Decked out in all this finery, being treated with respect by the lord's attendants -- it's a pretty nice step up from a commoner ne'er-do-well. And yes, sure, Shang Qinghua's primary goal as a thief was to help out others less fortunate, but it's not a crime to enjoy the fruits of your labor, right? Right??

He's ushered in to see the lord with all due ceremony, and Shang Qinghua pays his respects with a bow, and while he seems like an upstanding gentleman, and much older than the last time they met, there's still that air of shiftiness around him...

"My lord," he says with a smile that somehow looks simultaneously ingratiating and smugly clever. "Thank you for granting me an audience."