The banquet is to be held at the prince's home, and the young lord is invited to drink a special chicken soup. The young lord complains that the soup is dirty and that he is not allowed to eat it. He asks the maid, Madame Lien, to bring it down. Madame Lien tells him that she has found a spider in the old man's room, and that she hopes he will not be upset by the insects and ants.