In this short scene, yueyue'er tells the court that the crown prince knows about the general's loyalty, and that he wants the general to be sent out on an inspection tour. He also tells the king that the noble consort and wang offered bribes to the general, but the general was not aware that they were bribes. The king knows that the general is loyal to the crown, so he will think twice about punishing the general before he does so. He tells ruzhen that linfang is also involved in the conspiracy to frame her uncle. yue er says that he is the one who ordered the king to frame his uncle. He says that if the king does not free the general today, justice will not be done. He adds that the king only did it because he was humiliated by the break-off of the engagement. He then says that the real mastermind in the whole thing is the king himself. .