The scene opens with a blind eye to the fall harvest and the storage of winter goods. It is normal for a person to be in such a state of disarray. The blind eye is a sign that the person is not wise enough to play the game of chess. The speaker tells the audience that he was away for a while and that he has not been able to help the family deal with the political situation. He says that he is the one who has had to face the political affairs without an assistant. He asks why the woman is so impatient to take Duan away from him. He tells her that she has passed the "awful mess" to him and that it is him who has to deal with it. Duan has no conscience, he says, and he asks her why she acts like two little brats. She tells him that the meaning behind wearing two belts is that they will love one another forever. She says that she will spend her life proving to him that she holds no regret for giving up the throne to other people and for serving as a teacher. She asks him if he taught her to act without courtesy before. He