In the palace courtyard, Linyuan tells his wife that he does not want to fight the Mings, but that he must do so since they want to invade his country. He tells her that he is one step away of uniting all the countries in the world. He asks her to come with him to the battlefield, and she tells him that it is not a dream, but a reality. She asks him to call a truce, and he says that soldiers should fall back and set up camps. Linyuan asks if the doctors are there, but she says that she wants them all there. He says that he has been taking care of himself lately, and that he was worried about her earlier, because he wanted to surprise her and he did not want her to look like a haggard old woman. She thanks him for coming back, and asks if he is thinking about whether he can satisfy her.