"How should the punishment be?"
"There are three types of punishment for disrespect: light punishment is 20 to 50 lashes of the cane, medium punishment is 50 to 100 lashes of the cane, and severe punishment is 100 lashes of the cane up to the death penalty!"
"Then the Concubine Dowager's offense of calling me by my name just now is a minor offense or a major offense, and what is the appropriate punishment?"
Lord Wang glanced at Concubine Ye, whose eyes were now wide, and didn't want to offend her too much. He had always been neutral. Although he supported the emperor, who knew if Prince Li, Prince Cheng, or Prince Li would suddenly launch an uprising and force the emperor to abdicate, leading to a palace coup? So he always left himself a way out.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Ye addressed the Emperor by his name... I believe the punishment can be mitigated."
"Yes." Qian Yeming nodded: "Then let's do 20 lashes."
"You..." Concubine Ye pointed at Qian Yeming, her eyes looking as if she wanted to tear him apart alive. But she also knew that she had to bear the consequences today, as she was under someone else's roof.
She was a dignified imperial concubine, and she had never taken Qian Yeming seriously. But today, he ordered her to be beaten with a stick. This was truly the greatest shame of her life!
She wanted to say more, but she knew that the less she spoke now, the lighter her punishment would be. There were no one of hers in the Imperial Study, so it would be difficult for her to do anything. Everything would have to wait until she had gathered her forces.
Lord Wang had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter was over, but Qian Yeming spoke again.
"Then I asked Eunuch De to explain my identity to her, but she not only refused to listen, but also beat him up. What is her crime, and how should she be punished?"
Lord Wang sighed, thinking that Concubine Ye was truly formidable. He wanted to ask: "Didn't you hear about the 224 heads hung in the palace on the first morning of the court?" She actually challenged such a terrifying tyrant with her own strength. How...powerful!
"Your Majesty: Eunuch De was ordered to answer, and his voice represents the Majesty. Concubine Ye hit Eunuch De, which in turn is in effect hitting...hitting the Majesty, so this is also a crime of great disrespect.
But...but considering that Concubine Ye is the retired emperor's concubine, and considering that when she was the master, she sometimes beat her servants easily, she should...should be given a light or moderate punishment."
"Yes." Qian Yeming nodded again in understanding, "Then let's do 50 lashes."
"..." Lord Wang was speechless again. He thought to himself: Do you want to name a few more people? I might as well just beat this concubine to death.
Just as he finished complaining in his heart, Qian Yeming spoke again.
"Even though Eunuch De had already warned her, she not only hit him but also refused to repent. Not only did she call me by my name, she also pointed at my nose and cursed me, asking what kind of emperor I was and who agreed to my becoming emperor. She also said that I had made myself king and criticized me for killing my brothers and sisters and court officials after I came to power.
"Master Wang, if that's the case, what crime should be charged against Concubine Ye?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Lord Wang was defeated by Concubine Ye and knelt directly on the ground.
"I'm asking you a question." Qian Yeming asked as he stuffed a cherry into Murong Xiao's mouth. Summer was the perfect season for cherries, and his Xiao'er loved sweet and sour flavors, so cherries had been decreed to be a must-have fruit in the palace.
"This is extremely disrespectful. The sentence should be severe disrespect, but considering that Concubine Ye is the Retired Imperial Noble Consort, the sentence can be mitigated."
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