After further accusations against the Zhang brothers by Huan and Song Jing, Wu Zetian allowed Song to investigate, but before the investigation was completed, she issued a pardon for Zhang Yizhi, derailing Song's investigation.
Ko se je cesarici zdravje popravilo, je Cui Xuanwei hotel izposlovati, da bi jo lahko obiskovala samo Li Xian in Li Dan, ampak je predlog zavrnila.