This chapter opens with a description of the man who was responsible for the downfall of the regent mansion. The narrator tells us that the man is vicious and that he has a part to play in the downfall. He tells us about the man's suicide and the fact that the regent has sent people to find out what happened. The man says that he will clear the name of the person who framed the marquis, and that the two men who were supposed to protect him were actually the same man who killed himself. The marquis is afraid of him, but no one cares for him. The emperor tells him that he is different from the other men in the palace. He says he wants to be his "real soulmate." The emperor says he has sent men to repair the regent's mansion overnight and he can move in quickly. He warns him not to betray him after sending away a spoiled princess. The prince says he is taking his leave first. He asks the prince why there are two of them, why there is one of them now? The prince asks why he is there, and the prince says that the baby is never drunk. He also tells the prince that his ladyship is like a "little wild cat" when she is drunk. She is like "a little wild cat," he says, because she is so intimate with the prince. He then asks if the prince's wife is shopping for him, and she says that she has sent him green cloth, jade beads, green jade pendant, and green shoes. He plans to find her.