The next day at dawn, The Emperor woke up, and with the little eunuch’s assistance, donned the Dragon Robe and prepared to leave the sleeping quarters.
The little eunuch walked ahead, and just as he reached out to open the door, a corpse was hanging above the door, with two feet dangling down. Caught off guard, the corpse kicked the little eunuch, who looked up to find it was indeed a corpse, frightening him terribly, causing him to collapse on the ground, unable to control his mouth, screaming desperately...
"Ah...!"
A scream that echoed to the heavens.
Behind him, The Emperor was equally terrified, collapsing to the ground alongside the little eunuch.
Soon, this incident shook the entire Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Guards all rushed over. Seeing the corpse hanging in the air startled them as well, thinking, who the hell is so bold to hang the corpse at the door of The Emperor’s sleeping quarters?
After they took the corpse down, they were even more shocked; the corpse was the Empress Dowager.
How did the Empress Dowager come to Qingping Palace? How did she get here? Who hung her up? The Emperor, still in shock, immediately sent someone to the Empress Dowager’s sleeping quarters to inquire with the palace maids about what had happened?
The little eunuch hurriedly ran over, and less than Half a Cup of Tea’s time later, ran back in panic: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened."
"Who has something bad?" The Emperor was extremely furious, he was having a bad day, and this little eunuch had no sense at all, was he tired of living?
"No, no, what I meant to say is that something has happened to the Empress Dowager’s sleeping quarters." The little eunuch was tearless despite wanting to cry, Your Majesty, I was just anxious for a moment and misspoke, is it necessary to be so petty?
Another foolish remark; the Empress Dowager is already dead, how could her quarters not have something wrong? What he meant was, check if there are any survivors who could provide clues.
The Emperor had been frightened earlier, his face was very pale, and now knowing the corpse was the Empress Dowager, he felt even worse: "Are there any survivors?"
The little eunuch shook his head, saying: "Your Majesty, I report, there isn’t a single survivor, they were all killed."
"Do they have anything in common?"
"All of them were killed by having their throats slit, and their faces appeared calm, suggesting the opponent surprised them and killed them swiftly."
Only at this moment did The Emperor remember to send someone to investigate the matter: "Investigate, quickly send people to investigate, how is it reasonable for someone to enter the Imperial Palace, killing and murdering, and even kill my Empress Mother? These traitors are indeed getting more and more audacious."
Given such a serious occurrence, the little eunuch dared not delay, answered the call, and ran out.
The Sovereign’s presence gradually returned: "Right, last night, who was responsible for the night watch in the Forbidden City?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was me." A person looking like the head of the Imperial Guard stepped forward, kneeling before The Emperor.
The Emperor stared at him menacingly, saying: "You say, do you deserve to die?"
"I do deserve to die."
The Empress Dowager is dead, such a terrible occurrence, the head knew arguing was useless, so he had to admit his guilt, stretching his neck to be cut was inevitable, at least dying with some dignity.
The head knew the matter had escalated, without someone taking blame, it couldn’t be resolved, without bloodshed, The Emperor’s heart wouldn’t be appeased, so he simply shouldered the blame.
The Emperor: "You indeed deserve to die. I entrusted you all with the safety of the entire Imperial Palace, and you all, failing even to notice when thieves invade, kill, and murder, causing my Empress Dowager to lose her life in vain, and completely betraying my trust in you."
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