Chen Yao said aggrievedly, "When I went out, she set up traps at home and hired thugs. So as soon as I returned, she beat me up, almost to death. Now the doctors say I might not survive much longer, my internal organs are injured. Chen Menglu fled and vanished. I worry that I won't live long enough to see Grandpa one last time, so I rushed back to the Imperial Palace to see him."
"What? Is it really that serious?" The Old King was shocked that Chen Yao had only a few days left. Although he didn't like his second wife or the son and grandson she bore him, now that An Xiaomian and Shangguan Xiu had left him the grandchild, Yanyan was dead, Chen Wei was dead, and Menglu couldn't be depended on. If Chen Yao also died, it seemed he truly would be left alone.
Therefore, the Old King worriedly instructed the servant next to him, "Quick, go call the doctors over here to check on His Highness Prince Yao."
The servant immediately went out to get the doctors.
