Yingxia had indeed served in the Empress Dowager’s palace once.
Back then, in order to encourage the Emperor to produce an heir sooner, the Empress Dowager would specially invite a high-ranking monk to the palace every year to offer prayers. Because so many people came to participate in the prayers and the affairs were complex, Yingxia had the opportunity to serve at close quarters.
"This servant once heard that high-ranking monk say to the Empress Dowager: 'Do not be anxious. When the destined time arrives, the imperial prince will naturally come. Everything should take its course; when the time is right, there will surely be a sign,'" Yingxia recalled, speaking slowly.
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