In this short scene, the young concubine tries to get the attention of the empress, but she is too cold to him. He tells her that he needs to show her his worth in order to win her favor. He says that he is going to write a note to her and then he will meet her later that day. He then tells the young man who is supposed to be her fiance that he should not try to seduce her or he will sell her to a brothel. The young man says that the man is not charming and that he has been gone only a short time and has not had a hard time. He wants to use the young woman to teach him a lesson.