Upon hearing the news about Xiaosuisui, Empress Dowager Xiao became agitated. She abruptly stood up from her phoenix seat, rushed up to Zhu Xiuxiu, snatched the envelope from her hand, and immediately began to read.
Although the letter was addressed to the Emperor, since it concerned Suisui, Zhu Xiuxiu thought that as the Emperor's mother, the reigning Empress Dowager, and Xiaosuisui's grandmother, she had every right to read it.
The reason Zhu Xiuxiu did not go to the Emperor directly was that he was buried under a mountain of official duties. Even now, he was still in the minor Imperial Court discussing disaster relief and immigration matters with the ministers of the Royal Palace.
"What on earth do those damned old bald donkeys want?!"
Having read the letter, Empress Dowager Xiao was livid.
Zhu Xiuxiu hurriedly explained, "Monk Liao Kong is the foremost figure in Buddhism in the Central Plains. It is said that his Buddhist Dharma has reached the pinnacle of grand completion.
