Fearing their connection with Lord Liang will call into question their loyalty to the Emperor, Jiu Su and Yu Ran decide to help Commissioner Fan and General Zhou. To show their sincerity, Yu Ran agrees to source 300,000 sacks of grain in the south for the Youzhou army, while Jiu Su stays behind. Yu Ru must risk going to Yangzhou to cover the remaining 50,000 sacks of grain to fulfill her contractual agreement.