In the dark, the two young lovers run away together. They meet at the door of the palace, where the prince and princess are waiting for them. The prince asks the princess to sit down and have a bite to eat with him, and the prince tells the girl to tap "silly qiliyue" , which means, "I'm so happy to see you." The prince then asks the girl if she would like to have a word with him about gambling. The girl says she would, but the prince asks her not to say anything that would hurt his chances of winning her hand in marriage