after pu-yi was married to his first wife, he discovered that many of the palace's treasures were getting stolen. believing that it was his eunuchs who were stealing his treasures, he demanded that they make an inventory to stop the treasury from getting robbed. on the june 27, 1923, a fire destroyed the area around the palace of established happiness. he accused the eunuchs of burning the treasury to destroy any proof of their theft. he also overheard some eunuchs' conversation that made him fear for his life. in response, he banished all the eunuchs from the palace.