After Zhao Yi left, Emperor Zhengde and Princess Qingyue arrived at the Empress Dowager's bedchamber. After exchanging pleasantries, the Empress Dowager cast a disgusted glance at Princess Qingyue. *You little hussy,* she thought to herself, *I told you to copy the Classic of Women, but you just tried to fob me off. Well, now I’ve caught you!* With a stern face, she said:
"Princess Qingyue, come here and kneel. The other day, I told you to copy the Classic of Women. How much of it have you copied? Today, I asked you and the Emperor to come here precisely to see whether you've copied it or not, and whether you've listened to the words of an old woman like me."
As she spoke, the Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the table, acting as though Princess Qingyue had committed some monstrous crime.
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