The Crown Prince, seeing that, didn't press further, and laughed, saying, "I was just joking, Mr. Xu, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Xu Lin got up, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
Is this how one makes a joke...
Almost scared me to death!
The Empress tapped the armrest with her fingers and said blandly, "What the Crown Prince just said is reasonable; the virtuous are hard to find, and their major virtue should be investigated rather than minor faults. However, Chen Mo did make a mistake this time, so his salary will be docked by one level, and he will be barred from promotion for half a year."
"Additionally, he is to thoroughly investigate the Barbarian Slave Case and the Zhou Family Case to see if there are any oversights, with a deadline of one month. He must give an account to me."
"Crown Prince, what do you think?"
The Crown Prince nodded and said, "Mother's words are reasonable, I second that."
