[Bonus chapter] An Envious Heart

Soon, the Emperor passed the order to start the banquet again. However, with that came one more order, more like an Imperial decree.

'From today on, no one in Xin is allowed to mention the events from fourteen years ago. If anyone in Xin tried to slander Li Rui for those events in the future, that person will be punished for going against an Imperial decree.'

There was an uproar in noble families when the Eunuch came and announced the decree in the mid of the hall that was surrounded by different guests' rooms.

What was the punishment for going against an Imperial decree?

The person would be executed publicly.

There were many people among them who found the decree unreasonable.

How could one decree stop people from talking about someone so easily? Would there always be an Imperial guard on every person's head to check if they were slandering Lord Xi's wangfei. Even the imagination of such a scene seemed ridiculous.