Nong Mo and Handmaid Book, upon hearing this, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Cai Wei, saying, "Empress, the two of us have been waiting upon Du Meiren since we were young. For over twenty years, we have depended on Du Meiren to sustain us. If both of us leave and only Du Meiren remains inside the palace, she will be too lonely. Therefore, we wish to ask for your grace to allow us to continue to wait upon Du Meiren inside the palace…"
Du Meiren quickly stopped them and said, "What are you two talking about? It's not easy to get a chance to leave, a rare opportunity; how can you not leave? Stop talking nonsense."
Nong Mo cried and said, "Meiren, please keep us. You often complain about loneliness in the palace, and it's fortunate you have the two of us for company. If we also go, won't your future days be even worse…"
Seeing this scene, Cai Wei was moved and asked, "Concubine, since you entered the palace, you've never received the grace of the Retired Emperor, have you?"
