"Lingnan? Such a poor place to live as commoners, this is sentencing us to death!"
Ms Chu was so frightened that her limbs went weak, tears streaming down her face as she wanted to plead with the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager, frustrated and no longer wanting to be involved in the scandal, harshly reprimanded, "You foolish people, committing such a senseless act! I don't even want to acknowledge your Chu family's identity anymore. This is truly a sin. Chu Wenyao committed such an act, and none of you as parents knew or stopped him? You have disappointed me too greatly. How can I even face the Emperor to plead for you?"
These words clearly indicated a decision to abandon them.
"No, Empress Dowager! We dare not do it again. Your Majesty, we beg for your mercy, Wenyao is already dead, we won't pursue it, is that not enough?"
