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 took me in after I lost my mother 
and was sold by slave traders.
احتضنتني بعد فقداني لوالدتي
وبيع تجّار العبيد لي
Sie nahm mich auf,
Tras perder a mi madre y ser vendida
por traficantes de esclavos, me recibió
Después de perder a mi madre
Liniang est venue me chercher et a dit
à l’esclave orpheline que j’étais :
मेरी माँ के मरने पर व्यापारियों द्वारा
 गुलाम की तरह बेचे जाने के बाद उन्होंने मुझे अपनाया।
Lei mi prese con sé
Ela me aceitou depois que perdi minha
mãe e fui vendida por escravagistas.
Она взяла меня, сироту. Спасла от семьи,
куда я попала через работорговцев.