Long Bo hides in Li’s General Store in the Changming district. Yu Chang steals a map off Tugelu amidst the mayhem and hands it to Long Bo. Xu Bin finds out that Long Bo has a VIP pass for a brothel, and Zhang Xiaojing decides to talk to someone knowledgeable in brothels and related matters. Knowing that Zhang Xiaojing is overwhelmed with problems on many fronts, Feng Dalun, an official from the Ministry of Works, sends Qin Yu, a gangster from the local Blaze Gang, to fight Zhang Xiaojing. Tan Qi soon finds out that the fragrance emanating from the Shadow Woman relates to Wen Ran.
龙波藏身于昌明坊的李家商铺，鱼肠趁乱从图格鲁身上搜到一块舆图，急匆匆交给龙波。徐宾查到龙波家里有一块思恩客的牌子，张小敬决定去找了解青楼底细的人。工部吏员封大伦知道张小敬自顾不暇，派熊火帮秦钰对付他。檀棋很快查到影女身上的香味与闻染有关，檀棋前去寻找，却得知她被王韫秀叫走，便立刻向李必汇报。李必立下军令状，恳请太子准许他按照计划行事。
