The Empress harshly reprimanded Wen Zhaorong in front of everyone and ordered her to a month of seclusion to reflect on her actions.
For that month, she would not be permitted to serve the Emperor.
To Wen Zhaorong, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
But she dared not openly defy the Empress, so she could only offer her thanks with a wronged expression and leave.
The moment she stepped out of Fengyi Palace, she could no longer hold back, covering her face with a silk handkerchief and bursting into tears.
The other Concubines were quite sympathetic when they saw this.
Everyone knew perfectly well that Wen Zhaorong had done nothing wrong. The Empress was simply venting her anger on an innocent party.
But what could they do? She was the one and only Empress.
She sat upon that throne, and whether her actions were right or wrong, it was not the place of mere Concubines to comment. No matter how indignant they felt, they could only suffer in silence.
