A few days later, Qiu Hongzhi, the eldest son of Qiu Mengmin, was instructed by his father to invite Deng Yi to the Prince's Mansion of Xihe, "I heard that you are going to take part in the provincial examination this fall as I am, so I took the liberty to invite you here to help each other with the study. We can be more confident later."

Deng Yi was actually willing to leave the Prince's Mansion of Guangyang, so he was not displeased with his invitation. He nodded, "I agree. ...