In the meantime, Madame Bovary has managed to save the life of her twin sister, Madame Moyi, who has been badly wounded in the battle. She tells the exiled princess that she is her mother, and that she ran away with her when she was pregnant with twins. The exiled princess blames her for not taking the child with her back then, and she is sure that Madame Moy is blaming her for running away with the child instead. Madame Poins, the owner of an inn in which Madame MoYia is staying, tells her that the inn has been taken over by officials from the imperial court, and Madame Mo Yia is not allowed to stay there.