Yoko is not happy with things in her court and takes out some of the frustration on Keiki.  She continues to get visions from the sword.  Suzu has had it with her mistress and decides to seek out the new Queen Kei.  She winds up in Sai.  Shoukei winds up in Kyou and is taken in by it's very young queen.  Yoko, meanwhile, has demoted about half of her court to non-political status and appoints Keiki to a position of power before telling him that she will be leaving the palace for a while.