Saiunkoku Monogatari T2 E22 – An Insect in a Lion's Body
Shūrei and company learn that Banri was tricked by two men into doing the paintings, while Shin Suou reveals his amazing insight on how his father is part of the painting forgeries but is not involved in the money counterfeiting. But before they can do anything, someone else had sent soldiers from the Imperial Palace arrest Shin Suou and his father on counterfeiting and forgery charges, which carries the death penalty. Shūrei goes through the official procedures and with some "persuasion" from Seiran, convinces Shin Suou to help lower the penalty on his father. Shūrei meets with Ryūki and watches the first Sakura blossoms from the tree, with Shūrei venting her anger on "Ryūki" for the suspension.
Saiunkoku Monogatari
Ambientada muy al estilo de una ficticia China medieval, esta historia nos adentra en la vida de la protagonista, Kou Shuurei, que sueña algún día poder romper los esquemas de una sociedad enteramente hecha por y para hombres. A pesar de pertenecer a una de las familias aristócratas más reconocidas del país, la condición económica de su hogar es bastante mala y ella se ve obligada a trabajar en lo que puede. Un buen día, Shuurei acepta la abrumadora tarea de educar al recién coronado Emperador del país, aunque jamás imagino que esta decisión cambiaría su vida por completo y la haría abrazar la esperanza de alcanzar su sueño... The Story of Saiunkoku, 彩雲国物語