Seeing that no one was discussing the Fourth Prince's involvement in Situ Qinger's death anymore, the Emperor was quite satisfied and pretended to reprimand the Fourth Prince a few times, considering the matter settled.
Situ Yongjie stood to the side with a dark expression, silently upset that his second daughter died just like that, and the Emperor thought a few words would close the matter. He was undoubtedly dissatisfied.
The Emperor, taking this into account, punished the Fourth Prince with a month of house arrest and the deduction of half a year's official salary.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince's face turned black; if half his salary was deducted, what would he eat!
The salaries of the Princes were different from those of court officials. The Princes' salaries were several times higher, showing how the Emperor favored the Imperial Family members.
