QIAN tends to pay a high price for the artwork of KIU. KIU fails to recognise QIAN and finds him lacking sense of art; thus, refuses his offer in a straightway. QIAN does not angry with him; on contrary, he appreciates his nobility. Unfortunately, the subordinate of QIAN beats KIU and takes away his artwork to praise QIAN. Nevertheless, he cheats QIAN that KIU is willing to trade off the artwork with a higher price. QIAN believes and feels disappointed towards KIU at once.

In order to get rid of the guidance of eunuch, SHUN, QIAN sneaks out and meets MUI. MUI takes revenge for KIU and takes QIAN to the hill slope. Moreover, she ties up QIAN and robs him. KIU rebukes MUI for her misbehaviour and keeps the money in order to return to QIAN later; whilst, MUI hides the imperial seal secretly.

CHIU organises a tour to display the giant ink stone; meanwhile, forces people to donate money……

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乾以高價誘橋賣畫，橋責他膚淺更不認是橋本人，乾欣賞其氣節。後乾隨從打傷橋奪畫獻乾，並謊稱橋肯以較高價成交，乾對橋失望。乾不欲受孫公公等人管束，私跑時遇妹。妹為替橋出氣，騙乾到山上綁起並拿走他的錢袋。橋勵責妹並收起銀兩待還乾，目不識丁的妹卻暗藏玉璽把玩。趙派官兵推巨硯巡行，迫每家捐獻，巨硯卻翻倒壓著民眾，死傷無數，橋等坊眾欲救人時卻遭官兵趕走。夜，橋醉酒後在大街寫下諷趙的詩。趙大怒，命知府收押所有識字的人審問，乾亦被誤捉。橋欲自首，徐阻止並安排眾人回鄉，橋卻失蹤。知府升堂要各文人寫文章，乾亦在內。

乾以高價誘橋賣畫，橋責他膚淺更不認是橋本人，乾欣賞其氣節。後乾隨從打傷橋奪畫獻乾，並謊稱橋肯以較高價成交，乾對橋失望。乾不欲受孫公公等人管束，私跑時遇妹。妹為替橋出氣，騙乾到山上綁起並拿走他的錢袋。橋勵責妹並收起銀兩待還乾，目不識丁的妹卻暗藏玉璽把玩。趙派官兵推巨硯巡行，迫每家捐獻，巨硯卻翻倒壓著民眾，死傷無數，橋等坊眾欲救人時卻遭官兵趕走。夜，橋醉酒後在大街寫下諷趙的詩。趙大怒，命知府收押所有識字的人審問，乾亦被誤捉。橋欲自首，徐阻止並安排眾人回鄉，橋卻失蹤。知府升堂要各文人寫文章，乾亦在內。