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Alute asked Audience Hall beautiful bowed Ch'ien Lung Chief Eunuch child Chinese commanded concubine Consort Court courtyard cried curtains dare dead declared door Dowager Mother Dragon Throne edict Empress Dowager Empress Mother enemy evil eyes face fear fell Forbidden City foreign gate gazed gold Grand Councilor guard hand head hear heard heart Heaven Heir hour Hung-chang imperial inquired jade jewels Jung Lu kinsman kneel knew Kuan Yin Lady Mei Li Hung-chang Li Lien-ying Lien-ying lifted lips live looked lord Majesty Manchu mind ministers never night obeisance obey Prince Kung province rebels replied robes rose Sakota satin secret sent serving woman Shun silence sister smiled Son of Heaven speak spoke stood strong Su Shun Summer Palace summoned Teh-hai thought told took Tseng Kuo-fan Tzu Hsi Venerable Viceroy voice waited walked walls words Yehonala yellow young Emperor Yüan