In this chapter, we learn that the Duke of Ning's health is failing, and that he has been forced to return to the mountain, where he has brought "harm to others" . The Duke's son, the Prince of Xuan, is going to visit the Duke in person, and the Prince's maid, the Princess, is supposed to be his "guard" , but she's dressed as a "highness" and is pretending to be a lowly servant. The Prince asks the Princess how her health is, and she tells him that she has been recovering well with the help of the imperial archbishop. He then toasts her, saying, "this wine is poisonous, his highness, in poor health" ; she'll be his hostess, and he'll give her the title of "Princess." The Prince then asks his father if he's afraid that his daughter-in-law, the Duke, will refuse to have sex with him. The father says, "how stubborn you are, this duke-ning is difficult, to tackle with . . this looks like I have to use more direct ways to snap his thoughts ."