Back at the ferry terminal, we find out that the cargo they're going to take is black pepper, which is a luxury item. They're planning to use the goods of the second prince to verify that they've got the right cargo. They need someone reliable to take them with them, and they need to find a reliable person to go with them. Hill is all, "Gee, we'll just use the second guy's stuff to verify what's going on." He's a little worried about the cargo, though, because it's black pepper. He also worries that the emperor is suspicious of them, so they'll have to figure out a way to get rid of the blame. Hill's got a tip that jacob is going to poison the prince, but he doesn't know how to deal with it. He tells Hill to listen carefully, because if he'd been stupid the last time, the emperor wouldn't have raised suspicions against them, now they can negotiate with him. The next day, the herbs look like vegetables, but the next day they look like herbs. Hill says that he's seen traces of herbs all over his back, and he knows that he was working on Chinese medicine. He wants to ask her to rest after all of this hard work. He asks her if she'd like to take Shulin as an apprentice, and she says she'll do it. Shulin seems like he has a knack for medicine, but it'll take some time for the poison to be separated and analyzed. He'