wrongly believes that it is WAH who badmouths her. WAI reports the movements of the Japanese naval force to Dowager Empress TSE HEI. TSE HEI orders him to organize a nationwide celebration of her birthday to pretend that everything is going very well with the country. MAN returns to the capital to prepare for the imperial examination. Seeing that Dowager Empress TSE HEI is using the provisions and funds for troops for her birthday celebration, he swears to come first in the examination and do something great for the country. YUE is pleased. It is the grand opening of a new draft bank called Wing Heng Tai. YIP and his men visit the bank to congratulate the owner. To their surprise, the First Steward of the shop is none other than TAI, who declares that Wing Heng Tai is going to outdo Ting Fung Shing and become the number one draft bank in the country. MAN has sent a letter to TSUN……