Early the next morning, He Yuan was on his way to the emperor's courtyard. He had added a laxative to the meal of a low ranked eunuch the night before. This particular eunuch was one of the few that were tasked with cleaning the emperor's bedroom.
Since the eunuch was deposed, He Yuan was selected to join the cleaning crew. He'd made friends with a bunch of low ranked eunuchs and even paid tributes to some higher ranked eunuchs so they had no issue with bestowing him with this 'opportunity'.
The emperor had spent the night at the plum blossom courtyard so he would surely head to court from there. This opportunity was too good to miss.
Whilst he cleaned the dragon bed with the rest, he inadvertently broke a pill and spread its dust all over. This was a kind of numbing pill that made one inexplicably tired and also loose all senses in their skin.
