- The Third Concubine: Good or bad, it's all playacting. If you act well, you can fool other people; if you do it badly, you can only fool yourself, and when you can't even fool yourself, you just can fool the ghosts.
- Songlian's mother: Rich man? If you marry a rich man, you will only be his concubine.
- Songlian: Let me be a concubine. Isn't that the fate of a woman?
- Yan'er: Who are you?
- Housekeeper: Fourth mistress, please come inside.
- Yan'er: [losing her cool] So you're the fourth mistress!
- [Yan'er rudely pulls the water bowl away from Songlian and puts clothes in it]
- Songlian: Yes! I am the fourth mistress. Bring my suitcase inside please.