The next morning, Lingyin wonders if he's been drinking. He's worried that someone will see them the next day, so he took off his clothes and put Lingyin to bed. He doesn't remember what happened the night before, but he does remember that he was drunk. He apologizes for being so drunk, and says that he'd never seen a man like him before. He also says that the man he saw last night is a "perfect match" for sister Yose's "cheerful personality" . Lingyin asks how he got along with the other soldiers, and Lingyin tells him that he smells like pine charcoal and that his sister's favorite is iron clothes. He asks why he didn't warn Lingyin about the visit, and then Lingyin says that there's no way he could have known that Lingyin wasn't sleeping in his room last night. He then says that this is a lie, and that he let Lingyin sleep in his bed, and he slept in Lingyin's study. He tells Lingyin that the emperor is going to be traveling with the Empress in the coming days, so it's best to go for it.