The narrator tells us that the magic is about to work on Caixin's brother, and that he's going to marry the "princess of the west" . Caixin is so excited that he claps like a crazy woman. He tells her that he didn't want to marry her, but now that she's married, he thinks she'll be bored and won't be interested in Caixin anymore. He's also worried about the ghosts haunting the mansion, so he wants to join forces with them to keep the kingdom safe and peaceful. He asks her why she can't kiss him, and she says that she wants to marry Caixin for the "smile of his name" and for the power to protect the kingdom. She wants to be married for the sake of her husband's honor and power, not for her own ego. She's not going to take advantage of the magic to kiss her, she says, because it would be "unfair" for her to accept the kiss. The narrator