In this short scene, Cai Ming tells his mother that he is going to call her "mother" and that he will send her "respects" every day. He also tells her that he has come to ask Cai Ming to leave the internal politics of the country to him alone. Cai Ming says that there has been a "coup" in the country. He asks Cai Ming if Cai Ming should be allowed to stay in the southern part of China and if he should be invited to stay there. He says that he still declined the offer because of his filial responsibility to his father. He adds that there is no law that would prevent him from staying in the south even if he is Cai Ming's father or the current emperor. He tells Cai Ming that he would never leave Cai Ming alive if he were to harm the interests of his country.