In this chapter, we learn that the Duke of AnDong has issued an edict declaring that the third-young master of the General Residence, Lin han, is exactly the same as the Duke's wife, Shu shuang. Lin han is to be brought back to the General's residence and interrogated by the Duke. The Duke will then execute anyone who disobeys the edict. The registrar, who was demoted by the Emperor for framing Shu as a man, is now back at the Grand Court supervising Lin's case. He tells us that he accidentally burnt Lin han's hand in a prayer room a few days before. The scar is on Shu's body, and the evidence points to the same person. The concubine tells Lin that he has wanted her to die several times, but Lin has always wanted him to kill himself. Lin finds a box of medicines and a pill in the pouch that Lin dropped, which proves that Lin had planned to fake his own death. Lin tells the Duke to follow him back and let him decide.