Episode 21

The Empress Dowager decides to execute TONG by slow slicing. To test YING’s loyalty, she needs the Princess to witness the execution. CHING comes to visit YING and LUN with a good assortment of desserts, and is happy to reveal her pregnancy to them. PO confides in YAN inside the monastery, during which he is advised to get out of the political arena as soon as possible. Upon receiving a secret message from a secret informant, the Emperor decides to adopt a different route for the canal construction project, causing a number of Manchurian government officials to suffer great financial loss. CHUEN therefore asks PO to steal a glance at the secret message. SHEK HAK tells CHUEN that he would like to stay in Beijing and entrust all his troops to the Prince after his retirement, which is however strongly opposed by the Empress Dowager. LUN pays KWAN a visit, during which KWAN suddenly suffers an acute attack of abdominal pain.… ...