「Inside Cining Palace」
The Empress Dowager was utterly surprised by the Chief Eunuch's verbatim recitation of the young Emperor's words.
"Did His Majesty really say this himself?"
Her wide-open mouth clearly showed her utter disbelief.
The Chief Eunuch hastily reassured her.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, I assure you those were indeed His Majesty's own words; I heard them quite clearly. By the way, if you don't believe me, you might summon the seventh and eighth young masters of the Ji Family for questioning. His Majesty spoke those words while the two young masters were both in the Yangxin Palace."
