At Gaojun's request, Shouxue investigates the ghost possessing the jade earring. The owner of the earring was Ban Yingnü. Ten years ago, she was suspected of poisoning the Third Consort and hanged herself. In order to discover the truth about her death, Shouxue heads to the wash house with her lady-in-waiting Jiu-Jiu where Ban Yingnü's personal attendant Su Hongqiao resides. However, Su Hongqiao is unable to speak to them as her tongue has been cut out.
While eavesdropping on the court ladies' 
gossip when I snuck into the inner palace,
أثناء استراقي للسمع من نميمة
،نساء البلاط عندما تسلّلتُ للقصر الداخليّ
Im inneren Palast konnte ich
den Tratsch der Hofdamen belauschen.
Tras escabullirme en el palacio,
escuché varios chismes de las damas.
Tras escabullirme en el palacio,
escuché cuchichear a las damas.
À l’intérieur du palais intérieur,
j’ai surpris de nombreuses conversations,
जब मैं चोरी से अंतःपुर में घुसा 
तो दरबारी महिलाओं की बातचीत चुपके से सुनते समय,
Quando mi sono infiltrato,
Enquanto eu estava infiltrado no Palácio
Interno e ouvia as confabulações das moças,
Когда я подслушивал сплетни
придворных дам во внутреннем дворе,