The next morning, Shue learns that the emperor and his wife have left the lane and opened a new store. Shue wants to go check out the new store, but Shue tells her that she should wait until the next day. She tells Shue that the children are studying Chinese painting during the ceremony, and Shue thinks that the future is bright for the family. She asks Shue if he would like to take a look at the painting, and he agrees to take her to the store. When Shue asks why she is leaning on her aunt's shoulders, she tells him that she is feeling unwell. She says that she has been invited to the house by the prime minister, and that the master of the temple, wusu, will be there soon to preside over the ceremony. She is surprised to find that Shue's brother and the emperor are looking at her, and she is worried that they do not treat her well. She thinks that once her brother and emperor appear, she no longer has a place to stand beside her aunt, because they treat her like a second-class citizen. When she sees wusu's beautiful face, she is shocked to see that he is a monk. She wonders why he looks at her as though she has known him for a long time, and when she asks him to come and greet her, he says that he has never met her before, but that his glance inspired him to meet her again.