Dong Gong Mei

Everyone in Tingwei Mansion waited for half a cup of tea before the chant of "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived——" rang outside the mansion.

But after a while, there were palace lanterns guiding the way, and a group of people arrived in awe.

The leader, dressed in black with gold patterns, strode forward with his robes swinging, flying and dazzling under the firelight.

It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Gu Yuci sighed secretly, he was the only one in the world who was so majestic from his soul to his temperament.

It has to be said that some people are born to hold authority.

He is, and so is she.

When Li Xuanye stepped in, he saw Zhao Xiwei at a glance.

Everyone knelt down to say hello. Except for the eldest princess, who had a high status, everyone else was lowered. Only Zhao Xiwei stood there. Even if he wanted to pretend not to see it, he couldn't.

Just one glance and his breath was stagnant.

On the way here, he was filled with anger, but the moment he saw her, his heart softened inexplicably.

She stood alone in the room, her hands and feet were shackled, her black hair was hanging down, a few strands of hair fell on her cheeks, her skin was as pale as snow, and she looked so weak that even if he wanted to be cruel, he couldn't. Woke up.

"Bold sinner! You don't kneel down when you see the prince!!" The officer yelled angrily, raised the hilt of his knife and slapped him over.

Zhao Xiwei hadn't recovered yet, the handle of the knife was like lightning, and it was about to hit her in the face.

Li Xuanye's eyes suddenly changed.

"Back off!" A cold voice shouted, not His Highness the Crown Prince.

Everyone looked over in shock and saw that the officer's hands were empty and his sword had been taken away.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Qin Shi shouted violently, "Come here! Arrest this criminal!"

He got the benefits promised by Gu Yuci, knowing that the Zhao family was powerless, so he wanted to show off, and with a sweep of his sleeves, he was about to capture someone.

Zhao Xiwei grabbed the knife and struck without thinking.

"Pah!" The thick handle of the knife hit Qin Shi's face firmly, causing a swollen patch as big as a palm to appear instantly.

"You..." Qin Shi was stunned. He touched his face and couldn't believe it. "How dare you beat the chief judge?"

The two censors shouted angrily: "In the court, they are brutally committing murder, why don't you take them down quickly——"

"What?" Zhao Xi held the knife slightly and frowned, "Didn't you make the first move?"

The official was speechless for a moment.

Mrs. Hou quit, she shed tears and began to cry: "Your Highness, you have to make the decision for our Pei family. The talented empress is the biological mother of the King of Jin. The King of Jin was injured because of His Majesty, and he added such a What should he do if he receives bad news..."

Another finger pointed at Zhao Xiwei and glared angrily: "She is clearly relying on His Highness's favor and refuses to plead guilty and obey the law! Your Highness, you must not let her succeed!"

Zhao Xiwei has been ridiculed as "the prince's favorite" since she woke up. Now that she has met the prince, she can't remember any affection at all. Even a clay figurine has a temperament. Seeing Mrs. Hou extremely humiliated, she is so thin. Anger suddenly surged up: "Shut up!"

Mrs. Hou didn't expect that she would be scolded, and she was speechless: "You, you, you killed my daughter, and you still dare to scold me like this?" She looked at the prince again, and knelt at his feet, "Your Highness, Zhao Xi Bullying is too much, you have to make the decision for the Pei family!"

She was sad and hateful, with tears rolling down her cheeks, making everyone in the room feel unbearable.

Gu Yuci took her arm and helped her up, with a somewhat presiding demeanor: "Madam, don't worry, this case is related to the dignity of the royal family, and your highness will naturally handle it impartially."

He raised his eyes to look at Li Xuanye again, with a half-smile on his lips: "Your Highness, Zhao Xiwei recanted his confession on the spot and denied the evidence of poisoning. What do you think should be done?" After a pause, he smiled. With a bit of ridicule, "Your Highness, it's a good thing to miss the old relationship, but some people don't seem to appreciate your kindness." Li Xuanye said nothing, looking at Zhao Xiwei with a heavy look, looking at her holding the knife.

In front of him, he dared to hit the presiding officer. It seems that he retracted his confession and denied it.

The tenderness that had just softened suddenly froze.

Madam Hou began to cry again: "Your Highness, she said she did not kill anyone, but you and your Majesty both saw with your own eyes that she poisoned the empress to death... Not only that, she also destroyed the evidence..."

"I didn't kill anyone!" Zhao Xiwei held the knife and gritted his teeth to refute.

"Look, Your Highness! That's how she retracted her confession!" Cui Andao, the chief interrogator, finally found a chance to speak. He cupped his hands and testified to the prince in time, "It's not because the lower official failed to handle the case well, but the criminal is too cunning."

Zhao Xiwei felt very uncomfortable. She had a severe headache. These people were noisy and every word she said was like a needle sticking into her head.

But she knew that if she wanted to turn things around, she couldn't let others take advantage of her.

"I said, I didn't kill anyone." Zhao Xiwei took a deep breath, spoke calmly, and spoke clearly, "You can try me, but you have to give me a chance to argue, right?"

She glanced at the crying Madam Hou, then glanced at everyone in the hall, and finally looked at Li Xuanye, her eyes as calm as water: "Since His Highness is personally here to interrogate, then all the other people should shut up, right? "

The first step to reverse the defeat is to turn against the enemy and seize the right to speak from the enemy.

"You!" Mrs. Pei almost fainted from anger, and the eldest princess couldn't stand it anymore and was about to speak.

Li Xuanye raised his hand.

Everyone shut up again.

He slowly approached Zhao Xiwei, looked her over a few times, and said, "The presiding officer will stay, and the rest of the people will leave."

Everyone's eyes widened.

"Your Highness—" Mrs. Hou struggled to shout, but the guards covered her mouth and forcibly took her away.

Gu Yuci walked to the door and stopped again.

Beside the door, a little girl in a lotus leaf and green shirt was wringing her handkerchief in embarrassment.

Gu Yuci glanced at her and said meaningfully: "He Kui's daughter?"

He Manzhi lowered his face and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Yes..."

Gu Yuci stopped leaving, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her coldness gradually revealed: "What are you doing here? Who asked you to come?"

"I...I don't know either..." He Manzhi answered honestly, "Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come..."

Gu Yuci laughed again.

He Manzhi was so frightened that his spine went cold. He hurriedly raised his head and said with a blushing face: "Miss Gu, don't get me wrong. The prince and I have nothing to do with each other -"

Gu Yuci smiled again, her peach blossom eyes twinkling with pride and brightness: "What do you want to explain? Just you? What else do you deserve to be with the prince? Bah! You are really overestimating your abilities!"

He Manzhi's red face suddenly turned pale.

A trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes, and she forced a smile: "Miss Gu is right, I am shallow and ignorant..."

Gu Yuci ignored her and went straight to the inner hall: "Don't be so humble. Since the prince asked you to come, don't stand at the door. Come in with me!"

In the inner hall, Zhao Xiwei and the prince stood opposite each other. When their eyes met, she looked a little confused and her eyebrows were lightly frowned, as if she was thinking about something important. (End of chapter)