In this chapter, the third brother of the Ming family discusses his relationship with his sister. He compares her to his mother, and she compares him to her father. She threatens to castrate the heir to her family's throne, Lanruo, if he does not behave more like a gentleman. The two young men discuss the upcoming meeting between the Ming brothers and the young men from the neighboring families. The young men are eager to meet the Ming heir, who is already a five-star silver rank. The elder Ming brother congratulates his younger sister on her new rank, and wonders if she still lives in his shadow.