"I told you long ago not to waste your time and energy on the Third Prince, but you wouldn't listen!"

"Now, you've not only damaged your own reputation, but you've also dragged the Zhou family down with you!"

"How will your father continue to serve as an official in the court? What man will dare to come and propose marriage to you in the future!"

"Of all people to scheme against, why did you have to scheme against a prince! How many heads do you have to lose?!"

"Do you know that although this is not the crime of deceiving the emperor, it is still a serious crime that will be severely punished! Losing your head is the least of your worries. If it implicates your entire family, then you will become an enemy of the Zhou family!"

"Until the Emperor's decree is issued, our Zhou family must sever ties with you!"

"What?!"

Zhou Yanyan came to her senses after hearing this.

"Mother, you want to sever ties with me?!"

"I had no choice but to do this in order to protect the Zhou family."

"No!" Zhou Yanyan immediately knelt down.

"Mother, I don't want to sever ties with the family. If I leave the Zhou family, I will have nothing left!"

"I've sold everything I could!"

"I don't have any skills, I'll definitely starve to death if I go out!"

Wei Rong sighed.

"Don't worry, your mother will prepare some money for you so you can live outside."

"However, you are never allowed to set foot in the Zhou family again! Don't blame your mother for being heartless; this is the consequence of your own actions!"

"Deceiving the prince is no small crime!"

After returning to the palace.

Ye Chen then told Ye Ling about it.

"How does Father intend to handle this matter?"

Ye Ling said it casually.

"Just do as you say."

"I understand, child."

The imperial decree was issued quickly.

Zhou Yanyan deceived the prince.

This should have been a capital offense.

However, considering that Prefect Zhou was dedicated and responsible,

This could save Zhou Yanyan from death.

But Zhou Yanyan was to be exiled thousands of miles away.

Ye Qianqian was surprised by this method of punishment.

"exile?"

"Recently, I've been hearing storytellers in Dayuan City telling stories about female protagonists who experienced extraordinary success after being liberated."

"Is Yan Yan going to suddenly activate some kind of system this week and then cheat on her way to exile?"

Ye Chen tapped Ye Chenchen on the head.

What are you thinking about?

"Zhou Yanyan can't live much longer."

"Oh? How did you confirm that, Third Brother?"

"She has delicate skin and could not possibly endure the hardships of exile. She could not possibly eat coarse food and vegetables. In addition, she was to be flogged one hundred times before being exiled."

"It's unknown whether he can withstand the punishment. Even if he does, he'll be exiled with these wounds, and he'll die from infection within a few days."

Ye Qianqian nodded.

"As expected of my third brother, he is indeed decisive and efficient in doing things."

Ye Chen remained calm.

“She shouldn’t have schemed against me. If she had just withdrawn like Tao Zhuo did from the beginning and we could have remained friends, that would have been fine. But she used the most extreme method to scheme against me, so how could I possibly let her get away with it?”

Zhou Yanyan was soon subjected to caning.

One hundred strokes.

Zhou Yanyan was originally a pampered young lady.

How could anyone possibly endure such punishment?

After the first blow, she felt like she had lost half her life.

The second blow tore the skin open.

Zhou Yanyan immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhou Yanyan quickly fainted.

However.

Even after Zhou Yanyan fainted.

The stick didn't stop falling.

They only stopped after all one hundred sticks had been used.

At this point, Zhou Yanyan had already stopped breathing.

Because it was the Emperor's decree.

Even if Zhou Yanyan was beaten to death.

No one dared to blame them.

Zhou Yanyan's body was quickly sent to the home of Prefect Zhou.

Prefect Zhou refused to accept it.

“Our Zhou family has severed ties with her; she is no longer our Zhou family’s daughter.”

"As for her body, we don't want it either."

"Let them do as they please."

Prefect Zhou didn't want Zhou Yanyan to implicate her family, so he simply stopped caring about anything.

They wouldn't even grant him dignity after death.

Ye Chen was even less likely to care.

Zhou Yanyan's body was thus dumped in a mass grave.

After the Empress Dowager learned of this matter.

He sighed.

"I never expected that Zhou Yanyan would go to such lengths to scheme against Chen'er."

"If she weren't so scheming and just lived her life earnestly, I would have protected her."

"Ruoqiu, tell me, am I getting old and losing my judgment? I'm actually thinking of betrothing someone like Zhou Yanyan to Chen'er."

"Wouldn't this have harmed him?"

Ruoqiu comforted her.

"At first, the Empress Dowager also valued Zhou Yanyan's character. This person can sometimes hide his true colors very well. You really can't tell what kind of person he is until the critical moment."

The Empress Dowager nodded.

"It seems that I can no longer arrange a marriage for Chen'er."

"But Your Majesty, His Highness the Third Prince will grow up one day and will eventually get married."

The Empress Dowager smiled.

“His true love is not here now. I am not in a hurry. I can wait.”

Ruoqiu always felt that there was something more to the Empress Dowager's words.

But she didn't ask any further questions.

Since the Empress Dowager has already made arrangements.

So she just watched.

Ye Qianqian went to Baohua Palace.

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