After Ying Lu brought in the Four Treasures of the Study needed for drafting the imperial edict, he lowered his gaze, waiting for the Emperor to begin writing.
He had heard about Concubine Jiang's outrageous behavior at the birthday banquet, and he thought to himself how fortunate it was that the Emperor had always been merciful to the concubines in the harem. Otherwise, Concubine Jiang's fate would have been either confinement or death, followed by the Jiang Family sending another daughter into the palace. No one would accuse the Emperor of being too harsh, only saying that the Jiang Family was not cautious enough, and if someone lost their life, they would have to accept it. It would already be a blessing if the Emperor did not extend his anger to the Jiang Family.
The only ones who could publicly criticize the Emperor, apart from the Empress Dowager and the officials, would at most be the Empress.
