Directorate of Ceremonial.
Though it was the place where memorials to the Secretariat were presented, the atmosphere all around was chilling and somber. Eunuchs and palace maids walked by with their heads lowered, their expressions solemn, not daring to utter a single word.
Hong Chong sat upright in his chair, his official robes pulled taut, his sleeves trailing behind him. Two palace maids were carefully grooming his snow-white hair. As a foster son of Zhu Linhai, he was not like Zhu Si, the Superintendent of the Directorate for Palace Servants, who merely bowed and scraped to Zhu Linhai. Instead, he had secretly cultivated his own power. Though he held only the Directorate of Ceremonial, he also commanded the Eastern Depot, and in the inner palace, he held enough influence to potentially rival Zhu Linhai.
At this moment, he lowered his eyes in thought, asking Hong Song with an air of nonchalance:
"You mean to say... everyone who attempted to assassinate Han Yunzhong is dead?"
Chapter 115