Because this county magistrate lied to Cixi to help him tell a lie. Cixi wandered around in order to escape, but on this wandering road, many people gave Cixi a lot of gold and silver treasures and food to please her, all for their own future, and so did this county magistrate. In order to have a better future for himself, when Cixi came to them later, he made an undercover to approach Cixi, that is, he became the gardener of Cixi Garden, so that he could successfully approach her. Later, as he wished, Empress Dowager Cixi really noticed him. At this time, he fabricated a story about his father's death. He worked as a gardener in the garden to support his mother, and his filial piety touched Empress Dowager Cixi. Later, Empress Dowager Cixi was very kind to her.

Then, once, Empress Dowager Cixi felt sick because she had eaten too many delicacies recently. At that time, he said for Empress Dowager Cixi that my mother was good at making soup, so I could make you a bowl of soup, and then you could eat it. Empress Dowager Cixi was very kind to him, and she was ill at that time, and then she accepted his advice. He hurried home and asked his mother to make a bowl of soup for Empress Dowager Cixi and give it to Empress Dowager Cixi immediately. Empress Dowager Cixi drank it immediately and got better. The story then reached his father's ears. In fact, his father is not dead. At that time, he made up a lie to win the favor of Empress Dowager Cixi. His father became very angry when he found out. But his son himself can be said to be helpless and can only help him die, so he really died.

His father also wants to protect his family. Because the crime of deceiving the monarch is to destroy nine families, so it can only be so.

In a word, his father committed suicide to protect his son and his family.