Three days later, the king has ordered that Linglong stay at Fangtingzhou, the closest court to the jiangshan court, where he is currently living. Linglong tells the king that he cannot trust the princess. He says that he can't go back to the court because he is "disposable" to the nine princess. The king tells Linglong that the two women have quarreled because they wanted to invite him to a meal. He orders that they have a meal, since they are both free to do so. He also tells LingLong that he needs to find out what the heck is going on with the ninth princess. LingLong says he wants to see what's going on. He wants to know if consort xie has made any moves, if she's been in contact with anyone recently, if there's a banquet going on, why is she quarreling with huan hen, and so on and so forth. He asks LingLong to send a message to ling, tell him to come back immediately to the palace, and continue to keep a close watch on the nine-princess harem. He tells Ling Long that he didn't want to stand in his way, and asks him to calm down. He reminds him that he's not a lover, and that if he doesn't love