The next morning, the queen sends a letter to her son-in-law, the vice-governess of the Ming dynasty, asking him to find and kill Long Moshen, who has refused to marry his daughter. The queen tells her husband that he can use him to help his son ascend to the throne, and he agrees. He tells her that he tried to get him to do so several years ago, but Long refused, saying that he was too busy with his duties as a vice master to help him. He asks the queen if he should send him away again, but the queen says that everyone knows that she wants to sell her daughter for glory, so he should not be sent away again. She also tells him that the Ming family has been coming to her for help, and that they know that her daughter will be married to the young prince soon. She tells him to get up and help her daughter, because she knows that her reputation will be ruined if the marriage is called off