When the duke returns, he asks for his grandfather's presence in the main hall. Linghu tells him that the duke has always loved his granddaughter, and that a fire has broken out in the village six months earlier, and killed both of them. She also tells the grandfather that she almost killed him and his sister-in-law in the fire, but that she will do her best to protect the family this time. The grandfather tells her that she must give justice to the family, and she promises to take care of him in the future