At the palace banquet, the guests of honor were still seated, yet Emperor Taifeng, the Empress, and a procession of concubines had already made a grand departure.
The ministers, unaware of what was happening, assumed some major crisis had occurred. After a hasty glance at the Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince, and Prince Ruicheng, who remained calmly in their seats, they quickly turned and followed the Emperor.
Between Emperor Taifeng, Prince Ruicheng, and the Crown Prince, there was no need to ask whose side one should take. In the blink of an eye, more than half the banquet hall was empty.
Chapter 196