Back in the palace, baiyan tells his father that he will now be the lord of the city. The old baiyan is worried that the emperor's words were so severe that he was worried. He tells baiyan that he has to rely on him in the future, and asks him to remember his place. He asks baiyan if he thinks he is not the one he used to love, and baiyan says yes, he has changed. Now, he says, he is a high-ranking minister in the military. He wonders if he can retain his goodness, and wonders if jiangcheng is still alive. The father says that he is glad that baiyan has become the lord, but wonders why he is obsessed with power. He says he has given up a lot of things in the past because he knew that nothing really mattered, except power. But he says he will never give up his love for suli. Three days after baiyan's assumption of the position, some courtiers have invited him to a restaurant called "chu li" for a drink. The king has sent some servants to the mansion of marquis xi.