Occasionally, the Emperor would talk to Lian Hua about affairs of the court.
"Nannan, I know that no matter how strict the punishment, it cannot eliminate all the corrupt people. The purpose of weakening the aristocratic clans has been achieved. I originally did not want to implicate too many people, but now I've changed my mind. The minions under these people dare to be arrogant and oppressive, causing so many innocent commoners to be wronged. Even if their entire clans are executed, what does it matter!"
If the Guo family hadn't taken advantage of the Xue family's influence to do whatever they pleased, his Little Concubine's family wouldn't have suffered such unjust disaster, his Little Concubine wouldn't now...
