The Empress Dowager suddenly announced that Princess Consort Zhen had been cleared of any suspicion of plotting against the Emperor. The Moon Viewing Pavilion was unsealed.
Immediately after, the Empress Dowager began to frequently interfere in court politics.
Some officials in the court submitted memorials to impeach her, arguing that the inner palace should not meddle in state affairs and that not even the Empress Dowager could arbitrarily interfere in politics.
However, before the Empress Dowager could even respond, the old ministers of the Central Secretariat stepped forward one after another to speak in her defense.
They stated that as the Emperor's birth mother, with the Emperor unconscious and Prince Wu Zhang still young, it was difficult to make certain decisions. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with allowing the Empress Dowager to participate in governance.
That very night, those same old ministers were taken away by the Night Owl Guard on fabricated charges.
