On the day of the banquet, Lin's brother and sister-in-law arrive at the royal palace. Lin tells his brother that he is grateful to him for kicking his family out of their mansion and giving him a job as a court officer. He also tells his sister that she is still the future queen consort and that he should be careful with his words now that he has been made an officer. Lin also says that he will see how his highness can afford to be bossy when he is still clinging to his engagement. He says that in his previous life, he had not known that his family was being colluding with the second uncle and that the whole family had been murdered. In this life, she says, he can clearly see that their hidden agendas are behind her back. Lin asks his sister to drink a toast to him on her wish to return to the royal court, but she refuses, saying that she has always been on her mind. She says that she only turns to other women when she feels sad and lonely, and she hopes that her highness will be happy too. The emissary says that the kingdom is different from the country in which he is from, because the people do not seem to care for the emperor.