The Prince Ning Manor carriage did not normally require a special summons to enter the palace at designated hours; notifying the Emperor and the Empress Dowager upon arrival was sufficient. Now that the Emperor was unconscious and Prince Ning himself was injured yet still insisted on visiting, the Empress Dowager naturally raised no objection.
Li Fuyin smoothly entered the palace riding in Prince Ning’s carriage, but she did not go to Li Yuanzhao’s bedchamber. It was said that a female physician was inside administering acupuncture to the Emperor, and no one was permitted to disturb them.
Li Mexiao had no choice but to wait with several imperial concubines in the side hall outside the bedchamber.
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