Empress Xu clearly remembered, this was the third time the Emperor had hit her over the issue of children, always on the left cheek, the first time when the late Emperor was still alive.
When the Emperor came out from the palace, he saw the late Emperor and the Fourth Prince in a warm father-son rapport, but then received secret reports that someone was whispering to the late Emperor that his luck was thin and offspring sparse, fearing that someone was plotting in secret, wanting the late Emperor to select another Crown Prince.
This made the Emperor very irritable, he did not eat for an entire day. When she delivered meals and soft clothing inside, she was met with a harsh slap to the face from the Emperor.
Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, one side of her face was swollen beyond recognition, and her ears buzzed with a constant ringing.
