Chapter 368 - 365: Sympathy for the Suffering_1
Thus, the Princess of Zhen broke the legs of the Left Prime Minister’s son and threw him in front of the Prime Minister’s carriage.
The common people praised this act, remembering how the Princess of Zhen once beat up a Bai family member who bullied them on the main street, and punished the Fourth Young Lady of the Bai family, Bai Jinzhi, for whipping a rogue who caused trouble at the Bai Mansion.
They could not help but sigh at the Bai family’s genuine love for the people of Dadu City, treating them as their own flesh and blood.
The Left Prime Minister allowed his son to bully the civilians, and the Official Government did not dare to interfere, but the Princess of Zhen did.
Li Mao, the Left Prime Minister, wept bitterly before the Emperor, admitting that after covering up his son’s crime, he was tormented by his conscience daily and felt deeply ashamed of betraying the Emperor’s trust. Now that the Princess of Zhen had uncovered the truth, he felt relieved yet utterly ashamed and came to ask the Emperor to punish him.
The Emperor trusted Li Mao and was angry but somehow also felt a sense of empathy for him.
When Li Mao’s son was targeted by Bai Qingyan, Bai broke his legs.
When the Emperor’s own son was targeted by Bai Qingyan, she forced the Emperor to demote his legitimate son, King Xin, to a commoner and exile him to Yongzhou.
But, even in an ordinary family, if there are many children, there will be one or two unworthy descendants. Which father does not clean up his son’s mess?
Should everyone be like the Duke of Zhen’s family, punishing their children righteously when they make mistakes?