"How dare you! You see the Emperor and don't kneel?"
The Palace Eunuch beside her had already started reprimanding Ji Ruyan loudly.
Ji Ruyan raised her brows slightly, "I kneel to heaven and earth above, and to my parents below. Why should I kneel to the Emperor? Where I'm from, the custom is to kneel only when worshiping heaven, earth, and parents. Asking me to kneel to the Emperor is like cursing the Emperor to perish, isn't it?"
"You..."
The Palace Eunuch was so infuriated by Ji Ruyan that he couldn't speak, tremblingly knelt on the ground, "Emperor, this servant did not mean that. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Su's mouth curled into a cold smile, "Take him away, forty strokes on the mouth."
Once Emperor Su spoke, a guard immediately came in, dragging the Palace Eunuch out for punishment.
Ji Ruyan observed the scene, still standing there without a change in expression.
"Is your name Ji Ruyan?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
