Plots Beneath Silk Curtains - Episode 11

An enraged household erupts when a returning woman is accused of trampling the residence's status; a servant shouts threats and vows revenge. Sam and his mother choose a courtyard and prepare to stay while a messenger announces Consort Jane has summoned someone to the palace. Servants sneer at the newcomer's pampered life and rumors spread that Mr. Forest might become her second husband. Sam tends his mother, chopping wood, while a merchant dismisses the Champs and Dosen. The episode's key turn: an elder declares, 'He is my child' - Sam's parentage is exposed and the palace summons now looms unresolved.