Li zhi, an assistant to the Duke of Duan, tells his mom that he's here to find her because she ran away from her marriage. He's worried that she's going to die if she doesn't take care of herself. He tells her that he knows she won't give in to a marriage arranged by the Duke, and that she is the most important woman in his life. She's so fickle and unfaithful that he can't believe that she would do such a thing. She tells him that she has been having an affair with the Duke's son and that he has been trying to get her to come live with him in his villa. She says she'll give her a chance if she comes back to her.