Xiao Qinyan invited Gu Qianfan to dinner, expressing that he would arrange a good future for Gu Qianfan. Gu Qianfan was unwilling to reconcile with Xiao Qinyan, so he refused and told him that he wanted to marry Zhao Paner.
顾千帆被萧钦言叫去一叙,他觉得自己是奉命去的,对萧钦言并不太友好。萧钦言把顾千帆当亲生儿子一样,热情地招待着顾千帆,事事考虑顾千帆的喜好,想让顾千帆跟他一起享受升迁之喜。顾千帆并不想沾萧钦言的光,想让萧钦言把所有的荣耀,与他姓萧的儿子们分享。萧钦言觉得,顾千帆说的是气话,把个中的厉害关系告诉顾千帆,让顾千帆明白,他虽然是首辅,但在朝中还是需要顾千帆的顶力相助的。顾千帆明确告诉萧钦言,他来赴约是为了告诉萧钦言,他即将跟赵盼儿成亲,想求萧钦言别用任何的心机手段,拆散他们。