Back in the court, the princess asks roujia if she's really not interested in marrying him. . She asks if he's willing to marry her, and he says no. He's been treating her as his younger sister, and now he wants to test her. He gives her one last choice: marry him or drink the poisoned wine. She refuses, saying she can't marry a prince who doesn't treat her well after she dies. She begs him to treat her parents and her family well after her death, but he won't listen. He says he'll try to do so after he dies, and she promises to drink it all. She says she understands if he hates her, but that she'll die rather than marry him. He apologizes, but she says she has to believe that he will try his best. She tells him that if he marries her, he'd no longer be able to hold important court positions, which is why he rejected her. But he says he hasn't been living a life of peace, so he can do nothing against his heart. He tells her that if she marries him, she'd have to get involved in court works, which would be against her heart. She's right, he says. He has been living his peaceful life, but now that he has been rejected, he can no longer go against his will. He stands up and says the wine is fake, but it's also a fake imperial decree, which means that it was signed by the emperor, not the king. He swears