For a family like this, once the emperor passes away, the Ge family, the foreign relatives, will surely dominate.
Now, because of the incident with the palace flowers, the emperor might suspect that Concubine Song’s so-called auspicious sign was the work of the Ge family.
Xue Zhiyi just shook his head: Ge Yuanhui might not have thought that her words would only increase the emperor's resentment towards her family.
Now the emperor was taking advantage of an excuse to get angry, not because of the smashed zither, nor because of the flower foil, but to punish the Ge family and to frustrate the daughter that the Ge family had carefully nurtured, so that they would not use her marriage to covet the position of the next empress of Dayong.
At this moment, Concubine Ge felt that it was extremely abnormal, and she was even more certain that something must have happened today that she didn't even know about.
But she could only calm herself down and plead for Ge Yuanhui, saying, "Your Majesty, Yuanhui is still young and doesn't understand."
But the emperor said, "Hasn't anyone even taught her how to dress for a palace banquet? Today, she damaged the Phoenix Cry and was disrespectful in front of the emperor. She deserves to be punished!"
Hearing this, Ge Jingyang quickly knelt and said, "Your Majesty, this was an unintentional mistake by Yuan Hui! I beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"
But facing Ge Jingyang, the emperor changed his expression. He said gently, "Jingyang, don't worry. I have no intention of taking my anger out on the Duke of Dingguo's mansion. It's just that the Duke of Dingguo has been guarding the northwest for me for many years, and I have no choice but to neglect the discipline of his children. I will not blame him. Yuan Hui is a junior whom I have watched grow up since she was a child. Therefore, today, I want to teach Yuan Hui well on behalf of the Duke of Dingguo to prevent her from making mistakes in the future."
Ge Jingyang was anxious: "Your Majesty, if Yuan Hui is tortured, her body will not be able to bear it. She is the only daughter in the family and has been spoiled since she was a child. If her father knew about it, I am afraid he would be heartbroken!"
It is really inhumane to severely punish the only daughter of a military commander for such a small matter.
How could a dignified emperor leave such an impression in front of these newly-minted scholars?
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