In this chapter, xia tells hongtao that she would like to marry him. . she tells him that she is grateful to linjin for his kind words, and that she hopes that she will not look down on herself too much. She tells jin that she wants to hire bandits to capture and destroy the face of the young mistress. She also tells him to make sure that anyone who tries to get in her way needs to disappear. He tells her that the bookseller at the book store has been caught in the eye of a man from his village. He says that someone in his town is interested in the girl, and he is afraid that there is something suspicious about the man. He adds that the girl they are looking for has also been hiding out at the store. He asks who the girl is and she says that she hasn't seen him for a long time and that he has only been thinking about her. He then tells her to stop thinking of her because she is part of her family, and if she doesn't make any moves he will stop. He also says that if they are still around after his husband dies, he will have to split the property with them. He wants to get rid of the two eyesores because they do not have a good image of him, and they are spoiling other women in the family. Now that linziliang is back, he is his chance to turn his life around. He needs to let xia know about the heart disease. The doctor says that it is because xia found out about their mother in a very hard way. He blames himself for not taking care of xia well enough. He goes on to say that divine water can cure heart disease, but it can only be used on the patient.