In the dead of night, dewdrops wetted the green leaves, and moonlight crept over the walls as a carriage sped along the trail, arriving at Sanssouci Palace on the outskirts of Berlin.
The carriage door opened, and Chancellor Bismarck rushed into the palace with urgency written all over his face.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"What's happened?"
William V, who had just gone to bed, emerged from his bedroom in his nightgown, tying his robe as he descended the stairs. He looked at Bismarck, who was rushing toward him, and asked.
Bismarck didn't speak in front of others but instead pulled William V into a hidden chamber and closed the door.
Seeing Bismarck's anxious demeanor, an ominous feeling welled up in William V's heart.
