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The Eastern Palace had made no attempt to hide the fact that they had summoned the Imperial Physician, so it wasn't long before both the court and the court officials received news of it.
The Empress Dowager was the first to grow anxious and urged Maid Zhou, "Quick, go to the Eastern Palace and see what's happened to the Crown Prince. They've called for the Imperial Physician in such a hurried fashion."
Maid Zhou promptly responded; she was also of an old age and not very agile, so she quickly instructed a nimble Little Eunuch to leave Ninghe Palace.
The Emperor also received the news and immediately ordered Eunuch Wang. Fearing that his own advanced age made him slow, Eunuch Wang quickly commanded a Little Eunuch to hasten out of the palace.
