In the courtyard of the palace, Lingbo and Cai Lingbo are waiting for Cai Junhao, the fifth prince of the Ming family, to come and greet them. The three of them are happy to be reunited, and they all agree that they would like to marry. The empress, who has just issued an edict declaring that the eighth princess is to ascend to the throne, is pleased to hear that the five prince has come to greet him. She tells him that he has done a good deed by quelling the Ming rebellion, and that he will be given the rank of duke and stationed at Jingzhou. The duke will marry Lingbo, and the wedding will take place in ten days.