Young Master Xie has passed the provincial exam and is now ranked first in the province. He tells his wife that he will work hard to pass the exam in the spring and will not let his pride get to him. He promises to keep his words in his mind and not to let it get him down. The bookseller tells him that the same bandit tried to sneak into the bookstore the day before, but the bait was set and the fish will not bite it. He asks the bookseller if there is a chance that the bandits might make a move on the bookstore today, and the bookseller says that the bookseller is afraid. He says that he asked the bookseller earlier to bring the young mistress to the pavilion, but frowns when he hears that they have caught the man who hired the thief. He also says that it is the man from the mansion who is doing all of these things with a glance, and that he can tell that the man is gaowanzhen. He sends the bookseller back to the bookseller and tells him to go home with his wife. He is discourteous and says he will not go. He wants to destroy the girl's face as quickly as possible, and he tells the bookseller that he needs to go back home immediately. He goes on to say that the bandit took the opportunity to sneak in the bookstore, but was caught by the bookseller. The young mistress says that she hired the bandit to kidnap the girl from the bookstore because she wanted to see her and the young master together. The bandit is trying to frame her, she says, and she is telling the truth.