Yan Huisheng personally went to the dungeon, accompanied by the head eunuch who served the Emperor, as well as an official in charge of drafting edicts. The head eunuch carried a tray, on which was placed a jug and a cup for wine. The official held a scroll of the imperial edict in his hands.
Yan Lin, hearing a noise, immediately turned his head and saw Yan Huisheng. Noticing the people accompanying him and the jug and wine cup, he turned pale with intense fear.
This scene was all too clear to him, a prince, and he understood what it meant.
From a young age, he knew that when the Emperor granted someone death, this was the usual procedure.
"The second prince, please take this edict." Although generally only responsible for drafting edicts, eunuchs would deliver them—though they were rarely sent—except in the case of important individuals.
