The lord of the northern palace, xia, tells his servant, qian, that the eastern lord will only send troops if yuning marries into the east. . The lord says that the northern lord has left them with no choice but to get involved in the matter. He tells the servant that he is the representative of the east, and that he has no place to speak. The servant says that it is his friend who acted rudely in the past, and he asks the lord if there is anything wrong with his friend acting impolitely. the lord replies that there is nothing wrong with that, and the servant says he is just giving him a face-to-face out of respect. The master of the guild says that if he feels aggrieved, he can complain about it when he gets back. He says that he will only ask the lord this once, and if the lord is willing to ally, then he will be on his way. When the lord asks him about the arranged marriage, the master says that since that is the case, he has nothing to say