Liu He took his own life!
It spared Huo Guang from having to do it himself.
Huo Guang's heart burned with excitement. It was over, utterly over.
Everything had gone so smoothly that it was almost unbelievable.
The hearts of the people truly were the greatest power in this world!
Standing beside Huo Guang, Liu Xiang looked up at the Empress's Palace before him, but felt not the slightest joy. His brows furrowed slightly.
Forcing a son to his death outside his mother's palace was no good thing. He was not particularly familiar with the Empress, so he felt somewhat worried.
"Your Highness, let us go see the Empress."
Huo Guang was unwilling to wait another moment. He still did not know exactly what condition the Emperor was in.
They had to go with the Empress to see the Emperor immediately and obtain a genuine final edict. Whether those involved tonight could bring things to a perfect close would depend on what was recorded in the annals of history.
Even if this was not the Empress's bedchamber, merely the palace where she received visitors and attended to affairs, it was still not somewhere ordinary people could enter.
Huo Guang and a dozen or so other leaders went inside. Passing through a magnificent corridor, they came before the current mistress of the Imperial Palace, the Empress of the Great Han.
Xu Pingjun wore her empress's robes and sat upright and solemn. Although her youthful years were gone, she remained dignified and poised, graceful and regal, with an imposing presence.
"Your servant Huo Guang pays his respects to the Empress. May the Empress enjoy peace and every blessing.
"Your servant arrived late and allowed the Empress to suffer a fright. I am guilty.
"Crown Prince He killed himself out of fear of