The second prince arrives at the palace to meet the emperor. The emperor asks the second prince why he is hurrying, and the prince tells him that the emperor is already asleep. He then asks the emperor why he has not told him about the marriage of roujia and the emperor's banishment of his eldest son. The elder emperor tells the prince that he has banished his son, the former crown prince, from the capital many years ago, and that he is more suitable to rule as an emperor than his older brother. He tells the elder emperor that he should have arranged for the marriage to take place right after the mourning period for the death of the former emperor, so that the chu clan would not be able to gain political power. The older emperor then tells the younger emperor to prepare a decree to allow the marriage ceremony to be held immediately following the national mourning. The younger emperor is shocked and asks the older emperor if he can withdraw the decree. The old emperor refuses, saying that being an emperor means that he cannot have what he really wants. The young emperor then begs the old emperor to tell him what happened first. The former emperor had left a decree, but he had already betrothed the princess.