This chapter's epigraph is from a poem by the famous poet , . The poem is about a young woman who is in love with a man. The young woman's name is and the poem's title refers to the fact that the young woman is the sister of a woman who was once a member of the Ming family. This woman is named because she is the daughter of the first Ming emperor, and she was married to the second Ming emperor . This young woman, who is called by the poet, is the mother of the current Ming emperor. She is also the sister to the first emperor's wife who died in childbirth. This is the reason that is called the in the poem. The poet says that this young woman has chosen to give up her position in the family because she feels guilty about what she has done to the family.