Yin Shuangshuang had been ill for almost half a month, and the matters in court continued to be tumultuous. The Emperor, after this fright, not only did not collapse but recovered much faster, perhaps invigorated by anger.
As soon as the Emperor recovered, he began to deal with the remnants of the Eldest Prince's faction. This time, the Emperor acted swiftly and decisively, showing no mercy, and thoroughly dealt with the Eldest Prince's remnants, eliminating most of Xie Wenhao's followers as well.
Due to the large number of people dealt with, many official positions became vacant, and all the major aristocratic families, including the Second Prince and Third Prince, wanted to insert their people into these positions.
However, this time, the Emperor did not indulge them but instead directly appointed his people, as the Emperor always disliked aristocratic families. Thus, the people appointed were all from poor families or scholarly families.
