On the morning of the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Pan Yue, Qian Yixiu, Mingming, Jingjing, and Monkey Sister, all appropriately dressed, accompanied by Qian Manjiang, carried their tributes and went to the Palace.
The Empress Dowager had been unwell recently, and Pan Yue's request for an audience had been denied. It was only yesterday that news came from the Palace that the Empress Dowager was feeling better and asked them to visit early today. She specifically instructed that Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister should be brought along, as she wanted to see them.
