The scene opens with baiyan scolding his son for being a concubine to another woman. baiyan tells his son that the princess has left him and that he is now his new wife. He tells baiyan that since she is not his wife, he should go to the brothel and visit her. But baiyan says that he will not go to a brothel like that since his heart belongs to a lady. He says that young Duke chu will still be waiting for him. The young man is the most popular customer at the brothel, and baiyan is shocked that he does not know that he and the young man are close friends. He asks baiyan to join him for a drink, but baiyan refuses, saying that he only wants to beat someone who has been saved. He goes on to say that he wants to go on a walk.