Chapter 183: A bad princess.
Biting her teeth, the empress accepted the edict in her hands and replied, "I obey his command and thank him for his grace."
Ji Waning and the royal secretaries retreated.
In another part of the royal castle where the chambers of the princesses were, in her private quarters, Long Shuang had also received the same treatment as her mother. Even her smart mirror had been captured which she was screaming about.
In her case, she was forced to kneel to receive the royal edict and it was read by her grandmother or as she was titled, the empress mother." The Emperor in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Since the beginning of the Long Dynasty, an Imperial princess must live by example and honor. The conduct of Princess Long Shuang has brought dishonor to the royal house. She has no sense of duty and has discarded etiquette like scattered petals. She deems herself to be above all all those who toil beneath the golden rooftops of our empire. Such arrogance cannot take root in the house of the dragon."
"Let me go you peasants." Long Shuang screamed at the maids that were holding down.
They remained steady and the empress dowager continued to read the edict.
"Thus, the Emperor has decided that the princess shall depart from from all her comforts and enter the royal temple where she shall labor alongside the monks and learn from the nuns. She will learn to live like others and understand the grievances of the common people.
Only after she has mended her ways and comprehended the weight of her birthright shall she be allowed to return. If she fails to learn, she will be stripped of her royal title and relegated to the common ranks. Let this be a lesson forged in hardship and sealed by honor.
I decree this!"