Edict of Self-Blame

"Fine. This time, I'll listen to you!"

Though King Zhou was deeply reluctant, he knew that Shen Gongbao was right!

For one thing, what had happened with Mei Bo wasn't that serious to begin with!

Thanks to Shen Gongbao's help, Su Daji hadn't died at all!

In fact, according to Su Daji herself, she had merely fallen asleep beneath the Peachwood Sword. She hadn't felt much pain.

In King Zhou's view, Mei Bo might really have misunderstood!

Su Daji wasn't a monster at all!

But even so, it was only a misunderstanding. Was there really any need to kill a court official over it?

That was certainly debatable!

What was more, Shen Gongbao knew the truth perfectly well!

When Yun Zhongzi told Mei Bo that Su Daji was a monster, Su Daji really had been one!

She had been a Nine-tailed Demon Fox in disguise!

But later, when Shen Gongbao returned to Chaoge, he had acted swiftly and switched the impostor for the real Su Daji!

That had turned Yun Zhongzi and Jiang Ziya's truthful account into a lie!

In truth, Shen Gongbao also knew that he had played some part in Mei Bo's death!

So he felt a little ashamed, too!

Having King Zhou write an Edict of Self-Blame, then hold a memorial and perform rites to send Mei Bo's spirit on its way, was undoubtedly the right thing to do!

"Thank you, Great King. Your magnanimity is an example we should all learn from!"

At that moment, Empress Jiang offered her sincere encouragement. "That's right, Great King. I believe this won't undermine your royal authority. On the contrary, it will make the people feel that you are a ruler they can depend on and trust!"

"I think so too!" Su Daji smiled, her beauty dazzling.

With Shen Gongbao,