The Qinghong Banquet was held in the main hall of the Imperial Palace. An hour before the banquet, all the civil and military officials were preparing to enter the Imperial City to wait. This event, held once every twelve years, holds greater importance and grandeur for the Imperial Family and officials, surpassing even the New Year's banquet in the palace.
However, this time the palace atmosphere was slightly solemn, clearly indicating that something unusual was happening. Careful officials dared not look around and just quietly walked their own path; the bolder ones whispered information, the details of which were often unclear.
People were being killed all over the palace. Xiao Wuyin had exposed the list of intruders he'd slyly placed within. The Night Dragon Palace Guard was dispatched to hunt them down, executing any who resisted on the spot. Then people would clean up the area and everything would return to normal as if nothing had happened.
