The emperor's brows remained tightly furrowed.
This matter can be described as either minor or major.
It was indeed wrong of her not to come out and receive the imperial decree.
After a long pause, the Emperor spoke:
"Luo Zhiwan condoned and protected her sister Luo Zhiruo. Knowing that the imperial edicts from the Empress Dowager and the Empress had arrived, she still did not come out to receive them, which was suspected of disrespecting the imperial dignity. However, considering that this was her first offense, I will give each of them twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
"no."
Luo Zhiwan stood in front of Zhiruo, kneeling on both knees, and looked at the Emperor.
“My sister is physically disabled, so I will take the twenty strokes of the cane for her.”
Before the Emperor could speak, Empress Qi directly intervened.
"How can you take the blame for her mistakes? If we don't teach her a lesson this time, she might disregard the Empress Dowager and me even more next time."
"But she is not feeling well."
“What discomfort could a young girl possibly have? If you admit she’s pregnant, she can be spared the caning. However, if she doesn’t know who the father is, she’ll be drowned in a pig cage…”
Upon hearing this, Zhiruo's face turned deathly pale.
Standing in the corner, Wei Tiancheng clenched his fists, and tried to step forward several times, but didn't dare to take a step.
He wasn't sure if Zhiruo was really pregnant, and if she was, would the child be his?
If not, how could she suddenly become like this?
He didn't know what he was struggling with. All he knew was that he didn't have the courage to go out and acknowledge her. He wasn't ready to go out and acknowledge her, or rather, he didn't know what the outcome would be if he did acknowledge her.
Does he intend to end up like Leng Chuchen and Luo Zhiwan, where he takes her back only to make her a concubine?
If that were the case, how could he possibly face her?
Leng Chuchen wasn't sure if Zhiruo was pregnant. All she knew was that Zhiruo had been wearing very loose clothes lately and had even joked that she had gained weight.
Now that Empress Qi has said this, he has become a little suspicious.
Zhiruo held Zhiwan's hand and whispered:
"Big sister, I'm fine. I don't want to cause you any trouble."
Zhiwan squeezed her fingers and whispered a reminder.
"Don't make a sound, I'm here."
She straightened her knees and looked at the Emperor with a serious expression.
“When the Empress’s decree arrived at the Crown Prince’s residence, my younger sister Zhiruo wanted to go out to receive it, but I stopped her. So the fault lies with me and has nothing to do with her. I beg Your Majesty to forgive her because she is still young and has never seen the world. Please punish me instead.”
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