PAN is making the shroud for CHEUNG, while PEI visits her. It is a painful triumph to PAN for the death of her son. Yet, PEI promises PAN not to kill ZHI. ZHI farewell with PAN and leaves the country again. He reiterates FOU to take care and set off for his journey.
The bad news comes. A children song about the indecent relationship between FOU and ZHI becomes very popular suddenly and it is widely spread all over the country. PEI is outrage. In fact, it is the conspiracy of HUANG and YI. They interpret the smile of FOU is a seducing sign from FOU to ZHI and pollute the theme of the poetry. Afterwards, YI persuades PEI to sentence FOU to death.
Because of the jealousy, PEI becomes recklessly mad and orders to poison FOU. FOU recapitulates YUE to be a good king in the future and then she drinks the poison……