The spirit queen, the spirit queen's sister, Ling zhi, has a dream in which she is banished from the palace. She tells her sister that she cannot accompany her because she is not allowed to enter the palace without the permission of the emperor. She also tells her that the emperor's consort, huan, has led her people into the palace, but left without their heads down. . She says that huan will surely find a way for her to get the emperor to love her since she is just a beauty. She asks the emperor if he would like her to be promoted as a consort.