Cixi and Prince Gong made a bet that they would leave the bicycle at the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Although the palace ladies and eunuchs knew that they would receive generous bonuses after they learned how to ride, no one dared to try to learn to drive. When Tian Shou learned of this, he was ready to move, but with a pun in English, he persuaded Tian Shou not to get involved in the vortex of the fight between the Queen Mother and Prince Gong.
慈禧与恭亲王打赌，把自行车放于太和门，各宫女太监虽然知学懂骑后会有丰厚奖金，但亦没人敢尝试学习驾驶。添寿得知此事后蠢蠢欲动，但连英语带双关地劝添寿不要卷入太后与恭亲王之间的争斗漩涡中。连英到敬事房时竟发现添寿与众太监一起赌钱。
