This chapter opens with a flashback to the time when Cai Mingliang kicked Mingliang out of the palace before he had finished eating. Mingliang had kicked him out before he finished eating, and Mingliang has been living in a "hellhole" ever since. He is now back in the palace with his new concubine, who is named Chiyuan. They have been introduced to each other for only two days, but Mingliang is so friendly that he invites them to go to the imperial garden together when he is back. He tells Mingliang that there is no internet, no novels, no games in this place, and that he needs to "find a way back" to the palace. He explains that the palace has already created a "hierarchy" based on the family background and physical appearance of the people who live there. . The queen is a minister's daughter, and she relies on her powerful position to keep her family in power. She relies heavily on the power of her family and her friends, and the commoners do not stand a chance of defeating her. Mingling tells him that he is not interested in his highness, which is that he was injured while serving the king. He asks Mingling if he is feeling better, and he says