The Cining Palace was utterly silent.
Even the imperial consorts who came to see the Dowager Empress stayed quietly in the guest palace, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing her.
The Empress personally attended to the Dowager Empress's illness in her chamber.
Therefore, when Emperor Xuanming entered, the first thing he saw was the Empress half-kneeling by the bedside, feeding medicine to the Dowager Empress.
He merely glanced at her before withdrawing his gaze and quickly stepping forward.
"Mother, are you feeling any better? How did you faint?" Emperor Xuanming strode forward.
A palace attendant promptly brought over a stool to his side.
The palace attendants in the room knelt down all over the room.
Even the Empress knelt down to pay her respects.
