In this short scene, the family mourns the loss of their half-brother, commander Xu Qiang, who has been killed in battle. The grief-stricken family tries to console each other, but they are interrupted by the arrival of the "Jade Hall's" soldiers, who have come to pay their last respects to their dead comrade. The family calls for the soldiers to be taken down, but the soldiers refuse, saying that they have been waiting for the day.