The palace maid felt somewhat aggrieved: "Empress, he is bullying us."
The Empress knew, of course, that the War Prince was deliberately making her lose face, but what could she do? The Prime Minister's life was now at risk in the hands of the War Prince. What did face matter as long as her power wasn't weakened? There would be opportunities to retrieve it later.
The Empress rebuked the palace maid, saying: "This is the War Prince's Mansion, not the Imperial Palace, don't act rashly."
With her head lowered, the palace maid obediently replied: "Yes, maid understands."
The Empress urgently addressed the steward again: "I truly have matters to discuss with the War Prince, please notify him. I will certainly reward you generously later."
