The emperor asks the minister why he is suddenly dressed as a woman. The minister tells the emperor that he just wants to try on his new clothes. The emperor tells him that it is natural for girls to be pretty. He tells the minister that if he wants to know the identity of the man who raped her, he has to tell him who the "real master" of the dungeon was. He says that he can spare the girl's life if she will tell him the real master's identity. He also tells her that if she wants to confess, she has to do so in front of the whole court. He adds that if there is only one person who does not want her to die, then it must be the minister. He then asks the man if he thinks the prince regent and the minister have a "question time" relationship