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……
