Li Dequan held his horsetail whisk and sneered, "A prisoner in chains thinks she deserves respect?"
"Eunuch Li!" Fu Yingzhi snapped her head up, a piercing chill flashing in her eyes.
"The Emperor has issued no such decree; the Empress remains the mistress of the Central Palace! Grand Tutor Sun is still Grand Tutor of the realm!" she said, spacing each word out. "Or perhaps you feel you are now qualified to act in the Emperor's stead?"
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