The next morning, the ling tries to convince his sister to marry him, but she refuses, saying that she doesn't want to marry a man who is courting her sister. The ling tells her that if she marries the prince, he'll kill her and her family. He also says that if he marries the princess, the prince will lose the support of the family, and the throne will fall into the hands of the prince's brother, who will then marry the princess's sister. .