Shuurei returns to her work at the temple school. Ryuuki begins writing a proposal that would allow women to take the official examinations. Ensei Rou, one of Seiran's friends, arrives from Brown Province.
秀麗離開後宮經過了一個月,彩雲國受到罕見的熱浪侵襲;炎熱的天氣使得官吏們的身體紛紛出狀況,朝廷也出現了人手不足的問題。此時,劉輝在早朝中表示希望讓女人也能參加國試,但他的此一發言卻引來極大的爭論;另一方面,秀麗將倒在住家門口的鬍子男子(浪燕青)帶回家裡照顧……