Night had fallen.
The second ringing of the gong (1).
Chief of the Western Depot Liu, in his capacity as supervisor of the Fourteen Departments and acting under powers granted by an edict made under the Phoenix seal, issued the following order to all palaces and servants within the imperial city: anyone with any information on the unnatural events that have occurred over the last couple of days should present themselves immediately to Aiyun Palace and report to Imperial Noble Consort Yue. The information provided will be verified by the Western Depot. If deemed valuable, a handsome reward will be given. Conversely, any attempts at dishonesty will be met with harsh punishment.
The third ringing of the gong (2).
