Qian Geng was waist-chopped, delivering a heavy blow to Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze was shocked and furious, but he dared not barge out of the Eastern Palace to see the Emperor. He knew that the Emperor was making an example out of the chicken to warn the monkeys, and he was angry with him.
He was angry at Chen Qiaoyue, that useless idiot. Not only had the affair been exposed, but it had also implicated Qian Geng, his most capable servant, and dragged himself into his father's wrath as well.
He had no recourse but to submit a petition to the Emperor, pleading guilty.
The Emperor had not yet decided how to punish the Crown Prince or the Wen Family, so when Xiao Ze submitted his petition, the Emperor did not even glance at it and left it on the jade case.