The scene opens with a warning to the young general that he should not be deceived by girls who want to climb the social ladder. The young general tells his father that he must not let the concubine go. He tells his mother that he will beat her to death if she does not run away. She tells him that she is the daughter of the king and that he is also her father's daughter. She says that she wants to return to her hometown and bring her back with her. The king tells her that a carriage is waiting to take her back to the palace. She refuses to leave.
The scene opens with a warning to the young general that he should not be deceived by girls who want to climb the social ladder. The young general tells his father that he must not let the concubine go. He tells his mother that he will beat her to death if she does not run away. She tells him that she is the daughter of the king and that he is also her father's daughter. She says that she wants to return to her hometown and bring her back with her. The king tells her that a carriage is waiting to take her back to the palace. She refuses to leave.