This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the Duke of Gu, in which he declares that the events of November have ended, and that the battle is over. He tells the audience that his younger brother has caught the enemy army's leader, and he hopes that his brother will help him bring down the remaining enemy forces. The Duke then tells his wife that he has been working hard and has lost weight, and asks her how she has been doing. She tells him that she has made soup for him, and the Duke tells her that the Duke has something to say to her, and she should not blame the Duke for what has happened. She then tells the Duke that she is afraid that something will happen to the Duke, and tells him to stop working and rest, and to drink the soup.