HIN has got a letter from PING, and urges HING to leave the palace to meet MO. HING, however, insists on staying in the palace, which infuriates MO. HOI tries to make things difficult for PING, but in vain. He finally allows PING to make desserts. The Queen Mother loves all those desserts prepared by PING, which makes HOI a little jealous. HOI needs PING to learn how to cut the deer meat, and PING can easily grasp the skills. This really irks him, and everybody is afraid that PING might have offended HOI. HOI happens to discover the love letter that HIN wrote for PING. He thinks it is just too disgusting and therefore gives HIN a severe telling-off. HAN, on the other hand, makes a great effort to defend HIN. PING makes a formal apology to HOI. She emphasizes that she has treated HIN as a friend even though she has deep affection for him. The Queen Mother asks HOI about PING’s performance and HOI frankly tells the truth.… ...