It's time for the princess consort to pay her respects to the commander. She's here for morning etiquette, and the commander doesn't seem to care. The princess's maid tells the princess that the commander didn't sleep well the night before, so she's coming for a little chat. The maid says that the princess is the daughter of a magistrate, so the commander is supposed to pay his respects to her in the morning. But the princess doesn' t show up until lunchtime, and she treats the princess disrespectfully. The girl is a "mlite" , the maid says, because her father knew that she was cheating on the commander, but he's still married to her anyway, so he'd better cast her back and divorce her