In this short scene, peng and his friend, the eunuch, exchange greetings. peng tells peng that he is here to deliver money to his door. He asks peng if he is on the side of the emperor or the people. . , . he says, he wants an easy life. The greater the deal, the greater the cost, he says. He says he is not on his side. He is not in love with the girl he met in jinling. She says that she heard that he disobeyed the emperors order and that he can be cured in two months. He tells her that he will soon return to the capital. She asks him if he can help her in her quest to change the imperial court policy.