Episode 36 recap: Li Rong is pregnant.

Su Rong Hua was surprised that Li Chuan would act this way. Originally, Li Chuan wanted to kill people to establish his power, but later found that he was not even as good as a secondary aristocratic family. Disregarding Pei Wen Xuan's obstruction, he killed many people. Li Rong had also tried to persuade Li Chuan, but the two sides did not reach an agreement. Li Chuan would lock himself in the study for an entire night, but if an emperor realizes his own incompetence, things may become more and more serious. Whenever Li Chuan saw Shang Guan Ya's luxurious appearance, he would think about not having enough to eat. Li Chuan had never even gotten close to Shang Guan Ya. After learning about this, Li Rong went to persuade Li Chuan several times, but Li Chuan became even angrier, feeling that he would never grow up in his sister's eyes.

In order to complete the task assigned by Li Rong, Li Chuan even took aphrodisiac drugs, and in fact, Shang Guan Ya had also used drugs. In the past, Shang Guan Ya and Li Chuan were mutually using each other. Li Chuan went to see Shang Guan Ya at night, and he knew that Shang Guan Ya would always drink medication when seeing him. From now on, the two could openly love each other. Shang Guan Ya said that everything she had done was for the sake of the aristocratic family, and she even abandoned her own love.

Shang Guan Ya said she wanted a child of her own, so Li Chuan had someone bring an aphrodisiac wine, but that night when Li Chuan faced Shang Guan Ya, he still couldn't go through with it. Shang Guan Ya's nervous state made Li Chuan unable to proceed.

Shang Guan Ya said she still wanted the position of Empress, and Li Chuan agreed. They had originally planned to have a child next month, but Qin Zhen Zhen unexpectedly became pregnant. In order to have offspring, Shang Guan Ya eventually found Su Rong Hua, who was willing to do anything for Shang Guan Ya.

However, Shang Guan Ya didn't expect the one who came would be Su Rong Hua. Shang Guan Ya didn't want Su Rong Hua to see her in such a dismal state, but Su Rong Hua still didn't give up on Shang Guan Ya, as the two were originally in love.

Soon, Shang Guan Ya became pregnant, but the aristocratic families all felt that Li Chuan would make Qin Zhen Zhen's child the Crown Prince because of her. Afterward, Su Rong Qing tried to harm Qin Zhen Zhen's child, but Qin Zhen Zhen would always eat the child's food first, and she was eventually poisoned to death.

Li Chuan completely lost faith in the aristocratic families. On the surface, Li Chuan appeared to compromise because of the aristocratic families, but in reality, he began to indiscriminately kill innocents, causing the people to be unable to communicate with each other. Li Chuan used repeated rebellions to suppress the power of the aristocratic families. Li Chuan also intentionally set a trap for his mother Shang Guan Ya and her group, and asked who Shang Guan Ya's child belonged to. Li Chuan drew a sword at Shang Guan Ya, and Shang Guan Ya finally proposed a blood test, and the results showed that their blood was truly blended. Shang Guan Ya was even a little surprised. The Empress Mother planned to exchange her own life for Shang Guan Ya and the child, causing Shang Guan Ya to completely collapse.

Su Rong Qing also advised Li Chuan not to launch another northern expedition, but Su Rong Qing sent the Su family instead, and Su Rong Hua actively requested to lead the campaign, but was accused of plotting a rebellion. As a result, the entire Su family was executed, except for Su Rong Qing, who was subjected to a palace punishment, and Su Rong Hua eventually committed suicide.

Li Chuan was completely insane, and even went to tell Shang Guan Ya that Su Rong Qing had already committed suicide. Li Chuan was in a state of complete madness ever since witnessing Qin Zhen Zhen's death.

In the following ten years, the entire dynasty underwent a complete transformation. Now, all the truth has been revealed. Pei Wen Xuan inquired whether Li Rong would still stand by Li Chuan's side, and Su Rong Qing also asked Su Rong Hua if he would join them on the same side. Li Rong did not want to take the risk, while Pei Wen Xuan stated that he would still follow Li Rong no matter what.

Su Rong Qing wanted to bring about change, as Li Chuan had committed too many mistakes, and he did not want to repeat the same errors. Qin Zhen Zhen discovered traces of someone living nearby, and it turned out to be his own brother. Qin Zhen Zhen said that after being rescued from the military camp, he had been searching for his brother's whereabouts, and later provided him with medicine. The brother expressed his intention to remain in the northwest, but this time they would eliminate the rebels.

They also managed to reclaim the tiger seal, and all the soldiers were willing to follow Qin Zhen Zhen's brother. Li Rong had learned that Su Wang was no longer in danger, but Pei Wen Xuan knew that the emperor might take action in the near future. Su Rong Hua went to see Shang Guan Ya, and now Su Rong Qing had completely turned against the crown prince. Shang Guan Ya continued to say that once the crown prince ascended the throne, they could be together, and again asked Su Rong Hua if he was willing to become the head of the Su family, but Su Rong Hua did not respond. Shang Guan Ya could not betray the crown prince, so the two of them could never be together.