Xue Huaiyuan accused Princess Yongning on the night when something significant happened in Yanjing City. Early the next morning, the Princess's Mansion was again besieged by troops, impenetrable as before. Though the mansion had been emptied of treasure and servants earlier in daylight, leaving nothing inside, the commotion at night still drew the attention of the nearby residents.
The morning sunlight did little to hide the stench of blood at the gates of the Princess's Mansion. The troops would occasionally carry out bodies, some already dead and rotting. Others were alive but so mutilated their faces were unrecognizable, with not a patch of unbroken skin on their bodies.
