Six years ago, the Empress killed the Emperor, and now she wants to kill the Emperor as the Empress Dowager. The Empress has spread the rumors that the General is involved in the assassination of the Emperor. The General tells the Empress that he has nothing to fear from the Empress, because he is the General of the troops that promoted the late Emperor. He says that the Empress and her family are planning to ruin the General's reputation by leading the public opinion. He tells her that he will support her on behalf of the soldiers, and that he is not afraid of the Empress. She has claimed that the soldiers who assassinated the Emperor had no personal orders from the General, and the General says that this is just her trick to appease public wrath. The punishment for treason, he says, is not only his own life, but his whole family will also be wiped out. He adds that he heard that he and his wife have been in love and that she has just given birth to twins. He blames himself for the deaths of his family, and says that he was wrong to stand with the Empress in the past. He reminds her that she and the Empress do not have many people, and he wonders how long it will take her to hand over the imperial edict to him.