CHAN ran into WEN on the street but failed to make contact with WEN.

CHIU was the daughter of a once famous MANCHU family. Her father JING had CHIU and son TEH, a useless person. TEH wanted to gain wealth and power by forcing CHIU to marry a powerful Ching official MAN. But CHIU hated MAN for being a corrupted government official. CHIU moved to the temple to avoid MAN. There she met CHAN again.

LEUNG saw CHAN and CHIU joking around in the temple and gave them a scolding.

Meanwhile, WEN was having a secret meeting with his fellow rebels in a "lady's house". The meeting was known to MAN who led his troops to arrest them. WEN managed to escape again.

CHAN and some other students discovered irregularities with the county examinations. YEH used his troops to break up the students protest and banned CHAN from the examination. CHAN was depressed and got drunk over the incident and was captured by some beggars.

陈华顺在街上偶遇李文茂，正想上前向他问个究竟，但文茂却在混乱中逸去。佛山帖家本是满人贵族之后，但到帖政时，已家道中落。帖政有子望祖及女燕秋。望祖乃一典型二世祖，终日游手好闲。他贪图端木铁民的权力和财富，迫燕秋嫁铁民，但铁民乃一贪官，燕秋讨厌其人，为了避开他的纠缠，还借故躲到塔波寺中暂住。寺院中，燕秋再次邂逅前往避静读书的华顺。经过一番交谈后，华顺对燕秋更加倾慕，以致终夜难眠，所以当猪肉贵持酒肉前往探问华顺时，将之戏弄一番。此时，恰遇梁二娣探望主持了能。目赌二人在寺中嬉戏胡闹，便惩戒他们一番。另一方面，「天地会」中一份子的李文茂，正与众反清之士正在一妓院之密室开会时，为铁民知悉，率兵前往围捕。幸文茂机警，及时逃脱。县试举行之日，众考生因发觉监考官贪污而罢考，引起轩然大波。后来，叶名琛以高压手段把事件平息，并用职权，取消华顺的考生资格。华顺颓丧之余，前往买醉。醉后被众乞丐捉去。

陳華順在街上偶遇李文茂，正想上前向他問個究竟，但文茂卻在混亂中逸去。佛山帖家本是滿人貴族之後，但到帖政時，已家道中落。帖政有子望祖及女燕秋。望祖乃一典型二世祖，終日遊手好閒。他貪圖端木鐵民的權力和財富，迫燕秋嫁鐵民，但鐵民乃一貪官，燕秋討厭其人，為了避開他的糾纏，還借故躲到塔波寺中暫住。寺院中，燕秋再次邂逅前往避靜讀書的華順。經過一番交談後，華順對燕秋更加傾慕，以致終夜難眠，所以當豬肉貴持酒肉前往探問華順時，將之戲弄一番。此時，恰遇梁二娣探望主持了能。目賭二人在寺中嬉戲胡鬧，便懲戒他們一番。另一方面，「天地會」中一份子的李文茂，正與眾反清之士正在一妓院之密室開會時，為鐵民知悉，率兵前往圍捕。幸文茂機警，及時逃脫。縣試舉行之日，眾考生因發覺監考官貪污而罷考，引起軒然大波。後來，葉名琛以高壓手段把事件平息，並用職權，取消華順的考生資格。華順頹喪之餘，前往買醉。醉後被眾乞丐捉去。

陳華順在街上偶遇李文茂，正想上前向他問個究竟，但文茂卻在混亂中逸去。佛山帖家本是滿人貴族之後，但到帖政時，已家道中落。帖政有子望祖及女燕秋。望祖乃一典型二世祖，終日遊手好閒。他貪圖端木鐵民的權力和財富，迫燕秋嫁鐵民，但鐵民乃一貪官，燕秋討厭其人，為了避開他的糾纏，還借故躲到塔波寺中暫住。寺院中，燕秋再次邂逅前往避靜讀書的華順。經過一番交談後，華順對燕秋更加傾慕，以致終夜難眠，所以當豬肉貴持酒肉前往探問華順時，將之戲弄一番。此時，恰遇梁二娣探望主持了能。目賭二人在寺中嬉戲胡鬧，便懲戒他們一番。另一方面，「天地會」中一份子的李文茂，正與眾反清之士正在一妓院之密室開會時，為鐵民知悉，率兵前往圍捕。幸文茂機警，及時逃脫。縣試舉行之日，眾考生因發覺監考官貪污而罷考，引起軒然大波。後來，葉名琛以高壓手段把事件平息，並用職權，取消華順的考生資格。華順頹喪之餘，前往買醉。醉後被眾乞丐捉去。