The next day, the emperor sentences consort ling to death in public, although there's still time for her to be tried and convicted before her execution. The narrator tells us that he added some special food to her meals, but he also destroyed her beautiful face. He's happy that she's going to live like the peasants she helped, eating stink food until she dies. He also says that if the emperor still sentences him to death at the trial, he'll spread the news to the rest of the world. He tells the ladies to tell their husbands not to celebrate, because he's already left the evidence that they also played a part in the switch to his loyal follower. They're worried that the emperor will still sentence them to death tonight, so they ask the emperor to come and interrogate the lady ling before he goes to the dungeon. The ladies tell the emperor that they've had stomachache all day, and they want to know what's wrong with the food. The emperor is supposed to get out of the dungeon after delivering the food to the prisoners, but the ladies beg him to come back and investigate. They want him to know why the war hound is locked up in the dungeon, and why the peasants are having to eat the stink food that the empress gave them. They also want the emperor's majesty to open the door so that they can interrogate the ladies. They don't know how to frame their ladies, but they can't blame the peasants for framing them, because they're the ones who have to work for the emperor. The