Acknowledging his position as the State Preceptor, Xie Lian is apprehended and put under house arrest. He reflects on his haunted past before the doors of the Palace of Xianle are kicked open and silver butterflies swarm in.
But the emperor built Xianle's palace 
in the finest spot in the capital!
Pourtant, voyez son palais,
il est flambant neuf.
Ma guardando il nuovo Palazzo Xianle,