The Empress Dowager reflected on her life and thought it was worthwhile.
Struggling to sit up, she called out, "Someone come!"
"Empress Dowager!"
"Invite the Emperor, Empress, Noble Consort Wang, Noble Consort Wei, and the four other consorts, along with the princes and princesses, to see me!"
The palace maid hesitated for a moment before leaving to carry out the order.
Soon, the Emperor arrived at Cining Palace. Upon seeing the Empress Dowager's aged and sickly face on the bed, his gaze turned cold.
"Emperor!"
The Emperor remained silent; the grand sleeping chamber housed only him and the Empress Dowager.
"Do you believe that it was I who caused your mother's death?" the Empress Dowager said with a bitter smile. "I misspoke; I should say your mother, for you have enthroned her as the Empress Dowager!"
The Emperor still remained silent.
