 She was looking forward to the day the emperor recovered and they could live and rule together.Empress Dowager Cixi, tipped off by eunuchs, entered the room in stockinged feet, and hearing the empress's criticisms, flew into a rage and rampaged through the room, seized the empress by the hair and hit her, shouting that by making love to the emperor she would cause him to be ill again.She ordered the eunuchs to take her away and slap her on the face.