The punishments imposed were indeed far too cruel!
When Chen Damei returned from Chenjia Village and heard that her brother was to be boiled in oil the next day, she was terrified and, with extremely mixed feelings, covered her face and wept...
However, Chen Dabao's younger sister, Chen Ermei, who shares the same parents, is much more hard-hearted than her older sister.
She advised her sister, "Sister, since this is the law, my brother deserves to die for his crimes! Let's not put our husband in a difficult position."
"I know......"
Chen Damei sobbed, "He committed such a terrible crime, he deserves to die, but... I only said beheading would have been enough, why did you have to... throw him into a vat of boiling oil to fry him? That's too cruel, sob sob!"
"Sister!"
The second sister said sadly, "You reap what you sow! Since the law is like this, there's nothing we can do. Others who commit crimes are punished the same way by our husband. You are the queen now; you should consider your husband's difficulties..."
The eldest sister said sadly, "I just don't know how upset Father will be when he finds out about this."
"cough......!"
Chen Ermei sighed, unsure of what to say.
The two sisters were talking inside the house, but actually, Changsun Yuenu was eavesdropping at the door the whole time.
Sensing that the time was right, she gently knocked on the door.
"Bang bang bang..."
“Come in…” Chen Damei said.
Changsun Yuenu slowly pushed open the door and bowed respectfully to Chen Damei: "Greetings, Your Majesty the Queen!"
Upon seeing that it was Empress Changsun Yuenu, Chen Damei immediately wiped away her tears and stood up to greet her: "So it's Empress Changsun! Please come in and sit down..."
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