We're introduced to the bastard, who we learn is the father of Lu nanyin's child. We learn that he's the one who pushed Weilan out of the house, and that if he hadn't found out about it, the child would have been gone. The bastard is furious, and he demands to know what's going on. He tells us that he doesn't have any business to discuss with his mistress, who's in a terrible mood. He also tells her that he has to go shopping with her, since she's so upset. He asks her to go with him, but she refuses, saying that she'll have to walk around with him. She also tells him that she has to take a walk around the city, since her mood is so bad. He tries to get her to join him in a shopping trip, and she refuses to go along with it, saying it's a coincidence that they're both there at the same time. She tells him to go, but he won't listen to her, and they both fall down. He apologizes, but the narrator points out that this is an act directed and acting by his mistress herself, not by anyone else.