The next morning, Mingxuan tells Anjie that he's going back to Shanghai. He's heard that Fang and Lingxuan have teamed up to buy up an entire army and fight with each other. He says that the young master is afraid that he will get tangled up with the zhengs, and that Fang's family is the one who's trying to kidnap him. He tells her to calm down, and he'll find out what's up. He also tells her that she's pregnant, so she doesn't have to worry about anything. He suggests that she get down on her knees and beg to be spared some pain. He warns her that if she tries to force things on him, she'll only make him even more desperate. He reminds her that he had to change his plan because Fang pulled all of his men away from him, and now he can't use that as leverage to get what he wants.