Granny Lan was worried sick.
She asked, "Your Majesty, how do you feel?"
It was already too painful for the empress dowager to speak, and she could only grunt in agony.
Granny Lan panicked and ran out of the room. While she sent the palace maids to fetch the imperial physicians, she herself went to report to Emperor Wu.
Empress Dugu was listing Jun Linyuan's vices, when Emperor Wu heard the noise outside. He immediately frowned.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Her Majesty the empress dowager is coming down with something, and she can't even speak now!"
Granny Lan had served the empress dowager for many years and was a well-respected figure in the palace. That was why she could see the emperor right away.
Hearing this, Emperor Wu rose to his feet and threw a robe over his shoulders as he walked out.
"What's going on? What's wrong with the empress dowager?" Emperor Wu asked.
