When the princess wakes up from her nap, she finds that the lady su has pricked her with a needle. The princess is shocked at the lady's arrogance, but she is comforted by the fact that she is the daughter of the empress's favorite concubine, who is also a princess. The empress, she tells the princess, has framed her and her family in order to prevent her from gaining the position she wants. She also tells her that if she has any problems with this, she should just complain to her dowager. If she has anything to complain about, she says, he will just ignore her and be on her side. He tells her to slap him, and if she does not, she will be punished. He says that what she said was a slander, and that she should remember who she is. She says that she will bring her to apply medicine, and then she leaves. She tells the emperor that she wants to be like her when she grows up, but that she cannot help her forever. The emperor brings snacks for the princess to eat, and the princess tells him that she brought them for him to try.