In this scene, the prince regent of the imperial palace, who is also known as the Emperor's sister, addresses the empress of the cold palace as a sister. He tells her that he has come to send her to hell, but that she is his favorite, and that if she knows where he is, she will return to the "cold palace" . The emperor's daughter, he tells her, is "soft and kind" , and he is flattering her. The prince regent tells him that if he knows where she is, he will send her back to "the cold palace." He tells the emperor that he wants her to experience the "excruciation" of the world, and if she falls in love with another man, she can go to her death. He says that he would never fall for another man if he could have another reincarnation. He also tells the Emperor that he is lucky that he lives in the cold city, as he is not the emperors biological daughter. He asks the emperor if he will kill him, but the emperor replies that he did not want to kill him. He then tells the prince that he needs to find a way out of the "pat," and he tells him to fill his stomach with "steamed buns," which he has stolen from the emperor. The Emperor, he says, is a "master of high rank," and when he asks the prince to drink, he cannot refuse. He is an eunuch, and when the prince asks him to drink it, he can do nothing but drink it. He coughs and coughs, and finally he cries out, "Help