In this chapter, we learn that the father of the crown prince is a liar. He tells us that his mother died when he was a baby, and now he dares to tell lies about his mother's death. The crown prince has always suffered from mental and physical exhaustion, and he has seen a ghost. The ghost was not a ghost, the father says, but a "fragile" and "mentally unstable waste" . The king's son is worried that his father has lost his mind, and the king is worried about his son's mental health. The father tells the king that he is the only person in the world who can understand the king, and that the only reason the king cares about him is because he is his son. The royal adviser, the former general siyu, arrives at the east palace to greet the king. When the royal adviser asks where he is, the royal advisor tells him that it is not the palace, but the royal family's house. He asks the royal highness to forgive him for his rudeness, and says that both the king and the general have many questions to answer.