In this short scene, Lingyan tries to convince Jingle to marry her, but he refuses, saying that he is not ready to do so. He tells her that he once begged her to stay with him, but she rejected him, because she was more concerned with her love for her husband. He says that he has power now, and that he can help him regain the throne. He promises that he will always trust him. Lingyan tells Jingle that his heart changed when he forced her to abandon her feelings for him. Jingle agrees to marry Lingyan's eldest daughter in a month's time.