That day, Beauty Ling struggles to get back to the palace, but she manages to pass out on the roadside. When she wakes up, she's back to normal. She tells the emperor that Beauty Ling is sick and needs medicine. The emperor sends Beauty Ling to fetch a doctor, but Beauty Ling doesn't have the money to go to the doctor herself. Beauty Ling sends a gift of medicine to the emperor in return for Beauty Ling's help. The Emperor is shocked, and Beauty Ling tells him that her lady has been poisoned.