The duke tells Lingyan that he will not force him to leave the city, but he will send him away. Lingyan asks why the city has been put on lock-down, and the duke tells him that someone tried to assassinate the duke in the palace a few days before. He says that it must have been very difficult to sneak in the first barrier, because the palace is heavily guarded. He adds that he has someone for Lingyan, and that he did not know that the duke had run away. The duke says that he was not able to control him in the dukes mansion, because he had not seen him in a long time. He also says that as soon as the duke told him he was here, he had packed up, and moved to the city. He asks Lingyan what happened between the duke and Lingyan. It was rumored that they would form a marriage alliance, but the duke said that it would not happen. He tells the young man that if he wants to kill the duke, he has to tell him that he still loves him and stab him when happy.