Eunuch Yang fell to the ground, begging the Empress to have mercy on the poor Crown Prince. After all, he was just 15 years old. People around him seemed to forget that he was still a child. But the Empress wasn't ready to stop. She saw him go through the 150 cane beatings with a straight face.
Eunuch Yang couldn't believe she was his real mother. Ru's back was bleeding profusely from the beatings, but as the court maids backed off, he still performed a kowtow for his mother, only to hear her scoff at him.
She gestured to all the servants, including Eunuch Yang, to leave. As everyone left, she casually walked toward the tea table and took a seat. Ru dared not look up at her, keeping his head down and waiting for instructions.
The Empress scanned his room, noticing the freshly burning coals in the heater, a quilt on the ground, and medicine bottles. She looked over at her blood-drenched son with disgust in her eyes.
