Shūrei’s drastic actions causes her to be summoned by the Imperial Court to justify them. Ryūki orders that the Imperial Army deal with the mountain cult, but Shūrei openly refuses. Realizing how in the process a great deal of lives could be lost, Shūrei convinces him to allow her to deal with the cult on her own despite the risk to her own life. After everything was settled, Shūrei breaks down under all the stress, but she recovers in time to bid farewell to Ryūki and promise him that she will return safely.
秀麗為了救助在茶州因病受苦的百姓而四處奔走，雖然她說服全商連派出醫師，但仍有更為艱難的挑戰等待著她。因為她得在臨時召開的早朝中，說服眾多國家大老。雖然秀麗這些行為完全是出自想要盡早拯救百姓的念頭，但卻有人認為她這麼做是無視朝廷規範的越權行為，在早朝引起了爭論。
