By imperial decree, the heroine marries into the Wellington Estate. On her wedding night, the favored concubine feigns chest pain, and the Lord Heir abandons his primary wife. The heroine refuses to endure it. She orders the favored concubine into the nuptial chamber and has the Lord Heir tied up. When the Marquis and Marchioness hold her accountable, she silences them, accusing them of being dissatisfied with the imperial marriage and exposing their scheme to suppress her.