In the middle of the night, Lingying wakes up and tells her husband to hurry up and get her medicine and a robe. She blames Gu Qingzhou for everything that has happened to her family. She tells him that he has ruined her life by not attending school or marrying into a respectable family. He tells her that he is going to exact revenge on her and that she has prevented him from going to school because she tried to set up the whole thing. He says that he can't marry into a good family now because of his mother's decision not to allow him to go to school. He also says that his mother has done everything for him and that he blames her for ruining his life. The second aunt comes in and tells Lingying that she just bought some fabric for her. She says that she will make a robe for Lingying. Lingying says that when she returns, she will be able to change sides.