Emperor Liang thought of Prince Yu, who had vanished into thin air, and fainted again in terror.
This time, the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Hospital couldn't turn the tide. They failed to revive Emperor Liang, who had been frightened to death just like that.
Xia Jiang hadn't expected his attempt to save himself to end up frightening his patron to death. He looked at Emperor Liang in a panic, unwilling to face reality no matter what.
After all, he was like a eunuch in the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Depot. Once the emperor died, they were doomed to die as well.
Eunuch Gao saw that Emperor Liang had stopped moving and hurried forward to check on him. When he found that the emperor had stopped breathing, he shouted, "His Majesty has passed away!"
Consort Jing, the Empress, and the other consorts, who had been waiting outside, rushed in at once, crying out in panic,
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The Empress held the highest status, so she was the only one who could go and check on the emperor. But when she tremblingly placed her hand beneath Emperor Liang's nose and realized he truly wasn't breathing, she crumpled to the floor.
The other consorts noticed the Empress's reaction and began to weep in earnest, no longer merely wailing as they had before.
After all, with the emperor dead, their good days were over too.
The Empress only froze for a moment before immediately saying, "Someone, go notify Prince Yu..."
But after she spoke, Eunuch Gao didn't move at all. Frowning, she asked, "Gao Zhan, His Majesty has only just passed away. Are my words no longer worth obeying?"
Eunuch Gao sighed inwardly and gave the Empress a second of silent sympathy before saying sorrowfully, "Your Majesty, you may not know, but