Empress Dowager Mo has fallen ill. According to the imperial physician, she caught a chill after winter began, and since she is getting on in years, her body has become frail.
"A bunch of useless people!" Emperor Yan cursed angrily after hearing the report from his servants, and said, "Prepare my carriage to Cining Palace."
Eunuch Lu quickly brushed his duster, took a large cloak, and draped it over Emperor Yan, and the imperial carriage was already waiting outside.
The winter days grow dark quickly. It was merely the second period of the You hour, yet the sky was already completely dark, and snowflakes began to drift down gracefully from the sky.
The palace servants carried glazed palace lanterns to lead the way. The lanterns appeared even dimmer in the wind and snow.
