This chapter's epigraph comes from a famous line in the play's opening scene: "Don't touch me, puff, I almost thought it was someone important." This is a reference to the fact that the eunuch in question is the nephew of the emperor's chief, who is also known as "chief wang" . The young woman is shocked to learn that her master is not only her master, but also the nephew. She is also shocked that the young man is not even allowed to speak to her, because she is his "concubine." The young