In this scene, the young prince, the second son of the king of the Yuheng kingdom, speaks to his father, the king's son, about his relationship with the young woman. The prince, who is also the second in command of the kingdom, is furious that his father's daughter, the princess, has been spending time with a foreign prince. He accuses her of being a "born slut" and a "foreign prince" . He also accuses the prince of being an enemy of the royal family. He tells his father that he is trying to eliminate the man who is "currilously" attacking him. This man is a traitor, he says, because he is attacking the king. He says that he does not care if he has to enrage his father by publicly revealing his love for the princess or by committing "treason" by revealing his relationship. He asks the guards to kill the man, but they refuse to do so, saying that the man is being "humiliated" by the prince's attentions. The young prince then turns to the guards and asks them to tell him what is going on. The guards tell him that it is a "ritual" , which means that the dead man has been honored with a "life token." The prince says that this is a sign of the "dignity" of the people, and that he would have killed the man himself if he heard of it. He then tells the guards that the prince is being slandered by the princess and that she is making irresponsible comments.