Yang Yong glanced at the shivering couple on the ground, gave a slight sneer, and unfolded the imperial edict, reading in a shrill voice: "By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees, Chen He, son-in-law, is guilty of heinous crimes, deceiving the emperor with a sham marriage, mistreating the royal princess, and defying the authority of the royal family. Truly, his sins are grave, and he cannot escape the blame even in death. Now, he is stripped of his title as son-in-law and punished with palace punishment, sent to Xin Zhe's Treasury to clean night incense..."
Upon hearing that the emperor would have him castrated and sent to scrub toilets in the palace, Chen He was so frightened that he was overjoyed and cried out: "No, Your Majesty, I am your brother-in-law, you cannot treat your subject this way..."
