After putting down her prayer beads and eating a few bites of food, she returned to her bedroom, where she meditated and chanted Buddhist prayers, as if she had transcended worldly concerns and was untouched by the dust of the world.
Meanwhile, Empress Dowager Ashina was carried back to the inner palace, and all the imperial physicians rushed over.
It involved pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, and medication administration.
After a long period of commotion, Empress Dowager Ashina finally woke up.
Fortunately, she did not suffer a stroke like the late emperor.
However, after this incident, she seemed somewhat dejected and looked as if she had aged ten years.
Her gaze toward Xie Yuan was filled with resentment, yet she couldn't do anything to him.
Consequently, her gaze towards Helian Jue was filled with coldness—what a Helian Jue! I raised you, taught you, and even helped you ascend the throne.
Is this how you repay me?
Not only did they disobey me, but they even tried to use the matter of mourning to frame me.
Helian Jue, however, claimed his innocence. He kept saying that he would observe three years of mourning.
He has been doing this for the past few months.
It was because the adoptive mother herself didn't care and acted recklessly that—
However, she is, after all, his adoptive mother. Even though she made a mistake, her son and daughter-in-law cannot be unfilial.
The couple gathered around Empress Ashina's bedside, serving her medicine and massaging her back and waist, behaving like dutiful sons and daughters-in-law.
Less than a day after Xie Yuan entered the palace, he first regained control of the palace, and then spread his good reputation for filial piety.
Empress Dowager Ashina: ...So, the only clown is me?
Xie Yuan: Don't be so polite, this is just the first step. We still have the second and third steps to come!
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