The next morning, the young master tries to talk to Zizi about the events of the previous night. Zizi tells him that the rumors that Zixu has been sleeping with everyone in the manor are just a rumor, and that he has no honor. The young master tells Zizi that his shadow guard was a member of the Ming court, which means that he is still Zizi's man. He says that he does not believe that Zizi will ever do such a thing, because Zizi is so aloof. He adds that he thinks Zizi only wants to protect Zizi because of his "absence of interest" in yuechangsheng, and because he is obsessed with the idea of winning the man.