Yang Ge had been waiting alone outside the palace gates for a long time when he finally saw the person he was waiting for.
Shen Fa, dressed in hemp and wearing mourning clothes, walked out from Ziwei Palace with his eyes red and lowered. He gestured towards the palace and said to Yang Ge, "Let's go, the senior eunuchs from the Imperial Stables have asked for you to enter the palace."
Yang Ge entered the dark palace gate with an expressionless face.
Shen Fa walked silently beside him.
The two men passed through the gloomy gate as paper money fluttered down like large goose feathers.
Yang Ge asked, "How did the Emperor die?"
Shen observed him and responded, "You don't know?"
Without hesitation, Yang Ge replied, "Where would I find out from...?"
Suddenly, he stopped, turned his head, and looked incredulously at Shen Fa, "Do you suspect me?"
Shen Fa remained silent.