As the scene opens, we are introduced to Caizhou, who has just returned home from the gu family's country estate. He is still in love with his mother, but he is worried that she is afraid of him. He tries to comfort her by saying that he is not afraid of her at all. He tells her that it is time for her to return to the countryside and that he will send Caizhou back. Caizhou tells his mother that he misses her terribly and asks her to get up and get ready for bed. She tells him that she has been busy with the family and the servants. She says that she wants to return home and that she must deal with Si Xingpei, who is a "pervert." She tells Caizhou that if he marries her brother, she can still have her way with him. She also says that if Caizhou marries his sister,