In the palace courtyard, ling yuan complains to the emperor that he has been framed. He is sure that jiang li has betrayed him, but he is not sure if ling will accept him. ling says that he would have framed ling successfully if he had not been so nice to him before. He says that ling is aware that he works for him, and that he will kill ling today. He tells ling that the wedding has taken place, and he will return to his mansion. He asks the emperor to send him away so that he can attack them separately, but the emperor says that she leaves him no choice.