In this short scene, the eunuch complains to his superiors that he has warned them not to touch Su jiuqing. He says that if he dies, she will not be able to live as well as he has. He tells them that he is a princess and that he cannot compare to a doctor. He adds that he will kill himself if he is not allowed to be with her. He also tells them about the decree that has been issued by the imperial dowager ordering the doctor to enter the royal palace as a woman doctor. The doctor tells him that the decree has come from the empress baoyang, who wants him to be in the palace to cure the general. He asks the doctor if he can speak to her after he enters the palace.