Gu Jiangli was deeply moved by the Empress Dowager's trust in her.

She glanced at the Empress's face and then gave her a provocative look.

The Empress's gaze was deep, but the resentment and worry on her face remained.

What a performance you put on, Your Majesty.

Gu Jiangli gave a cold laugh.

She naturally wouldn't disappoint the Empress Dowager's expectations.

The emperor will surely wake up soon.

The first thing she had to do was bleed.

"Remove the gauze and clean up the hemostatic powder that was sprinkled on His Majesty's wound."

"What...is the reason for this?" a royal physician asked.

"There's no logic to it. You just need to do as I say. If something happens to His Majesty, I'll be the first to die. I won't seek death, so what are you afraid of?"

The imperial physicians hesitated for a long time, then glanced at the Empress Dowager's expression before acting according to Gu Jiangli's instructions.

Once the bandage was removed, a wound the length of an index finger was revealed.

The smell of fresh blood overpowered the scent of the hemostatic powder and spread throughout the room.

Seeing the blood flowing freely, Gu Jiangli felt relieved.

She sat on the edge of the bed, took a thick cotton cloth, and placed it under the emperor's arm so that the flowing blood wouldn't wet the mattress.

Her focus was on the emperor's forearm, where the faint bluish-purple marks were gradually fading, proving that the method was working.

The joy in my heart was written all over my face.

Everyone looked at Gu Jiangli's smile with some confusion.

Everyone was terrified at the sight of the bloodstain, and in contrast, Gu Jiangli's smile did seem somewhat abnormal.

But Gu Jiangli didn't care about any of that.

The purplish-blue marks on the emperor's arm had completely disappeared, and Gu Jiangli quickly said:

"Alright, now let's stop His Majesty's bleeding, and do it quickly."

Several imperial physicians: "?"

They told me not to stop the bleeding just now, but now they're in a rush to stop it. What does this mean?