The narrator tells us that the emperor has ordered that the guards besiege Yulan's palace. He tells the prince that there is no such thing as a spy princess, and that Yulan has ordered the guards to arrest the princess. The prince tells him that the princess has fled the kingdom and stayed at his place, but the narrator says that is not true. Yulan tries to break into the palace but the guards will not let him in. He says that now he has total control over the economy of the kingdom, and his father has left only one son, which is him. He begs Yulan to open the gate so that he can escape, but Yulan refuses, saying that he will kill him if he does not.