On the way back to the Imperial Palace from the Duke Residence, the Emperor talked with Yan Huisheng the whole way.
After entering the palace gate, he said to Yan Huisheng, "Go and see your mother first."
Yan Huisheng nodded, "I will go at once."
Without returning to the Eastern Palace to bathe and change clothes, he directly went to see the Empress.
The Empress knew that her son was returning to the capital today. She knew that the Emperor had led all the officials to welcome him outside the city. But as the Empress, she couldn't go, and could only wait anxiously in the palace, waiting for most of the day. When she finally saw Yan Huisheng, she was overjoyed and cried, her eyes red, "Mother heard that you were injured, have you recovered? Shall we invite the Imperial Doctor to come and examine you?"
