The people dispatched by General Li returned in groups, all reporting that they couldn't find The Emperor and the Empress. Hearing this, General Li became even more unsettled, pacing restlessly outside the Royal study.
Seeing this, a confidant stepped forward and offered a plan: "Great General, the palace is tightly surrounded, they surely can't escape. In my opinion, they must be hiding somewhere inside. Perhaps, Great General, you should order that Empress Dowager Mo and the False Retired Emperor be brought here for intense interrogation. I don't believe they won't come out then."
Upon hearing this, Li Kaifeng's face, previously marred by worry, now revealed a sinister smile as he said, "Good idea, I would like to see how they can keep hiding peacefully while watching the Retired Emperor and Empress Dowager suffer!"
