Jiang Zixu, attempting to become Master Qi's apprentice by offering a gift, is publicly humiliated and expelled by Master Qi due to his poor character and the fake painting. Qi Xueyi's plea for him is met with a stern warning from her father. Dejected, Jiang Zixu blames Tang Jinshu for his failure. However, Tang Jinshu approaches him, feigning a desire to help and claiming he can get Jiang Zixu back into Prince Pingyang's manor, all while setting a trap. Later, at a tea party, court officials gossip, spreading rumors that Prince Pingyang is infatuated with the poor scholar Jiang Zixu and intends to break off his engagement with Prime Minister Gu Liancheng. Gu Liancheng overhears these humiliating remarks during the gathering, his expression turning grim.
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