The princess apologizes to the prince for coming all the way to see him alone at night. She feels so bad that she cannot sleep. The prince tells her that he is worried that she will get sick while he is working on state affairs. He tells her to stay with him the next day. The princess says she will not wake up if she does not stay with her husband. She tells the prince that she heard that everyone helped him take care of the state affairs while she was away. She thanks the king for this. The king is only 50 years old. She says that the king should not have told the prince to do his duties already. She goes on to say that court lady jo went to see the prince by herself the night before to make sure nobody found out