The news of Prince Jing's death was sent back to the capital, yet it failed to stir up much of a ripple in court. Many ministers had long expected that he would not live for much longer. The fact that he survived for some time before finally dying instead made quite a few officials feel it was strange.
As to whether Prince Jing had truly died in an accident or not, none of the civil and military officials in court cared. A commandery prince who had already fallen from favor was not worth the attention of the court ministers.
The emperor also did not issue an edict to thoroughly investigate the truth behind Prince Jing's accidental death, merely decreeing that he be buried with great honors, interred according to the specifications of a prince of the first rank.
