The next morning, the Governess wakes up with a headache and a sore throat. She's worried about her husband's health, but she's also worried about what's going on with his mistress. The Governess tells her husband that he's not feeling well, and she asks him where his mistress is. He doesn't know where she is, but he tells her that she has committed a "great offense" and tried to seduce him. He asks her what she wants to do with the empress. She says that she'd like to be on the side of the dowager, and that's all she wants. He thanks her for the cloak, and then he asks her why she didn't tell him that she was sick. She tells him that the