In prison, Luo Qing'e tells his brother, chunmei, that junhao has just come to visit her. . She tells him that she was once a noblewoman, but after the fall of the old dynasties, she was thrown in prison. She is now a member of the court, while her father is still a prisoner. He tells her that he is ruthless enough to kill her, but he has pardoned him because he likes him. He says that he will kill the second prince if he does anything to harm her, and that if she does not leave him, he'll kill himself. He asks why he has allowed the rebels to retreat, and .