When Sister Ji and Yu Lan saw that the Empress was alright, their legs went soft, and they collapsed to the ground.
"Please… please call the Imperial Physician!"
Yu Lan took a while to recover before she managed to get up on her shaky legs.
The hustle and bustle started again in Jiaofang Hall. Calling the Imperial Physician, taking her pulse, administering medicine—another round began.
This time, the Empress was much more cooperative than before. She drank the medicine the Imperial Physician had decocted without a word, tilting her neck back to gulp it down.
When the Imperial Physician told her to rest, she complied readily, going to sleep right after finishing her medicine.
Worn out from consecutive days of exertion, coupled with the medicine's potency, the Empress slept soundly.
Sister Ji no longer concealed the news of the Empress's severe illness. She didn't hide anything from those who inquired.
