The Empress Dowager was buried seven days after her passing.
Throughout those seven days, Uncle Li had his men quietly comb the Capital, yet they failed to locate Lu Sui or any other members of the Fengyun City faction. Still, he did not abandon the search; he knew these people were surely in hiding, waiting for Ying Yuan to return to the Capital so they could plot their next move.
At the Xie estate, Auntie Quan had finally confessed everything after being subjected to strict interrogation in the dark prison.
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