In Furong Palace, the Empress Dowager had regained consciousness from her fainting. As soon as she awoke, she realized her right arm was in excruciating pain, the kind that pulled at the entire right side of her body, causing her to twitch.
The Empress Dowager let out a series of painful groans. Nanny Tang, who had been keeping watch at her side, immediately noticed her awakening and rushed forward to check on her. In doing so, she accidentally bumped the Empress Dowager's left hand, prompting another bout of painful screams.
It turned out that the Empress Dowager's face and left hand were covered in beesting welts. In fact, everyone today had been stung by bees—Jing Jieyu, Nangong Shuangshuang, Lan Ying, even Nanny Tang at the Empress Dowager's side, as well as the older women of the court, Nanny Sun, and the palace maids; no one was spared from the welts.
