Song Yunzhao's stance was clear. This matter had a right and a wrong, and she intended to get to the bottom of it.
So, she summoned the palace attendant who had been wronged in the Imperial Garden and the one from Shouci Palace who had been throwing their weight around. She also called in every palace attendant on duty nearby that day, regardless of whether they had seen anything.
A face-to-face confrontation, a direct interrogation. Song Yunzhao put on the airs of a favored concubine, a display of pure, unadulterated arrogance!
'I'll show you all what real arrogance and tyranny look like!'
The palace attendant from Shouci Palace refused to admit anything at first. With the Emperor away from the palace, the Empress Dowager was the highest authority. 'Who did the people of Shouci Palace have to fear?'
But Song Yunzhao was no pushover. For their insolence and abuse of power, she first had Nanny Yu lead a few people in delivering a sound slapping.
