The first scene opens with a conversation between a young woman and a man. The young woman tells the man that she has heard that the minister of water resources is in trouble. The man tells her that he has come to the capital to find out what is going on. He tells the young woman that he is now the Chief Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. The woman asks the man to take her to the royal palace, but the man says that there is a way for officials to return home when they are summoned. The girl thanks the man for his kindness, and the man thanks the princess for her power