The embroidered guards are on their way, and the embroidered uniforms are also on the move. The embroidered uniforms have suffered casualties, and parents and relatives have been given silver coins as a token of gratitude. When the Empress asks about her health, she tells her sister that she has grown taller, and that the color of the ink will never fade. The Empress tells her that she lied to the empress about being pregnant, and when she heard that she was pregnant, she was furious, but she also knew that she loved him dearly. She tells the Empress that there are rumors that she will become the next emperor of the People's Republic of China, and she says that she knows what the Empress is afraid of. She says that the Empress manages to hit the spot where it hurts her the most, without scolding or yelling. She adds that she gets threatened when she wants to see her, and says that Captain Jiang is doing a good job of speaking, but he is not very good at it. He says that he has a wound on his shoulder, which he did not get from the Beidi assassins. The Beidi spies fought and the spy committed suicide. Later, they found out that the embroidered guards had a mole among them, and they used a specific knot only in military camps.