The next morning, Bixuan tells the Queen that he has heard from the doctor that the Queen's legs can be cured. The Queen tells him that he is too weak to salute and kneel in the Harem, and that she will not allow him to do so. He tells her that he does not want the Queen to get complaints from her concubines because of him, so he will not refuse her request. He asks the Queen not to worry about his health, as he has just come back from a long illness. He says that he will do as the Queen says, and if anyone wants to gossip about him, he will refuse it.