Huaniang, the high-ranking inner palace consort who lives at Yuanqian Palace, comes to Ye Ming Palace. She wants to know why her flower whistle will not blow. Flower whistles are hung from the eaves of buildings at the end of winter to mourn those who passed away the previous year. Allegedly the dead return on winds announcing the coming of spring to blow the whistles. Huaniang is concerned that her whistle has not blown since she lost her lover Ou Xuanyou. Shouxue complies with her request and attempts to summon the soul of Ou Xuanyou so she can speak to him.
She threatened to throw it away 
if I refused to accept it.
هدّدتني بتخلّصها منه إن رفضتُ قبوله
Sie hat mir gedroht, es wegzuwerfen,
wenn ich es nicht annehme.
Me advirtió que lo tiraría
si no aceptaba.
Me dijo que lo tiraría si no aceptaba.
Elle a menacé de la jeter,
pour que j’accepte.
मेरे मना करने पर 
उसने इसे फेंकने की धमकी दी।
Ha minacciato di gettarlo via
se non l'avessi accettato.
Ela ameaçou jogar fora
se eu não aceitasse.
Грозилась выбросить,
если я не возьму.