Poison in the Cake

Overview

Song Xuanren roasts sweet potatoes for Fengjiu. He accidentally hurt his hand while preparing, so Fengjiu takes care of his wound for him. Seeing how sad Fengjiu seems to be, Xuanren brings her out to relax. Fengjiu prepares sorrowless cake to express her gratitude towards him. Fengjiu discusses with Qingti about the short knife and lets him try the cake. Xuanren sees this scene and becomes jealous. He tells Fengjiu to leave, and goes to Chu Wan’s place. Xuanren suggests Chu Wan to help the Empress to take care of the feast. Chu Wan agrees. Xuanren requests for sorrowless cake from Fengjiu. The feast begins. The Empress has nothing but praises for Chu Wan, while Song Xuanren only wants to present the Empress the sorrowless cake. The Chief Eunuch tries the cake but is poisoned to death. The Empress is enraged. Song Xuanying demands Fengjiu to be sent to prison. Xuanren has no choice but to send Fengjiu away. But he also orders Ye Qingti to prove Fengjiu’s innocence.