Mei Wanying pleaded for Mrs. Xue, but Empress Gu neither agreed nor refused.
"Ah Yan has just become the Crown Prince, and Mei Wanying is already presenting him with a difficult problem. Everyone knows of her relationship with the Xue Family's young lady. If Ah Yan shows the Xue Family leniency for her, won't he just look like a fool to everyone else? How will he command respect in the future?"
A nation has its laws, and a family has its rules.
Asking Ah Yan to go easy on the Xue Family—as long as he hadn't lost his mind, he would never agree to such an unreasonable request.
Some precedents cannot be set, or a greater price will have to be paid down the line!
But Mei Wanying also said in her letter that if there was no room for negotiation, she hoped Mrs. Xue could be granted a divorce from Duke Xue.
At such a critical juncture, Duke Xue was corresponding with the enemy, which was how the Useless Crown Prince used him to pass on a secret, treasonous letter.
