Episode 12
Ao Bai releases Shih-chung just to bribe him and Shu-hsien to be Manchu spies. However, the mother and son fail to win Tzu-lung's entrust. Shu-hsien then pretends to repent past mistakes and Tzu-lung finally reconciles with her. King Tang succeeds King Fu and rewards the officers accordingly. Cheng-gong gets promoted and Tzu-lung thinks it is the right time that Cheng-gong marries Hsueh-yi. Cheng-gong rejects the marriage in name of re-establishing the Ming Court. Tzu-lung thus finds it hard to insist. Xiu-zi realizes that Cheng-gong still has Su-shan in mind thus he rejects the marriage. She exhorts Cheng-gong who then feels guilty of neglecting Hs~eh-yi and agrees to marry her. With the help of Shu-hsien, Ao Bai takes the chance to attack Hsien Hsia Gate on the day of Cheng-gong's marriage when the army relaxes defence. Cheng-gong realizes Ao's tactics and orders Chou Tung to pay extra attention……
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