The spirit queen asks the spirit queen if she has found the spies who stirred up the riot. She tells her that those who appropriated the money will be punished severely. She also accuses the women of the harem of conspiring with the royal family. She says that she is afraid that if she is not around, the royals will threaten her life. The queen says that the only mistake she has ever made is to have been born as a prince. She adds that consortling is crazy and even killed the maids just to take their money. The royals are killing people, she says, and they can use the bodies to kill consort ling once for all. She believes that lingzhi is his favorite now and that killing her will only make him hate her rather than love her