"I will do it!" The emperor took the teacup and personally fed it to Empress Dowager Jing. Once her expression relaxed slightly, the emperor finally shifted his attention back to Duke Xuanping.
He said coldly, "Duke Xuanping, what on earth is going on with this?"
Duke Xuanping felt even more wronged. He too wanted to know what was happening, damn that old wine barrel! Was he playing some trick on him?
With a serious expression, he said, "Your Majesty, this jeweled box was given to me by Huo Jijiu. I haven't opened it, and I didn't know the hidden weapon was inside it."
He was a rogue and a roughneck, not exactly a guy of principle, but not one to steal or invade other people's privacy either.
But primarily because he didn't expect old Huo Jijiu to play such a trick on him!
Why though?
The emperor's expression turned cold spelling out, "Summon Huo Xian!"
"Yes!" Eunuch Wei responded.
Eunuch Wei immediately sent a small eunuch to Guozijian to bring Huo Jijiu to Huaqing Palace.