Han Mingze’s ever-calm expression cracked for the first time, seeing the children. He clenched his hands, saying, “How did you find them?”

“It was very simple– the people by your side,” the Empress Dowager responded. “Alright Emperor, this Empress Dowager has given you enough time. Do you want to continue hiding your jade seal and force the princes and princesses to accompany you to the afterlife, or will you hand over the jade seal now?”

Han Mingze was silent. If he handed over the jade seal now, everything would be lost. But if he didn’t hand it over– his children were all still so young, how could he bear to let them die like this!

The Empress Dowager saw Han Mingze’s struggle and picked up a teacup. She gently clinked the teacup a few times with the lid, and the somewhat dumbfounded Crown Prince suddenly fell to the ground and rolled around, covering his stomach and shouting in pain.