After hearing of the accident of Lord Duan, Ming Lan immediately left Gu Yunjin behind. Following the eunuch who reported the incident, Ming Lan led the people of the Western Depot to the Imperial Ceremony Office.
On the way, Ming Lan heard the little eunuch's explanation of the incident.
A few days ago, in the middle of the night, a maid suddenly jumped into the lotus pond of Xianghe Garden in the Palace.
When internal officials pulled her from the bottom of the lake with difficulty, they found she had been out of breath. Via attestation, it was learned that the body was Caiping of Shanggong Bureau.
People from Shanggong Bureau found a suicide note under her pillow when they sorted the relics for her.
It was stated that Caiping was taken a fancy to by Duan Shaochun, the Supervisor of
