The next day, Cai Ming asks for the prime minister's daughter, Lin waner, to marry him. Cai Ming replies that he is not asking for her, but for another woman, Ziqiao, the oldest lady of the emperor's residence. He tells Cai Ming that if he can marry her within 100 years, he will peacefully coexist with the people of the Yaohui country, exchange trade, and live happily ever after. When Cai Ming learns that the emperor has refused to allow him to marry his favorite woman, he tells him that he should have another look at the other women in the city. He asks Cai Ming why he is back so late, and Cai Ming says that he has come to find Miss chu, who is in the courtyard with her two maids. He says that if Cai Ming wants to return to the inn, he can go meet Zixiao there. He gives Cai Ming one condition: every time Cai Ming eats something, he wants to know what is good and what is bad about it. If Cai Ming is right, he has other rewards for guessing correctly. If he is wrong, he gets other rewards, such as walnut cake, rose jube cake, or sugar-pasted cake. He then asks if she would like to work in his teahouse, and she says yes, and that she will work for him in the teahouse. She then thanks Cai Ming for his attention to Cai Ming.