The Princess asks what's going on between her and Lingyu. Lingyu says he just wants to finish the job and leave the "troublesome place" with her. The Princess says she likes him and wants to leave, but she doesn't understand why he wants to kill his brother. She says she's the one who needs to leave. She tells him that she wants him to give up on his feelings for her so that she can get on with her life. He tells her that the crown prince has asked him to come to the inner palace at night. He says he's willing to do it. The princess asks him why he would do such a thing, and he says he would tell her. She asks him if he has asthma getting worse, and when he says it's not, she tells him to lie down and take his medicine on time. She also tells him not to worry if he dies, because medicine can revive life.