The narrator tells us that he just happened to be passing by the emperor's mansion. He's afraid that the emperor will disturb him, and he also misses the marquis. The marquis tells the narrator that he was stabbed by a general in the war, and that he's going to have zixiao examine him tomorrow. The narrator says that he can't stop teasing her, because she's scared that she won't be able to control herself. He tells her that she'll owe her readers a lot of money if she doesn't do something about it. He also tells her about how the emperor is going to visit the kingdom of the qing emperor, which means that tu xie is probably going to get married.