บท 352: Dealings

The Empress's elation from the first half of the sentence rapidly decreased with the second half.

She looked up in shock. "What? Your Majesty wants to go see Zhen Zhen?"

Emperor Jiawen straightened his beard as he sighed. "Yes, I left her hanging since she was so spoiled and wilful before. I want her to reflect and change. It's been a while since then, and I believe she should've realized her mistakes. Besides, I do miss her, so I wanted to ask you to go see her with me."

Emperor Jiawen had his set of considerations. Rong Jin did make a big mistake, but he had received the punishment he deserved for it. At the end of it all, that mistake was on him; the Empress and the others were just implicated by him.