Chapter 1299 Plague

• The eunuch who arrived to deliver the news was visibly shaken, his face streaked with tears as he spoke in a sorrowful tone. "The Empress Dowager's family has made a grave error. Her younger brother has been sentenced to death by beheading, and the rest of the family is facing exile. Since autumn, the Empress Dowager's health has been failing, and when she heard the news, she collapsed from the shock.
• "She even begged the emperor to recall her family, but the Qin family's crimes were too severe. The emperor couldn't overlook them. The actions of Master Qin over the years were bad enough, but in this latest disaster, he embezzled a great deal of money, causing countless commoners to die from hunger ...
• "The emperor rejected the Empress Dowager's plea without hesitation.