The emperor, who had been silent all along, frowned.
The chief eunuch Chen Banjun immediately shouted in a shrill voice, "Disturbing the council hall, twenty slaps to the face."
Before the Grand Princess could plead for him, the Emperor said calmly, "This matter has truly wronged the Marquis of Zhongyong."
However, he was sensible and did not want to put me and my great-aunt in a difficult position, so he chose to back down and endure. I could not let him feel disheartened.
The matter of scattering ashes is urgent. Fu Jiang should leave the capital with the Marquis of Zhongyong. Let it be that Fu Jiang resents his biological father's improper upbringing; no one should know that it was the Marquis of Zhongyong who brought this up.
Fu Jiang's eyes turned red from the beating.
If he were to say that Xie Bang forced him to dig up the grave, he could salvage some of his reputation. But the emperor's favoritism towards Xie Bang has blocked his escape route.
Just as he was feeling resentful, he heard the emperor announce a long list of rewards to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
Since the emperor has already bestowed rewards, how could the Grand Princess not express her apology? Having served under several emperors, her private treasury was comparable to the national treasury, and she had also given away a considerable amount.
Fu Jiang was heartbroken.
Those things were all meant to be his in the future, yet he gave them to Xie Bang like that. He became arrogant, thinking that with the protection of the Grand Princess, he even started to hate the Emperor.
When the pain became unbearable, she couldn't help but look up at the emperor.
Ye Zhen had been watching him being tortured, and when she caught this, she gasped as if in shock.
Xie Tingzhou hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Zhen looked at Fu Jiang with disbelief, "He dared to glare at His Majesty just now, his eyes looked like he wanted to eat someone."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear, and the emperor immediately looked at Fu Jiang.
Fu Jiang's eyes were filled with resentment that he couldn't hide at all...
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