In the end, Wei Jiuzhao and the Grand General's Wife were both given thirty lashes in front of everyone.
For the two of them, the physical pain was nothing compared to the hatred festering in their hearts. The Grand General's Wife, in particular, was a well-known figure in the Capital; to be pinned to a bench and have her skirts pulled down to be flogged like a common criminal was a humiliation worse than death.
"Mother..."
Chapter 117