In the 13th year of the reign of the Ming Emperor, the second son and the father of the first son sneak out of the house and escape to the imperial palace. The father tells his son that the king has revoked the title of queen and ordered that the traitors be exterminated in nine generations. The elder son tells his younger brother that he has been loyal to his father for his whole life and that he will not have his life tainted in his hands. He tells his brother that the general has died and that the blood of the Queen is flowing in his veins. He says that the General saved him and that his mother has died because she had given birth to him. He asks his son if the king really died like this. He thinks that the two men will not believe him because it explains their hair color