Place: The Palace
PH: The Qingming festival will be over in two days, we shall be back to peace and quiet then.
HD: Oh yes, and I hope I don't see that jerk* again.
(*his wife's lover)
PH: Forget about him, HD.
(Then suddenly he gasped and pointed to the door)
HD, look, by the door! I think .... I think your late wife's just walked in!
HD: What? Why that traitor, he promised not to let her know my whereabouts!
PH: She's seen you and is coming over! There's no time to run and hide!
HD (drawing himself up): No, I won't run this time. I shall confront her and tell her to leave me alone.
Wife (excited): My dear late husband, at last I've found you!
HD: Look, just say what you have to say, then leave me in peace!
Wife (looking sad): I haven't come to pick a quarrel with you. Listen, I've been looking back at our past life together and want to say how sorry I am for being so horrible to you. I made your life miserable and I can't blame you if you won't forgive me.
HD: Really! Who by the way told you I am here? It was your lover, wasn't it? I met him the other day. Do you know he killed you?
Wife: Yes, I know. I saw him sneak down to the garage the day before the accident but didn't think anything of it until I drove off the cliff. It was only then that I realised he had fixed the brakes!
HD: So you know but unfortunately for you, he got away with it!
Wife (laughing): Not really. Did he tell you he died of cancer? Actually, it was I who killed him!
HD (shocked): What?
Wife: When I found out he was seeing another woman behind my back, I started putting poison in his coffee every morning, bit by bit. He never knew it. They said it was cancer and so his girlfriend put him in a hospice and left him to die there.
HD: I can't believe this! He killed you and you killed him!
Wife (smirking): Yes, so you see, I got my revenge. Well, that's all in the past, I don't care two hoots about him anymore. But I want you to forgive me so that I will rest in peace, please?
HD (hesitating): Alright, if you truly mean it, I forgive you. After all, we're both dead and there's no point being at loggerheads. Where will you go now?
Wife: Well, I'll go back to our apartment and stay there. Nobody dares to buy it since they know it's haunted. I shall be quite happy there.
HD: Good luck to you! By the way, if that jerk turns up again, tell him I haven't finished with him yet!
Wife: Goodbye, my love. Come and visit me some time .....
HD: Er ... okay....
She turned and slowly disappeared out of the door.
PH: Gosh, that was somewhat unexpected! I thought she was going to blow your head off! So now you can relax and enjoy your stay here at the temple.
HD: Hmm, yes....
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