After participating in a swordfighting tournament, Ryuuki discovers his exiled brother Seien is closer at hand than he previously believed.
秀麗在毒酒事件中被劉輝拯救,並因此發現劉輝其實是故意裝成笨王的樣子。為此感到憤怒的秀麗本來打算離開後宮,最後在霄太師等人的安撫下才決定留下。然而,怒氣難以消除的秀麗從她的父親邵可口中得知了劉輝過去那段不幸的幼年時光。接著,宮中舉辦了武藝大會,劉輝、楸瑛、靜蘭也紛紛參加。