It's been more than a year since the emperor came to the cold palace, and the concubine has been putting on makeup all the time. The maid is freaking out because she's being treated like a servant, and she wants to help her. She tells her sister to stop being so cruel to her, because people in the imperial palace have the right to live or die. When her mother died, the emperor's mother went to her father to plead with him for the woman's life. The emperor didn't have the power to kill the woman, but he did have the authority to forgive her, and he did so. The concubines right to life and death is in their hands, and they should be able to do whatever they want with their servants. Sister is cool, but she won't tell anyone what happened tonight, so she promises not to say anything about it to anyone. She says she'll go to the emperor and tell him about what happened to the maid, and then he'll take care of the sick princess. He'll also give her medicine, which she can use to get rid of all of her problems.