When the prince regent kneels before the princess, Cai Ming asks him why he does not kneel when he sees her. The prince regent tells Cai Ming that ten years ago, the prince died and the princess was sent away with him. Cai Ming tells him that he has become a shadow of his former self because of him. He tells the prince that he should be careful with the fox, because he is a greedy old man who does not want to be ruled by anyone but himself.