t　away　leaving　his　late　patient　a　happy　man。　Dong　Cheng　strolled　into　the　garden　and　there　he　saw　one　of　his　servants；　Quin　Quington；　whispering　with　one　of　the　concubines；　Yun　Ying；　in　a　dark　corner。　This　annoyed　him；　and　he　called　his　attendants　to　seize　them。　He　would　have　put　them　to　death　but　for　the　intervention　of　his　wife。　At　her　request　he　spared　their　lives；　but　both　were　beaten　forty　canes；　and　the　lad　was　thrown　into　a　dungeon。　Sulky　at　this　treatment；　Quin　Quington　broke　out　of　the　cell　in　the　night；　climbed　over　the　wall；　and　went　straight　to　Cao　Cao's　palace；　where　he　betrayed　the　conspiracy。

Cao　Cao　at　once　had　him　taken　into　a　secret　chamber　and　questioned　him。

Quin　Quington　gave　the　names　of　the　conspirators；　saying；　〃Wang　Zifu；　Wu　Zilan；　Chong　Ji；　Wu　Shi；　Ma　Teng；　and　my　master　have　been　meeting　secretly。　My　master　has　a　roll　of　white　silk；　with　writing　on　it；　but　I　do　not　know　what　it　means。　Yesterday；　Ji　Ping　bit　off　one　of　his　f