In this chapter, we learn that the Ming family is like the family of the Ming Emperor, and that the Emperor has the power to punish anyone who refuses to serve as his servant. The Ming Emperor tells his daughter that he will punish her for refusing to serve him as his maid. He tells her that she brought shame upon herself by staying in the palace, and she should take care of herself because she talked back to him. He also tells her not to hate the foreigners because of their consort huan, and he tells her to smile when they are happy. He says that he wants to be the king again, and if he can end the war, he will tell the world that the human clan, the fire clan, and the snow clan are all equal. He adds that the spirit clan, which is considered as a demon, disappeared only after his father won the war conquest. He then asks her why her eyes turned red when she smelled the wine. She says that she almost forgot that she once fainted when she was with him. She tells him that she feels like they have been together for a long time, from the mid-winter to the late-spring. She asks him how he thinks lingzhi will respond to his proposal