Court lady An Huilan comes to make a request. She claims she can hear the voice of a dead consort coming from within the water. Xi Wanlin, the Magpie Consort during Yandi's reign, drowned herself in the lake on the day the emperor was to visit her. The voice within the water is allegedly hers. Huilan asks Shouxue to save Wanlin, but Shouxue realizes there is more to the story than what Huilan is telling her.
Deep in the inner palace,
،في أعماق القصر الداخليّ
Tief im inneren Palast …
En lo profundo del palacio interior,
vive la llamada "Consorte Cuervo".
En lo profundo del palacio interior,
vive la llamada "Consorte Cuervo".
Au plus profond
du palais intérieur
अंतःपुर की गहराई में कहीं,
Nel profondo della corte interna,
Lá no fundo do Palácio Interno,
В самых глубинах дворца