The empress asks the dowager what if gong-jue dies, and the empress says that if he does, she'll have the whole of Yuhua buried with him. The two of them make a bet on who will come to report the news of the return of si-wuyan, and they agree that it'll be the man who reports the good news first. They also agree that they'll bet on the number of times that the man will say that he's safe and sound, and that the victors are behind him now. The do-wager says that he doesn't need to worry about her, because she's already in Yuhua, and he'll just take care of her. She's injured, but she should be taken care of first.