The Queen Mother sighed quietly, "Princess, do you know your guilt?"

"I know my crime."

Zhou Ying lowered her head and lay on the ground, having nothing to say. The words came from her own mouth. It was her fault that came from her mouth.

"We are aware of our crime and have disturbed the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. We are willing to accept the punishment and beg the Emperor to show mercy. Mrs. Qian, Mrs. Zhang and two others have become pregnant. I am guilty of jealousy and should be punished.

I am willing to shoulder all the sins and ask the Emperor to spare the pregnant woman for the sake of the children in the East Palace."

Huilan kowtowed again and responded loudly.

"Why did you come when you knew you were going to be punished?"

The emperor asked angrily.

"There are things people do and things they don't do. My mother-in-law has nothing wrong with me for giving birth to me and raising me. Even if I don't bring glory to my mother-in-law's family, I shouldn't damage my mother's family's reputation and family tradition. This matter is big or small, and I must come to ask for it.

Justice, seeking justice for myself, the reputation of my mother's family, and the reputation of the East Palace.

The East Palace already has an heir. After all, this matter is a family matter and will not be spread outside. However, I was the one who started the gathering and made trouble, so I should be blamed for this crime."

Being sensible, principled and responsible, and not caring about the face of the East Palace, these words minimized the emperor's anger.

If you don't even care about your family's reputation, then why should the emperor care about your life and death? You don't even have any backbone and you are not worthy of being the daughter of a powerful family.

"Since you admit it, I will punish you by copying the Te Ching a hundred times. After copying it, hand it over to me for inspection. Li and Ma will copy it together. If you miss a word, you will be picked off your head. Others are thinking about it and are waiting for you to be pregnant this time.

I will be held accountable and will not be the same again."

"We thank the Emperor for his kindness."

Everyone accepted the order in unison.

The emperor stared at Zhou Ying for a long time, his eyes gradually becoming cold and then extremely cold.

At this time, the queen came over after hearing the news. She got the news a step too late. She thought over and over again and decided to come over, otherwise it would be a bit unreasonable.

"Ask the Queen about makeup."

After everyone bowed, the queen sat down.

"Mother, Your Majesty, I came here after hearing the news. I'm sorry that I came late and caused my mother and the Emperor to worry. Wenwen, what did you do?"

The queen turned around and asked Ma, "This is her mother's niece. No matter what, she has to protect her face. She can't really let her cousin feel cold."

"Empress, it's not my fault this time. The Crown Princess insulted us and called us bitches with our legs spread open. I wasn't the one who started the trouble, I swear."

When Mrs. Ma saw the queen coming, she burst into tears.

"What? What are you talking about?"

The queen's eyes widened in shock. On the way here, the palace staff told her that the princess had made a big mistake and said something she shouldn't have said, but she didn't say what she said. Only then did she hear the truth.

"Princess, you are the one who said this. You are a decent lady, and you should be virtuous and generous. How can you say evil words? You have read all the moral precepts for women into the dog's belly. You said

Who’s the bitch?”

She was so angry that her hands were shaking. She couldn't believe that a dignified wife could say such a thing.

The last time Ma Wenwen was beaten by the Queen Mother, the Queen went to apologize without saying a word. She shouldn't have said this because Ma Wenwen didn't have the brain to say the wrong thing, otherwise her treatment in the palace should be better than what she is now, but the Queen was so angry with her.

Stupid, it just means ignoring it.

Zhou Ying lowered her head and straightened her back without saying anything. She still maintained her original posture, obviously willing to let you punish her.

"What is your attitude? You have done something wrong and yet you show your humiliation to others. What you mean is that I am also shameless. Our Ma family is loyal, innocent and upright. How can we allow you to slander me?"

There is no one here who is not the daughter of an official, who entered the palace with an innocent body. How can you use your status to humiliate others? Who gave you the courage?

This is simply unreasonable. I have been in charge of the harem for more than 20 years, and no one has ever dared to say such things. You are marrying a prince, a royal man, not a peasant from a small family."

The queen also spoke harshly, and was more shocked by Zhou Ying's stupidity, but that's right, her cheap son inherited his mother's beauty, and few women could escape his color and temptation.

He turned his head and took a deep breath, "Mother, what do you think should be done to solve this problem? I have never seen such a daughter-in-law. I wonder why they all came to you here."

"I came here to report back to the Queen Mother. On the way here, I heard from Sister Ma that you have been feeling unwell recently. We hesitated over and over again and did not dare to disturb you. We had no choice but to come to the Queen Mother's chamber to seek justice."

Huilan responded immediately and took all the blame.

"Are you that Ding?"

The queen is very concerned about the affairs of the East Palace.

"yes."

"It's not a fuel-efficient lamp either. You're also making a big mistake."

The queen took the opportunity to suppress Huilan's arrogance.

"Yes, the emperor has just punished us, and we are willing to accept the punishment."

Huilan behaved very obediently and did not talk back or argue.

The queen then snorted coldly and stopped chasing her. Today's opponent is the daughter of the Zhou family, so she cannot be spared.

"The princess violates the female precepts and will be slapped fifty times."

"Mother, please forgive her. My son is also at fault for this. Fifty blows will ruin her face. How to meet people in the future, why don't you do it for me? It's my fault that I didn't control the harem well."

Li Chengze immediately stood up and begged for mercy. This was what he had to do at this time.

"You are such a rebellious son. You have turned the backyard upside down by marrying a daughter-in-law. Zhou Ying, you are not worthy of being the crown princess. This is how the Zhou family has been brought up. I would like to ask Mrs. Zhou how she raised her daughter."

The queen refused to give up and wanted to kill Zhou Ying. Naturally, Li Chengze couldn't let her do it. This was not in line with his plan.

"I beg my mother to spare her life. My son is willing to accept the punishment on her behalf."

In the end, the Queen Mother tried to dissuade her, "Forget it, just think of it as a favor to the Crown Prince. If the Crown Princess is sick, she should take good care of herself in Yongning Hall, hand over the cards and palace rights, and copy the scriptures. There is no order from the Crown Prince.

No one is allowed to visit."

He removed her palace power, sentenced her to solitary confinement, and was also beaten.

This punishment is actually very severe. For someone with a status like the Crown Princess, even the slightest mistake will be magnified. This incident severely damaged the Crown Princess's face and authority, especially in front of superiors like the Queen Mother, Emperor and Empress.

Good impression, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to make a comeback in the future.

"It's really unreasonable. The prince will stay and the others will leave first."

"promise."

Huilan and others stood up, but the Crown Princess was helped up by Granny Li.

At this time the queen spoke, "beat her in the yard to make her wake up."

"Go ahead."

The emperor waved his hands with an indifferent attitude. You are as stupid as a pig, so why should I bother you? It's really disappointing.

However, Li Chengze could not leave. He just sighed longly and bent down to plead with Grandma Li, meaning not to hit her too hard. Grandma Li smiled and nodded.

Zhou Ying was taken to the courtyard of Cining Palace, and Grandma Li asked the eunuch in charge of the Queen Mother to carry out the execution in person, giving her twenty slaps on the face, not one less.

The room soon heard the crisp sound of a slap on the face, which hurt like bone marrow without disfiguring it. This was a real skill.
Chapter completed!