Emperor Yuan Hui, Yuwen Jing, paced anxiously behind the screen, while Lin Yushu's face was deathly pale. She feigned calmness, which to Emperor Yuan Hui looked like someone afraid of his reprimand.
The Marquis Zhenbei's rebellion and regicide were now a foregone conclusion. Regardless of what the Marchioness said before her death, the Marquis Zhenbei murdered Emperor Jianming in front of countless witnesses; he could not escape guilt. Nearly five thousand men from the Forbidden Army and the Northern Iron Cavalry perished. For the first time, this bustling capital witnessed such upheaval—far worse than when the late emperor was burned alive in the palace.
