In this chapter, we learn that Biyuan's parents died when she was a young child, and that her mother wrote the recipes in her family heirloom notebook. Biyuan wants to find out the truth about her parentage so that she can live her life without knowing it. She also wants to know if fengpan Zhao's wounds have healed after so long. She hopes that the new medicine will reduce some of the pain. She tells Biyuan to keep searching for her, and she promises to tell the prince if there is any news on the front lines. She says that there is really nothing between the two of them. She reminds Biyuan that she was the one who blocked the arrow that killed her. She then tells the story of how she and her mother were taken in by their father and mother during a snowstorm. Her mother had only three things with her: a notebook, a book of recipes, and a letter. She had refused to reveal her parentage until her death, but she kept the recipe book and the letter because she thought it would help Biyuan lead a peaceful life. When Biyuan asks why her mother did this, she says that the letter must be open. She wants to use her own methods to protect her.