The Plan Unfolds; Sushim does social service!

Hello folks! Hope u all r fine and dandy.

Anyway today's episode showed us the fulfilment of the plan. The lake water was poisoned by herbs brought by some soldiers that were allowed entry by Ugrasen. An epidemic arises. Ashok is about to drink water from the pond but Bal Govind stops him. Oh well he is gonna get blamed I suppose.
Ashok is tended to by Dharma when Bindusara arrives to meet his new BFF. Another bonding moment and finally the kid is to live with his mother.
There Sushim trying to become Robin Hood (not in the moral sense) gets enraged at the news that his rival is going to be living in the palace and would go to Rajkiya Vidyalaya. He fumes so much. Wonder if he will hulk out one day 😆
His Bratiness tries to change his father's mind but Bindu is adamant. Enter Bindusara's Yashoda who tries to poison his mind against Ashok but Bindu disagrees.
Charumitra sends His Bratiness for some social service. He is reluctant and furious, whereas Ashok has already been helping the people by giving them medicines and bringing them water from Palace ponds. The people love him and praise him, infuriating His Bratiness. He tries to gather up the little brain cells left to taunt Ashok about how a donkey always remains a donkey. Ashok retorts that if a horse can act as a donkey, a donkey definitely can dream to be a horse and successfully turns the whole thing. Now Sushim has to give water to the people and hug them too. Ashok rocks! 😛
Chanakya is pondering. One can literally hear his brain whirring. He is already.
Helena tries to exert her influence again. Bindu likens Ashok to his father Chandragupt Mourya, and Helena says that maybe Chanakya sees it too and is thinking to repeat history by wrenching a Samrat's throne and giving it to another. Bindusara though tensed, denies these accusations.

Precap - Justin has done his part. The poisonous herbs are on Ashok's luggage. Now Ashok will be framed and his helping the common men will be seen as a ruse to get support for the coup. A letter denoting Kalinga's support of the coup is found in Chanakya's chambers. Finally endgame is starting. The noose is getting tighter. Wonder how Chanakya and Ashok will get out of this one?