After some time, Cai Ming follows and steps into the palace. He is happy to see that Cai Ming is safe. He tells Cai Ming that he is glad Cai Ming was killed in the fire. Cai Ming says that the emperor heard about Cai Ming's death and was furious. He says that he did not intend for Cai Ming to be offered to the Manchus, and Cai Ming asks the emperor to save Cai Ming. The emperor says that xinjia Chen is a magistrate in the ministry of the war, and he made a mistake, but he can't forgive him because Cai Ming said that he went through many hardships and even came close to losing his life. The empress is still alive, and she won't bear to have her majesty be buried in the underground palace. She loves pine and cypress, which is why the emperor should build a new underground palace instead of the current one. She also says that if Cai Ming knew that he would be sleeping there in the future, she would still object to the proper repairs. She says that this will be where the emperor's majesty passes away. The ministers hope that they can expel Cai Ming from the palace gates.