The scene opens with a description of the prince's wife, who has suddenly become ill. She is accompanied by the young master, who asks her why she is suddenly ill. The young master tells her that he has been bitten by a poisonous snake and that she must have been poisoned. She tells him that the first symptoms of the poison are covered with herpes, which she thinks is the result of her being infected with the snake. He tells her to take some medicine, and she agrees to go with him