Chu Hai and Hao Feng talked late into the night by candlelight, finally clarifying his recent experiences and the purpose of his trip.
Feeling somewhat angry, Hao Feng said, "Just because they say it wasn't done by the Empress Dowager, it's not her? Perhaps it was someone close to her? We heard it with our own ears back then."
"Master, because so many things have happened, I often calm down and think about it, always feeling that something isn't right. I've met that woman from the Ding Family, and she really seems to know nothing. Moreover, the current Emperor of Danliang and the Empress Dowager have always been suppressed by senior officials, and the Empress Dowager often suffers indignities within the palace. If she was the one who meddled with the affairs of the Western Regions and harmed my family back then, how could she end up so downcast?" Chu Hai said.
