The imperial prince asks the royal consort what her plans are. The royal consort tells him that she has come back to the imperial city to bury the hatches, mind her own business, and stay with the imperial prince for the remainder of her life. The prince tells her that he has urgent business to report to the emperor. He tells the prince that the ringle der has been trying to kill the imperial consort, but that she is the only one who has successfully entered the organi. The ringlea der has poisoned all the organs of the royal palace, the prince tells him. He says that the emperor wants him to join in the hunt the next day, but the prince says that he will not be able to do so since the emperor has ordered him not to.