This scene opens with a description of the wedding of a prince and his wife. The prince is dressed in finery and the woman in question is dressed as his sister. She tells the prince that she used to be his sister's mistress and that she is happy to be married to him. He tells her that they are lucky because heaven and earth are second to none. He says that he used to think that they were just strangers, but now they have been "brought together by fate". He tells the woman that he saved her life by stopping her from going to the capital. She says that she wants to be the mistress of his mother's house and that her lover is trying to get her address as his mistress. He offers her money and house, but she refuses to say anything.