"Don't overthink it. The Song Dynasty is thriving, His Majesty is wise, and all under heaven submit to him."
Han Shizhong was also puzzled, wondering what had happened.
Only during grand court assemblies would the defenses of Tokyo be so stringent.
The grand court assembly hasn't started yet. Could it be that an assassin has appeared in the palace?
But I haven't heard of it.
If an assassin were to appear in the palace, the Imperial Guards would be the first to know, and he would have been summoned to the palace to protect the emperor long ago.
Surrounded by the Imperial Guards, Zhao Huan arrived at the Imperial Prison.
Everyone from the imperial kitchen was there, kneeling on the ground, heads buried, trembling, not daring to move.
Xie Dahai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, but one person is still missing."
Zhao Huan frowned: "When will we find it?"
"Your Majesty, please wait here for a moment. The person will be brought over within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Zhao Huan nodded.
He trusted Xie Dahai with his work; he would search every corner of the palace.
After a while, He Liming came in, still covered in snow.
"Your Majesty, Zhou Xiumei from the Imperial Kitchen has been found. She is dead, having been dead for half an hour."
The people behind carried the body in.
He Liming said, "She had poison hidden under her tongue and committed suicide by taking it."
Shao Chengzhang immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Xiumei was recruited into the palace by me. I deserve to die."
Shao Chengzhang was in charge of the Inner Palace Service, and he was responsible for handling all internal affairs of the palace.
"Get up."
Zhao Huan still trusted Shao Chengzhang. In orthodox history, this guy died for his country during the Jingkang Incident, showing more integrity than those scholars.
Shao Chengzhang became apprehensive.
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