In this chapter, we learn that the prince's wife is the pampered daughter of a wealthy merchant named Bailixu. She has just been invited to a banquet at the home of the Su family, and the Su master wants her to be the hostess. She refuses, saying that she is different from the other members of the family and that staying with the family would be a disadvantage. The wealthy baili wants to give her a ride to the party, but she refuses to leave without saying goodbye. The carriage is hers and the money belongs to the family. The prince asks her to take her family name and become his step-daughter and heir. She says that her father died young and left nothing except his secret notes. Now that he is powerless, it is hard for him to recreate his glory from the past life. He says that if the previous baili don't like him, he will recognize her as his daughter.