The scene opens with a discussion about the beauty of the lotuses, which are water lilies. Mang bolo asks the Governess why she should not go to the holy place of the fengshan to perform the ceremony. The Governess tells him that she has made up her mind and that she will go anyway. She says that since ancient times, women have not been allowed to climb the mountain for the ceremony, and that it would be disrespectful to heaven. She also says that the men present are all sons of women, and she says that even her father feared that she would beheaded. She adds that she said that she could go, and anyone who had any objection would be beheaded