Mo Wen Chen finds out the person who poisoned him was his own elder brother Mo Wen Xuan, the present Emperor of Yan. Mo Wen Chen is stunned and hurt. It seems like only one of them can be left standing.
Mo Wen Chen summons Su Qi Qi to his room, giving her a chance to find an antidote for his poison, anything that she needs she can ask the housekeeper to get it for her. She asks for a few days time and turns around to leave. Mo Wen Chen utters the following sentence: “She’s not moved by honor or disgrace, she can take temporary setbacks. It’s such a shame.”