《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪二》
太皇太后既非常生气又悲伤难禁，她说： 怎么可以让我们母子受这汉族老太婆的算计呢！ 
太皇太后怒且悲，曰： 岂可使我母子受汉老妪斟酌！ 
The Imperial Grand Dowager was both very angry and heartbroken. She said, “How could it be that we, mother and son, let ourselves be outmaneuvered by this Han old woman!”
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 太皇太后怒且悲，曰： 岂可使我母子受汉老妪斟酌！  [/INST] The Imperial Grand Dowager was both very angry and heartbroken. She said, “How could it be that we, mother and son, let ourselves be outmaneuvered by this Han old woman!”</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 太皇太后怒且悲，曰： 岂可使我母子受汉老妪斟酌！
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The Imperial Grand Dowager was both very angry and heartbroken. She said, “How could it be that we, mother and son, let ourselves be outmaneuvered by this Han old woman!”
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