This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the new emperor of the north. The emperor tells his servant that he is furious with the north because they have wronged him. He tells the servant to calm down, because it is not his business. He says that the former emperor's concubine has asked him to marry another woman instead of her. The new emperor says that he would rather have the opportunity to marry the woman himself than have her marry the "dumb b*tch" . He also says that if he were to ascend to the throne, he would still have the chance to become the "most distinguished woman" in the northern empire. The old emperor asks the servant why he is so angry. The servant tells him that he has been serving the emperor all day, and that they have been together all night. He then tells the emperor that the concubines will get married the next day. The young emperor is shocked to hear this news. He is angry because he did not take the apology from the emperor when he apologized for his mistake. He wants to return the jade pendant that the emperor lost. He asks his men to find the pendant for him, but they have run into bandits. The two men decide to send the pendant to the emperor as a gift