Ci'an asked Prince Gong to continue to serve for the court, but Prince Gong felt frustrated and did not want to help Cixi any more. Ci Ankou honey belly sword, secretly smiled in his heart that Cixi finally lost his powerful loyal minister. Prince Gong recalled the secret discussion of the British envoy, Mr. Wilson, and knew that as long as he agreed, the British soldiers would support him to seize the Qing imperial power, but Prince Gong did not want to be a traitor in the eyes of the world. When Sanshun visited Chen Fu, he caught a glimpse of the private meeting between Chen Fu and Dehai. Sanshun felt uneasy about this. Sanshun told Lianying that Dehai and Chen Fulian became a party, and Lianying was very nervous.
慈安挽留恭亲王继续为朝廷效力，但无奈恭亲王感心灰意冷，不想继续再帮助慈禧。慈安口蜜腹剑，心中暗笑慈禧终失去了得力忠臣。恭亲王回想起英国使节威尔逊先生的密议，深明只要他首肯，英兵即会力挺他夺取大清皇权，但恭亲王却不想成为世人眼中的叛将。三顺探望陈福时，竟窥见陈福与德海私会，三顺为此心感不安。三顺将德海与陈福连成一党之事告诉连英，连英大感忐忑。
