As the threat of their nation's destruction closed in step by step, East Lin acted with remarkable speed.
On one hand, they hurriedly sent someone to summon Duke Yan to the palace; on the other, they immediately ordered the Palace Attendants to dress and groom the Empress Dowager.
Inside the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, the Empress Dowager was soon adorned in unmatched splendor.
Yet the ravages of years of illness and her severely wasted body were not things that could be remedied in so little time.
Faced with her skin, haggard as withered bark, and her face, gaunt as dead wood, the Palace Attendants responsible for her grooming were utterly helpless.
Even dressed in sumptuous silks and satins, with exquisite, dazzling ornaments upon her head, she would inevitably arouse suspicion if she appeared before everyone looking like this.
When the Sovereign heard, he stormed into the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility in a towering rage. "A pack of useless fools! Didn't I already order you to feed her well and nurse her back to health?"
Terrified, the Palace Attendants hastily knelt and explained, "Everything Her Majesty the Empress Dowager has eaten recently has been exceptionally costly, such as Blood Swiftlet's Nest and ginseng. We have never mistreated her! But her health was damaged far too severely, and she has only been receiving this nourishment for a few months. It truly cannot take effect so quickly."
Indeed, whether nourishing foods or medicinal meals, it usually took six months to a year of care to see results.
But now, Great Xia's forces were unstoppable, fighting almost every day and advancing triumphantly all the way.
In just a few short months, they had already assembled beneath the walls of the Imperial City.
How could there possibly be so much time for the