red his head and simultaneously pulled Zhao Tailai behind him."Before leaving, the master ordered that my young master must not cause any trouble or offend anyone. If I have offended you, sir, please...Chapter 101: Who Dares to Intervene

Ten boards, it doesn't matter if you hit them or not.

After all, he fought hard, but it was impossible to kill the Ninth Prince.

But the decision to fight or not to fight, you have to make it yourself.

Anyone else interfering in this decision directly affects their own authority.

Why the emperor, claiming to hold the Mandate of Heaven, could not alter his decrees once issued, and no one, not even the emperor himself, was permitted to change course, was to uphold the emperor's majesty.

Establishing the authority of superiors is difficult, but it can be destroyed in an instant.

If I don't beat enough boards this time, then in the eyes of the palace people, the Empress will be able to completely suppress me. In that case, my position as the Crown Prince won't be as useful anymore.

Li Chen absolutely wouldn't allow the majesty he had painstakingly and personally cultivated to be so easily destroyed.

So when Li Chen personally chased him out of the East Palace, the matter became inevitable.

Chen Tong also realized he had made a big mistake. He got up from the ground with a grunt, not daring to complain, and ran after Li Chen all the way.

The Ninth Prince had just been beaten with seven boards, his buttocks were red and swollen, bruised all over. He couldn't even walk properly, so he was carried back by several guards and maidservants from the Empress's palace.

So Li Chen caught up to them before he left the East Palace.

"Guards, bring the Ninth Prince to me!"

At Li Chen's command, Chen Tong didn't dare to hesitate in the slightest. He immediately took a team of Jinyiwei to stop them and, ignoring the resistance from the empress's palace guards and maidservants, bound up the Ninth Prince.

"Prince, what is the meaning of this!"

The imperial concubine by the Empress' side looked at Li Chen, she was not afraid of the Prince's authority at all, and rebuked: “This servant obeys only the Empress’ orders.”

"What of the empress's decree"

Li Chen said coldly, "The Empress governs the harem, but as the Prince Regent, I have the authority to deal with disobedient younger brothers. The Empress has no right to interfere."

After finishing his words, Li Chen said to Chen Dao: "Finish the remaining three boards!"

The maid, seeing this, immediately shouted angrily: "Prince! This is not good to explain to the Empress. The Empress will surely punish you!"

Li Chen's eyes narrowed, a murderous intent flashing in them.

"When did it ever become your place, you lowly palace maid, to point fingers at what I do You dare use the Empress to pressure me Do you have the guts, the lives, to even try!"

"Chen Tong!"

"At your service!"

"Drag this brazen, reckless wretch away and have him executed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the palace maid who had been relying on the Empress's power and thought the Crown Prince wouldn't dare to offend her was struck with fear.

And Chen Tong already hated this palace maid who had caused him to be disliked by the Crown Prince. Before, it was because of her domineering attitude that he had been forced to let the Ninth Prince go. Now that the Crown Prince had given the order himself, how could he hesitate

He greeted two Jinyiwei guards, immediately pressing down on the palace maid and lifting her arms to drag her away.

"Prince! I am the Empress's personal maidservant, you cannot kill me! The Empress will surely hold you accountable!"

The maid's screams echoed as she was dragged along, terrifying the surrounding palace maids, eunuchs, and guards.

This palace maid, because she is favored by the Empress, is very domineering in the palace. Basically, no one dares to provoke her.

At the Prince's order, he was dragged out and executed by flogging.

Inside the palace, human life is as insignificant as a duckweed. That's about it.

With a series of faint screams that came and then abruptly stopped, Chen Tong, radiating an aura of violence, returned to report.

"Your Highness, the maid has been executed."

Li Chen's eyes turned to the terrified Ninth Prince, and he said indifferently, "The remaining three boards, continue hitting. This palace will be watching. This time, who dares to stop"

As Li Chen's words landed, a loud and sharp voice rang out, "The Empress has arrived!"

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