Empress Dowager did not initially know that Yun Chi had left Capital City for Wilderness Mountain in the Northern Region to rescue Hua Yan; she always thought Yun Chi was genuinely ill. Were it not for the Emperor stopping her, asserting that Yun Chi was not in serious trouble and advising her not to disturb Yun Chi's recuperation in the Eastern Palace, with Tian Bujue there, she would have visited the Eastern Palace long ago.
It was only this morning that she learned from the Emperor that Yun Chi wasn't ill but had gone to save Hua Yan, and had already brought Hua Yan back. She was stunned for a while and immediately wanted to go to the Eastern Palace.
Still, the Emperor stopped her, suggesting that Hua Yan needed more rest and coming this early would mean Hua Yan surely hadn't woken up yet.
