In this short scene, we learn that the emperor has been seeking "exotic medicine" for his illness, but that the side effect of this medicine is that people feel "hot and dry" . This is why the emperor needs young, beautiful women to help him release his anxiety. We learn that Linyuan lied to the emperor about the emperor's health, but the emperor is now using this medicine to heal his wounds. Linyuan tells the emperor to take her to the palace so that she can tell him that she has lied to him. She tells him that after serving the emperor, she will be his "favored girl" and that he will prefer young and beautiful women like her. She also tells him about how the emperor gave her "all humph" when he asked her to do so. She says that she is her father's "favorite daughter," not a "common girl" , and that she will not blame herself for the king's treatment of her