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Prince Jai:
[upon discovering the Black Fungus] Mother was taken ill yesterday. Was it because of this?

Empress Phoenix:
[nods head]

Prince Jai:
Why is Father doing this to you?

Empress Phoenix:
Jai, after the Chrysanthemum Festival, I shall tell you the whole truth. [turns away] Each day, in front of your father, I have to feign ignorance. Every two hours, I swallow this poison without protest. Nobody knows what is happening. I shall die exactly as your father intends. A half-wit. But I refuse to submit without a fight. On the night of the Festival, I shall put an end to all this.

Prince Jai:
Do my brothers know?

Empress Phoenix:
No.

Prince Jai:
If I had not returned, would Mother have gone ahead?

Empress Phoenix:
Yes.

Prince Jai:
Then why did you tell me?

Empress Phoenix:
Because I want you to be Emperor.

Prince Jai:
Are you going to kill Father?

Empress Phoenix:
I shall force him to abdicate, but it is not my intention to kill him.

Prince Jai:
Mother, a son cannot stand in rebellion against his father! Whatever the circumstances, he is still my father and my Emperor.