The next time the emperor comes to visit the princess, he wants to know if she needs his help to apply the medicine on her body. She says that she can do it herself. He asks her to do her hair and makeup before he applies the medicine, and she says that if the emperor sees her disheveled, he will ask her to help him with his hair and make-up, and then he will be able to do his business. The emperor arrives, and the princess thanks him profusely. He tells her that he has come to have a meal with her, and that she may retreat to the kitchen to tell the servants to bring the food to her