The Empress Dowager faintly perceived that something was amiss, yet couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. She had Mei Xiang serve tea to Emperor Hongxiao, then walked over to the tea table and invited Emperor Hongxiao to sit as well.
Emperor Hongxiao looked at the incense burning on the Empress Dowager's altar and smiled, asking, "Mother, for whom are you praying for blessings?"
The Empress Dowager replied, "Naturally, it is for the common people of the world. The snow disasters in various places have frozen many to death. Hearing of such things pains my heart deeply, but there's little I can do. I can only copy scriptures and pray for them in the palace."
"Mother indeed has the world in her heart," Emperor Hongxiao commended.
