In this chapter, we are introduced to the protagonist's father, who is also the owner of the jade pendant. He tells us that his brother was killed in a duel with a master of the city, but one of his servants escaped. The officials sentenced his brother to death, but the child of the emperor's sister has influence. The protagonist asks the man if he will let his daughter stand in front of him to tell her story. The man says that he did not know the man's identity when he first came to visit the emperor, and that because of their tea discussion, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the girl telling her story