The royal consort tells the emperor that she can't ask inappropriate questions in front of him because he's too busy with his own business. She also tells him that she'll do her best to help him if there's an opportunity. The emperor asks her what she's asking for, and she says that the imperial prince has prepared a bunch of drawings for her. She says that she wants the chi-xiao precious sword, but that she doesn't want to find out about it. The imperial prince says that he'll give the sword to her if she agrees to see the emperor's body. He also says that if she wants to tell the emperor about the painting, then she can do so. He says that's fine, but if she dares to tell him, he won't be able to use the sword. He'll just have to stab the emperor once. The queen says that this is a good idea, since the emperor has no chance of beating the royal consort.