In this chapter, we learn that Mingxue, the young man who is the heir to the throne, is in love with Yudie, the girl he has chosen to be his concubine. He wants her to marry him, but she refuses, saying that she is still young and that she does not want to be married yet. He tells her that he has already made up his mind and that he will take care of her when he goes to the capital to see the crown prince. The young man then tells his grandfather that he wants to go to the king's palace to see him, and the old man agrees to help him prepare for his trip to the palace