The Jinyi Guards were dispatched to the Prime Minister's Mansion and Duke An's Mansion to seize people, while the Eldest Princess had already arrived at Shou'an Palace.
It seemed the Empress Dowager had anticipated her arrival early as she was waiting in the main hall.
Upon seeing the Eldest Princess, the Empress Dowager placed the tea cup in her hand on the small table. "I had thought with such a big situation, Fanghua and the Prince Consort could handle it on their own."
The Eldest Princess sat to the side; ever since she was brought back, it was the first time she appeared so calm in front of the Empress Dowager. "Mother, did you know early on about Yanqing's catastrophe in opening a coal mine in Ningzhou?"
On her way into the Imperial City, she recalled a phrase the Empress Dowager had once said during a palace visit:
"Were it not for me keeping his secret, what he did, once exposed, wouldn't be remedied even by confiscating your entire family!"
