Because of Empress Dowager Cixi hatred towards Zhenfei , she imprisoned Zhenfei in an isolated small yard to prevent her from meeting the Emperor Guangxu. Zhenfei could get food just from the crack in a door. As a result, she was becoming more and more emaciated day by day. In 1900, to escape the war caused by the Eight—Power Allied Forces, Empress Dowager Cixi decided to go to Xi’an with her son. Before setting off, she ordered an eunuch to murder Zhenfei. Zhenfei’s words, refusing to obey the order, enraged the Empress so much that she had Zhenfei pushed into the well at once. She died instantly. A huge stone, used to prevent Zhenfei from escaping, was put on the well. The later generations called it as Zhenfei Well.
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