"Your highness, the Empress is dead," a servant informed Jian Guozhi, who was restlessly pacing in his chamber. When he heard this news, tears rolled down his cheeks. He had promised her that he would not see her when she would be hanged to death. However, at this moment, he could not stop himself and ran outside. Zhilao Mi, who had just arrived, was shocked to see when Jian Guozhi walked past her, ignoring her presence.
He reached the hanging grounds and saw the lifeless body of his mother. The other Princes were standing at an elevated tower, watching it. The Emperor was standing with his other wives while the ministers were standing at a raised platform.
'Meimei, forgive me for giving you this justice so late,' Han Wenji told himself and looked at Sheng Li.
Jian Guozhi went towards the body of his mother and placed her head on his lips. "Mother," he called out to her as his tears fell over her cheeks. He hugged his mother tightly. "Forgive me," he said.
