The empress explains that consort ling is not entitled to the gold hairpin that the royal family gave her. She says that the hairpin is a class object that can be traded, and that she would like to keep it if she could. She tells the lady ling that the family went too far, but that there was no serious injury caused to her. The ladies of the royal harem have realized that they have made a mistake, and they should take their robes off and give them to the royal treasury.