The carriage arrived at the palace of Jing'an and the passengers descended. Lord of Jing'an, who seemed so kind to Xu Fengnian at the inn, ignored all the servants greeting him on their knees and crossed the hallway. Zhao Xun and the Lady of Jing'an left as they approached the worship chamber where Zhao Heng entered alone. He sat on a praying mat made of woven cattail and sneered, "Xu Xiao, you cripple! Do you really think I dare not go after your son? Hereditary succession? I'll make your 20 years of hard work the worst joke!"

Jiang Ni wanted to read, so Xu Fengnian forced himself to listen. But after about 2,000 words, he gave up and went to invite Yu Youwei out to enjoy the scenery over the Anglerfort.