Li Rong heads to the grand hall alone to confront the soldiers of the noble families. Su Rong Qing and the soldiers of the Su family arrive at the grand hall. They thought that Li Chuan would be in the hall, but instead, it was Li Rong.

福来恭敬奉上一道圣旨，为首处“监国长公主”五个字，忽然令李蓉有些恍惚，福来则表示皇帝心中始终惦念着公主，纵使明面不显，仍心中有意。苏容卿见众人犹豫不定，便提出亲自与李蓉交涉，屏退了闲杂人等。裴文宣命人控制苏家和顾家的家眷，听闻李蓉已将所有兵力收归内宫，此举意味着皇帝未死，她要保全剩余兵力拖延时间，等待李川找机会反扑攻城。