"Lord, something has happened in Liang State."
Awakened by the whisper in his ear, Lu Yi, who was on duty at the Qing Palace, opened his eyes, glanced at the letter he had just written, immediately furrowed his brow, and set the paper alight in the candle flame. He pushed the door open and spoke to the little eunuch serving outside,
"Request an audience with the Crown Prince."
The little eunuch glanced at the sky, hesitated for a moment.
Lu Yi coldly ordered, "Go quickly!"
The little eunuch shivered, hurriedly grabbed a lantern, and ran into the dark depths of the palace.
After a while, a lamp was lit on a distant palace wall.
Thus, Lu Yi entered the palace, passing through many walls, under the watchful eyes of countless shadows in the dark, straight into the Crown Prince's chamber, where he knelt outside a thin curtain and bowed to the person behind it, who was dragged out from bed, trying hard to stay awake,
