After escorting the Empress Dowager back to the palace, Manbao administered two sets of acupuncture treatments to her. Director Xiao also supervised and changed her medication. Once the Empress Dowager had eaten, taken her medicine, and fell asleep, the two of them finally withdrew.
Director Xiao let out a long sigh and said, "Thankfully, it was without incident."
Manbao: "...From the palace to Xuandu Temple is such a short distance, we hadn't even left the city."
She had either been carried or traveled by carriage the entire way, what could have happened?
Director Xiao gave her a sideways glance and said, "What do you know? The Empress Dowager hasn't moved in a long time. With all this going up and down so many times, if she had been startled or accidentally fallen, not only would the hats on our heads be taken away, but maybe even our heads as well."
