Empress Dowager regained consciousness on the third day after the Emperor returned from the hunting grounds. However, the Jiang Family's capable members had all died, and the blow was too great; upon awakening, she vomited blood several times.
The Emperor, upon receiving news of the Empress Dowager's awakening, picked up the memorandum detailing the Jiang Family's crimes from his desk and went to Cining Palace.
As soon as the Empress Dowager saw the Emperor, she struggled to sit up, gasping for breath, her eyes bloodshot as she yelled, "Emperor, you're so cruel!"
The Emperor's expression remained indifferent, "Am I cruel? How am I cruel? Jiang Jinghui, the Princely Heir, and Duke Cheng'en—who among them did I order to be executed?"
"Jiang Jinghui's death was due to someone tampering with the lanterns during the Lantern Festival. Who tampered with them, Empress Dowager? You don't need me to tell you that, do you?"
