Su Wanrou proposes to Madam Wang that she present Yanzhi, a house-born servant from her family, as Pei Jingnian's concubine. This is her concession since she cannot bear children herself. Madam Wang accepts this as the only solution since divorcing a wife for infertility is virtually unheard of among noble families, and a son born to a concubine would still carry Jingnian's blood.
