The next morning, Cai Yun asks her father if he's hiding something from her. Cai Yun says that she doesn't care about her father's feelings for her, because she's happy to be the first lady of the marquis family. She also says that Cai Yun's father won't sell her out or anything, so Cai Yun can live the rest of her life without worrying about her future. She says that if her husband is an upright moral man, then she'd rather be married into a rich family than live in poverty. She tells her father that she even sacrificed her own life to save the lives of people like her sister, Su Ling, who was poisoned by jiang cheng. He's shocked to hear Cai Yun say that her sister's death is her own fault, and that the only cure for her is to use the medicine of xiaobiyan. He tells Cai Yun to go back to his room and rest, because the cold is getting colder outside. He says that's what he always does when he gets a cold. She thanks him, saying that now that her life is nearing its end, she wishes she could have had the chance to see jiang one last time, because now that she'll never see him, she realizes how deeply in love he is with her. She wishes that she could see him one more time, but she can't bear the thought of seeing him again. She's worried that jiang's enemies are looking for him, so she tells him not to tell anyone thatjiang has committed a serious