The little girl asks which family she belongs to, and the man tells her that she injured her servant. The girl tells the man that since she was little, she's been afraid of animals. The man asks her if she has anything to say, and she tells him that her servant saw a "mad dog" jumping by, and that the man is trying to "pick a fight". The girl says that she is a "low-born girl" and has no parents, and thanks to "madam hua" at the fei xin house, she has a place to spend the night. She tells him about the "lady queen contest" that the house is organizing, and says that if she gives enough money, she will get rid of the "pathetic rules" and "crawl into her bed". The man tells the girl that the world is a profit-making machine, and this year, the "year's lady-queen contest" is so important that the name "the first prince" is involved. He says that the prince has visited the house several times, and if the girl doesn't believe him, she should go to the prince's house and ask him. He tells the little girl that she looks like she will have to reveal her identity as "shishi mu" in order to get out of the house. She says that in that case, her life at the house will end, and he says that he will redeem her freedom for her after they have done their thing.