Sook Kim Yeoul, the Queen's highness, comes to visit her. He tells her that the crown princess is still sick, and that she is begging to be sent back to her family's house. He says that the queen is stuck in the stifling palace, and should be killed instead of living in it. He also tells her about the wedding that is three days away. He asks her if she has put off the wedding because she has fallen ill.