In this short scene, the young girl, yuehai, is introduced to her uncle, the empress of the Ming dynasty. The empress is angry with her father for giving her a name that sounds like "hope" and "brightness" . She is also angry that the third prince has recognized her as the legitimate son of the prince who gave her the name. She asks her uncle if he will forgive her uncle for making a mistake, and he says that he will. The young girl asks if she can make flowers if she writes poems, and her uncle says that she can write poems if she climbs to a higher height. She tells him that she is five years old and cannot read, but that she admires him because he is a "rarely seen genius." She asks if her uncle will give her flowers, and his response is that she should behave as if she is in the palace. He tells her that he is as talented as her father, and that she must teach the prince a lesson. The girl tells her uncle that if she wants to marry the prince, she should flatter the little boy who hates her. She says that after she marries her dear ling, she will send the boy away, and the uncle will not be able to marry her.