This time, the kneeling was in vain.
But the appearance still had to be maintained.
The Emperor walked over, and the Empress held onto the Emperor's legs, pleading bitterly, "Your Majesty, please show mercy to me once and spare my mother from the death penalty."
The Emperor's face was sullen.
"As the Mother of the Country, you must not only serve as a model for the world but also uphold the laws of Daqi. The crime committed by the Old Madam Duke Chong is unforgivable. You want me to spare her?"
"She harmed the first wife of the Old Prince, the birth mother of Prince Zhenbei. Do you want me to chill their hearts?!"
The Empress knew that getting the Emperor to free her mother was impossible.
But as a daughter, should she just watch her own mother being beheaded with open eyes?
Knowing full well that the hope was slim, she still had to strive for it.
Not only was it her inner wish for her mother to live, but the world was also watching.
