This chapter's epigraph is from a poem by Duan, which was written in the Ming dynasty. Duan tells the poem's author that he will never forget the pain and suffering he has endured. He tells Duan that he feels sorry for yue, and Duan promises to take revenge on the family for the torture and abuse they have inflicted on him. When Duan asks who yue's father is, Duan replies that he is yunfu, and that the painting of yue is a symbol of the nobility of the master of the family. He explains that his father, chuyuan, wanted yue to commit suicide so that he could prove his innocence. The emperor sentenced the whole family to death, but Duan knows that yue will be dead before his father can gain the power he desires. He says that if he falls in love with someone, he will love him forever, even if he has to give up his throne and his life