Every time Duke Zhen comes to Zhao Yang Palace, Empress Xie is bound to have a huge quarrel with him, so Jiang Chuan has already driven away the other servants, leaving only herself and Nanny Sun to guard the door.
Empress Xie's hysterical shouts come from inside the room, making Jiang Chuan and Nanny Sun listen in fear and trepidation.
"I, Xie Yi, will never allow that wretch Xie Wan's son to tread over my son's head!" To Empress Xie, the fact that she was too young to marry the Emperor at the time and let Xie Wan marry him, letting that wretch become the Empress, was the biggest humiliation of her life. Being made the successive Empress and often compared to Xie Wan was a disgrace to her.
With a loud smack, Duke Zhen raised his hand and slapped Empress Xie hard across the face.
Empress Xie was stupefied by the slap, her eyes wide in disbelief as she stared at Duke Zhen.
