Chapter 35 Return To The City
- Several carriages with soldiers left that same evening destined for the search for the youngest Qing. The word spread everywhere, and the fact that Prince Yun was missing surprised many, but it provided an explanation to others who had known something strange had happened to him since the Empress's funeral.
- Inside the palace, Prince Jin had offered to go in search of his younger brother, but Emperor Heng vehemently opposed, stating that he wouldn't forgive himself if something happened to Jin as well. The young prince reluctantly complied and didn't speak further on the matter. He walked alongside his father towards Prince Shun's quarters. Everyone prostrated themselves at their feet as they entered, and the Emperor raised his hands for them to stand.
- "Diagnosis, now," demanded Heng of the head of Shun's medical case.