The Fourth Master sat in front of the Empress Dowager's couch.
Over the years, the bond between mother and son had almost worn away completely.
At this moment, the Fourth Master felt extremely conflicted, but in the end, no tears came.
He stayed by the Empress Dowager's side, while Ye Zao stayed away. She had too much to do and didn't want to disturb the Fourth Master.
From day to night, the Fourth Master had only a bowl of porridge and kept watch over the unconscious Empress Dowager.
He kept vigil for three days. During those three days, the Empress Dowager's complexion went from being outrageously red to gradually gray and, finally, ashen. She never woke up.
Unable to hold on, the Fourth Master dozed off on a chair beside the Empress Dowager's bed and had a dream.
In the dream, it seemed like the same place, and the Empress Dowager awoke, pulled him close, and asked, "Old Fourth, why did you harm old Liu?"
