Chen Ji followed Wang Zhao of the Jiefan Guard into the palace through the Eastern Hua Gate.
As they passed the Wenhua Palace, he noticed the palace doors were open, but there was no one inside. It seemed the ministers of Wenhua Palace had all gone to Renshou Palace.
The evening twilight was gradually descending into the distance. Chen Ji's expression was inscrutable. He instinctively wanted to grip his Whale Blade, only to remember he had entrusted it to Xiao Man for safekeeping.
As they walked through the long palace path and hadn't yet reached Renshou Palace, Chen Ji heard from afar someone speaking loudly: "Your Majesty, yesterday Zhang Zhuo gifted a total of forty thousand taels of Buddhist Treasure to Marquis Wu Xiang in front of hundreds of people at the gate of the Six Ministries. This matter is indisputable!"
