She was somewhat curious as to what would have happened to Xu Yuan had the Hundred Flowers Banquet not taken place.
Xu Yuan’s tone remained calm and measured as she replied to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, had this event not occurred, I would have still found a way to pay others back in their own coin."
It was merely a matter of time. She considered it her good fortune that, through a twist of fate, she had been able to save the Empress Dowager.
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