In this short scene, we learn that the new emperor of the chuan empire, Yulan, has just been defeated by his brother, Yehan, and that he is now planning to marry Yehan's wife, Lingyue. Yehan is furious at the idea of marrying his wife's cousin, and he threatens to kill his wife if she does not agree to marry him. When he learns that the intruder has broken into his house, he curses the intruder and orders him to be thrown out of the house.