Fighting like that will definitely kill him.
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan stepped inside and were shocked to see the person who had been beaten.
The one who got beaten up was none other than someone else.
Instead—
King Cheng!
Why would the Empress Dowager beat Prince Cheng to death?
What did Prince Cheng do to anger the Empress Dowager like this?
Unable to contain her curiosity any longer, Shen Wan took a few steps forward and couldn't help but ask the palace maid beside her, "What has Prince Cheng done wrong?"
The palace maid curtsied to Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan, then said with a strange expression, "The Empress Dowager fell ill, and Prince Cheng came to visit her. As he entered the bedchamber, Ziyuan was just carrying tea out. Prince Cheng was perhaps a little distracted at the time and didn't notice, bumping into Ziyuan, knocking over the teacup, which startled the Empress Dowager, and then—"
"The Empress Dowager then ordered that the Prince be flogged forty times."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Xie Jingyan, “…???”
I thought King Cheng had committed some serious crime, but it turns out this is all?
Was the Empress Dowager's punishment too arbitrary?
However, lately, nothing the Empress Dowager does is ever predictable.
The Empress Dowager angrily swung the teacup at him as he was about to knock it over, shouting, "Guards, drag him away and flog him!"
Since the Empress Dowager didn't name names, Zi Yuan thought the Empress Dowager was going to hit her, so she knelt down with a "plop" and begged for mercy.
The people who came in also tried to drag Ziyuan away, but the Empress Dowager angrily said, "I ordered you to drag Prince Cheng away and beat him!"
Zi Yuan was dumbfounded.
The two old women who were dragging her were also utterly bewildered.
Is the Empress Dowager insane that she would punish Prince Cheng with a cane for such a trivial matter?
Granny Zhao pleaded on behalf of Prince Cheng, but the Empress Dowager wouldn't listen at all. "Didn't you hear what I said?!"
"Anyone who dares to show mercy or try to appease me will not be let off lightly!"
The palace servants in Shou Kang Palace all thought the Empress Dowager had gone mad. They braced themselves and escorted Prince Cheng out. Before he was flogged, they didn't forget to apologize, "Prince Cheng, please forgive us!"
The Empress Dowager ordered them to beat them to death, and they dared not disobey.
The old women were like boards with their heads hanging by a thread.
Prince Jin attempted to assassinate the eldest prince, nearly killing him. First, the Empress Dowager went on a hunger strike to force the Emperor to execute Prince Jin, then she used a pardon to save his life, and later she poisoned Empress Song. Now she is even having Prince Cheng flogged...
These things are increasingly outrageous and unbelievable.
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