Everything that happened outside the Palace gate was witnessed by the ministers who arrived for the early morning session.
The courtiers whispered among themselves, treating the sight of Yang Yikun and others lying in a pool of blood as if it were nothing, with no one stepping forward to speak.
Soon, Liu Sisi and another followed closely behind Taoist Master Zhu, entering the Yanfu Palace.
Before they even approached the palace gate, they saw from afar Her Majesty the Empress rushing toward the outside of the Palace with a large group of palace maids and eunuchs.
When the two groups met, both parties were stunned.
"Immeasurable Life Venerable! Poor Taoist greets Her Majesty the Empress," Taoist Master Zhu was the first to recover, greeting Her Majesty the Empress.
Di Yelei and Liu Sisi glanced at each other, then knelt down, "I, the minor official Di Yelei (Ruyu), greet Her Majesty the Empress!"
