In this short scene, we learn that the fifth prince has been banished from the imperial palace, and that he is now the only candidate for the crown prince. The sixth prince, the second prince, and the third prince are also banished. The fifth prince is dismissed, but the sixth prince tells him that the seventh princess sent him a maidservant. The prince asks the maidservant what her name is, and she replies that she is the little sister of the prince who loves him.