"Did you hear about Prince Ning's demise while you were with the Eldest Imperial Son?" Song Jiyun asked, "Doesn't that mean everyone in the palace knows about this?"
Shao Qing shook his head and spoke softly, "I heard it from the people left by the old master in Qianqing Palace."
He explained, "After I followed the Eldest Imperial Son into Qianqing Palace, the old master was afraid I might inadvertently offend someone and not understand the reasons, so he had his people in Qianqing Palace give me several hints. Only then did I learn that the old master still knew people in Qianqing Palace. This time, something happened to Prince Ning as well. The Emperor had always been holding back, but when someone told him of Prince Ning insulting the Emperor and his son, he could no longer restrain himself and had Eunuch Qin deliver a cup of Carthamus Tinctorius to Prince Ning.
