The next morning, the two women discuss the mysterious death of their mother and the letter that was hidden in her robes. The two women decide that it is their fault for having such a mysterious death, and they decide that they should make tea to put their anger out of their minds. They decide to go to the capital as soon as possible, and the women discuss how they can be honest with one another. They discuss the imperial exam and the possibility of becoming a public servant. They also discuss the situation with the Shue family. Shue's uncle, the useless uncle of Shue, has dragged him down by his uncle's family and wants a share in the fortune that Shue has amassed. They ask about their adoptive father, who has never been heard from in ten years. They want to know what the two families were involved in, and Shue tells them that they were both well known families in the region, but that they rarely came in contact with the other. In the end, the masters were the ones who got the families involved. They took different sides, which resulted in conflicts and grudges