Empress Dowager Mo returned to Cining Palace in a fury and immediately issued two orders. The first was to have Eunuch Ning bring all necessary living supplies to the Heavenly Prison to furnish Ah Jiu's cell, especially warm clothing and bedding, lest he freeze in this cold weather.
The second order was to send someone to inform Wufu at Prince Jin's Mansion, so she doesn't act rashly and forcefully break into the Heavenly Prison, making the situation even harder to manage.
After giving these instructions, Empress Dowager Mo refused the tea and food offered by the palace maids. As she put it, with her son suffering in prison, how could a mother like her find peace? She would neither eat nor drink until Prince Jin was released and only then would she consider eating and drinking again.
Oh dear, Empress Dowager Mo is going on a hunger strike!
The news reached Yangxin Hall, and Emperor Yan was so angry that his face turned black. Besides feeling furious, he was also disheartened.
