"Imperial Father, has Imperial Grandmother been possessed?" The Fourth Prince recalled how the Empress Dowager refused to sleep, her eyes wide open like a Copper Gong, which indeed looked quite frightening.
The Emperor: "Possessed by what? I had Celestial Master Zhang take a look, and Zhang said there's nothing wrong, just that she suffered a shock and hasn't recovered yet."
Fourth Prince: "Does the Master mean that even if Imperial Grandmother doesn't take medicine, she will eventually return to normal?"
The Emperor: "That's not certain. If she remains confused, who knows how many days she can live."
Indeed, ever since returning from the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas, the Empress Dowager refused to sleep and had become severely emaciated. If it continued like this, she wouldn't live many days.
Fourth Prince: "I am also heartbroken."
