The next morning, the eunuch tells his brother that he has found the arrow and that he will deliver it to a general in the north, where it will be safe for him to return. He tells his mother to hurry back home, as he has not found a general there. He explains that he buried his family when he served as an escort, but that he finally got in touch with his brother through a letter. In the letter, he explains that his mother had prepared a horse so that he could escape, and that his brother had tried to save his mother, but the fool had refused to help him. Six years ago, he learned that the emperor was leaving the palace, and he wrote to him to escape with him. But the fool refused again, and six years later, the two of them fell in love, and the two had to leave the palace. The next day, he received a letter from his brother saying that he was going to meet him to introduce him to his sister in law, but he had been attacked by the empress, who had been having an affair with zhi hua.