MO discovers that it is actually the crows that have broken the Guan Yin statue. SIN is resolved to reiterate SO-YING’s innocence. Eunuch NGOK LAW-LEI points out that crows are regarded highly by Manchurians as their mascots, implying that SO-YING has to take the blame alone. SIN feels so sad for not being able to help the girl. MO is also upset by SO-YING’s death. He means to shoot the crows to express his outrage about the injustice. YEUNG is sorry about the tragedy but all that he can do is to give MO a few words of consolation. WAH mocks YEUNG for being too servile to his superiors but deep down he is weeping over his son whom he thinks has reached the point of no return. YEUNG knows what WAH is worried about. He is so downcast that he goes to confide in his soul mate HEUNG FAU. The Emperor returns to the Palace and offers to see YUE and the baby princess. YUE is a little upset as she realizes the Emperor has lost interest in her……