At the celebratory banquet in the water stockade, CHEUNG PO-TSAI proposes marriage to TAI-MUI, who turns him down. On the other hand, LAI GONG GONG receives the military report drafted by YEE-TAI, stating the failure of MAN-HO's troops in battling the pirates. With the Crown Prince going to have a word with Emperor JIAQING face-to-face due to an emergency, Lady YIM has to leave and wait outside of the room, during which TUNG-SUET notices that Lady YIM feels nauseous and is about to vomit. It turns out that Lady YIM is pregnant with the Emperor's child but she deliberately keeps a low profile. Knowing his days are numbered, the Crown Prince sincerely hopes that Emperor JIAQING would strip him of his crown as heir to the throne, and find another suitable successor so as to avoid the fratricidal bloodshed.… ...
Grace Wong
Wong Tai-mui
Tony Hung
Cheung Po Tsai
Ruco Chan
Prince Man-ho
Cilla Kung
Wong Wing-yu
Maggie Siu Mei-Kei
Shek Giu
Law Lok-Lam
Cheng Yat
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
Suen Sau-choi
Elaine Yiu
Imperial Consort Yim
Jin Gang
Lau Sing
Elliot Ngok Wah
Lai Gung-gung
Susan Tse Suet-Sum
Imperial Consort Shun
Lau Kong
Jiaqing Emperor
Kelly Fu Ka-Lei
Ha-sim
Océane Zhu
Wu So Na