The next morning, the two women discuss the events of the previous day. Lin claims that the regent was the one who saved her, and that she lost her footing and didn't do anything about it. Lin tells the women that she and the regent have fallen for each other. Lin says that her brother's regent is a better man than the regent's mother, who is the princess of the neighboring kingdom of fan yun. Lin also says that since the birth of her brother, the regent has never lost a single battle. Lin compares the regent to the emperor of da yuan, who has paid tribute to him every year since he took office eight years ago. Lin feels pity for the regent because he is cold, never infected with women, and never lets women touch him. Lin wonders if it was while the regent saved her that his brother was following him for fifteen years.