The Empress Dowager Zhuang patiently explained to Gu Jiao, like an elder eagle meticulously teaching a young eaglet to hunt: "His master has ordered him to stay put. If I force him to act, he will immediately suspect I'm testing him. But if I echo his master's words, he won't be sure if I'm truly testing him or if his master has really sent another person."
Gu Jiao nodded in sudden realization: "Moreover, the fact that you, Auntie, also speak the language of Zhan Country acts as a secret code between you."
"You could say that," the Empress Dowager Zhuang replied indifferently, "Next, he will certainly proceed cautiously to verify my true identity."
"Will he believe you?" Gu Jiao asked.
The Empress Dowager Zhuang said, "He can't fully believe nor completely doubt. He is a very cautious person, but precisely because he is overly cautious, he will definitely try to verify my identity to eliminate the possibility that he has already been exposed."
