News of Xiang Yun's attack reached inside the palace early in the morning, and at that time Empress Mu was reviewing the list of palace maids to be released and arranging their overdue wages. She was greatly shocked upon hearing it, and only relaxed after learning Xiang Yun was unharmed. She immediately dispatched Liu Xi from the palace to find out what had happened, and secretly sent Chang Mei to protect Xiang Yun.
She was very busy now and couldn't personally visit Xiang Yun. The matter of the release of the palace maids had been decided. The maids would leave in the next few days. Cai Wei was busy checking the numbers of those leaving, calculating the compensation to be given to them, and adjusting the remaining staff to ensure no area was understaffed.
