After a moment, the Emperor said, "Then you mean to say that you are without fault?"
Yue Mingxuan knelt helplessly and bowed his head. "Mingxuan does not believe he has committed a crime. At most, it may be said that his conduct lacked restraint. Mingxuan is like a guest invited to Beirong, only that this guest's behavior is somewhat unrestrained. If the host is displeased, it is natural to speak of it, and even to choose not to invite this guest again in the future. But if, simply because the guest behaves freely, the host were to have him flogged, that would clearly fall short of the proper way to treat a guest…"
His words carried a certain logic.
The Emperor pondered for a while before asking again, "Then what do you think should be done?"
