The next morning, Fang tells yue that he has come to see his mother, who has just died of the plague. Fang blames himself for the death of his mother and says that he is the one who has failed him. Fang tells him that the king has asked him to come to the palace. He says that if he sends troops to reinforce the south, his father will see it as a provocation and will not want to send reinforcements. Fang says that it is obvious that yue is loyal to his father, and that he wants to see how he reacts when he has his son there. He asks yue to move up to the wedding so that he can escape the capital