"Alright then, let Consort Chan open it first."
"Okay, okay!"
Yue Chan jumped excitedly off the wooden box and turned around carefully to open it.
The box was somewhat heavy, and as Yue Chan pushed it open, it produced a 'creak' sound.
The lid of the wooden box had just been half opened when she suddenly let out a shriek and quickly jumped back, 'bang,' the lid slammed shut again, echoing loudly in the empty treasure vault.
"What's wrong, Consort Chan?"
Zheng Yi stepped forward, quickly holding the startled Yue Chan in his arms.
Meanwhile, Chen Liancang quickly moved to shield Zheng Yi.
Noble Consort Cui and Consort Yu also formed hand seals, ready to act at any moment.
"I'm fine, Your Majesty."
Yue Chan whispered, "That-that was not a wooden box, it was a coffin!"
"Inside... there's a corpse!"
"Hmm?"
Zheng Yi frowned slightly, slightly nodding his head as a gesture.
Chen Liancang nodded and silently approached the coffin, one hand behind his back, quietly opening it.
