The two women were talking, and unknowingly, the sky had turned dark.
"Ah Jiu doesn't know how long it will take to break away from over there. The palace gate has locked. Stay in Cining Palace tonight," Empress Dowager Mo arranged a room for Wufu to stay.
Wufu didn't sleep well that night because she kept feeling as if there were eerie cries coming from afar, whether from the Noble Consort, Xianfei, or someone else.
Meanwhile, someone else in Kunning Palace was also unable to sleep. Empress Song stood at the palace wall listening to the sounds from outside, her expression strange.
"Your Majesty, I found out," her trusted Palace Matron approached her.
"What is it?" Empress Song grabbed her arm with urgency and asked sternly.
The Palace Matron winced but dared not cry out, saying, "Your Majesty, they say the Emperor has fainted, and both the Eldest Imperial Son and Second Imperial Son are dead!"
