The doctor tells Ling Ling that the emperor has saved Ling Ling from being poisoned by the demon. Ling Ling tells the doctor that she has asked to be allowed to leave her position as a nanny. She tells him that she wants to ask for a place to live in the emperor's palace. She asks the doctor to tell her where she can find such a place. He tells her that the place is cold, and the emperor does not like her because of her beauty. The doctor asks what kind of man the emperor is, and Ling Ling answers that he is a "brutal and ruthless person"