C1688 Yes and also Not

The night finally passed.

The next day, everything seemed normal. During the morning assembly, the Emperor made a point to bring up the Consort Xian case, placing all the blame on the now "missing" Hee Bingxuan, but stopped short of confirming Hee Bingxuan as a spy.

It wasn't a change of heart on the Emperor's part. He was merely trying to salvage his reputation, dust it off, and put it back on