After the Empress awoke from her nap, Mama Ma immediately approached and whispered a few words in her ear, to which the Empress responded with a cold laugh, "Quick-handed indeed, contain it, don't let rumors spread outside the Imperial Palace, and have all the concubines come to see me!"
She then said to Eunuch De, "Go and tell Eunuch Hai to ask the Emperor what he intends to do. Does he want to severely punish these rumor-mongers, or just let it be!"
Mama Ma and Eunuch De immediately went about their tasks.
The rumors were not serious in themselves, merely hearsay. Who knew if they would eventually turn into accusations that Yun Jinnian had abused his power to seize Pan Kai's hereditary Medical Books.
Although the Emperor's action supported Yun Jinnian, it also tainted him with disgrace.
The Empress knew what the Emperor had in mind.