In the courtyard of the east palace, the princess consort greets the butler, who tells her that the crown prince has instructed him to bring all his attendants to greet her. The princess asks why he hasn't seen her concubines or mistresses, and the butler replies that he came to see the beauties of the palace. He says that the prince's highness was devoted to surgery at the age of 15, and that he took up political affairs at a young age. Since then, he says, he has had no time to have sex with women. He asks the butler to go to the princess's house and take care of her needs, and he promises to do so.