The next morning, the three women discuss the letter that Lu jiu has left for the princess. They decide to arrest the palace maid and inform the police about the incident. They also decide to visit the old temple, which is full of ghosts. The three women decide that one of them must stay at the palace to receive the jade token from the Empress Dowager. The third woman reveals that she has brought a gift for the Empress to ask for forgiveness. The gift is a pearl or bead like buddhist relic, which the Empress presented to her as a token of her forgiveness. She wonders if the gift could have been divine, but she doesn't know. She also wonders if taoying's fortune reading could have swayed the Empress.