"Spare the life of the disgraced Empress?" Yang Yunfeng asked, clearly surprised.
Yan Weichi nodded. "If she dies, that's the end of it. The Emperor might even treat Shangguan Li and Shangguan Wenling with more leniency because of her death. But if she stays alive, it’s a different story. For a high-and-mighty Empress to be reduced to a servant scrubbing latrines in the back alleys—the humiliation is something only they will truly feel."
Yang Yunfeng nodded slightly, signaling his agreement.
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