The commotion in the palace naturally reached the Imperial Manor as well.
Cui Du returned from the Imperial Manor to the palace and immediately noticed the changes in the palace: "Many people are missing from the palace, and the atmosphere has become much colder and somber."
Jiang Shaohua responded with a hum: "There was turmoil in the palace, which resulted in some killings, and recently another group of staff was cleared out. Some are still being held for questioning. Roughly speaking, the number of people in the palace has been reduced by nearly half."
Originally, there were seven to eight thousand eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. Now, only about four thousand remain. Over a dozen eunuchs in Zhaohai Palace were dismissed, three were killed on the spot that night, and the rest were cleared out. Currently, there are no traces of eunuchs and palace servants in Zhaohai Palace. All that can be seen are the trusted aides brought from Nanyang County.
