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Chapter 809 Becoming a Prisoner
Upon hearing this, Lingyu tensed up, realizing she had been exposed.
"It's a complete injustice. How could I, a princess of Dongfu Kingdom, do such a petty and despicable thing?"
More and more people gathered around, and upon hearing the words of the Dali Temple officials, they pointed and whispered about Princess Lingyu.
"A pregnant woman is at her weakest during childbirth. To want someone to bleed to death is just too vicious."
"What kind of princess is this? She has no compassion at all. She's not even worthy of carrying the shoes of our Great Ze Kingdom's national princess."
Lingyu listened to the accusations of malice and lack of compassion with almost no emotional reaction.
It could be said that she wasn't even worthy to carry Qiao Lian'er's shoes. It was like a needle piercing her heart. She felt a surge of anger churning inside her, making her internal organs and throat extremely uncomfortable, and she even felt dizzy.
"You're just throwing mud at me without any evidence. You're trying to pin this on me without any proof. My princess from Dongfu Kingdom is a foreign dignitary visiting the capital. It's one thing for your Emperor of Daze Kingdom to break his promise and fail to show proper hospitality, but you're also trying to frame me. If word gets out, won't it make our neighboring countries wary and distrustful?"
"Princess Lingyu, stop trying to deny it. Your subordinates have already confessed and signed their confessions. Go to the Dali Temple and confront them there."
The officials of the Dali Temple were completely unmoved by threats.
The Emperor has been at odds with the foreign guests from Dongfu these past few days. Princess Lingyu is stubborn and deliberately makes things difficult for the Emperor, giving him no face at all. The Emperor is just waiting to find something to use against her.
The Dongfu Kingdom has sent a thousand warships to attack, and Princess Lingyu has committed such a crime. Is it possible for her to escape from the Daze Kingdom?
Lingyu had no choice but to leave. The Dali Temple brought plenty of manpower, and the city defense troops stationed at the South Gate were from the Qiao family. Soon, Lingyu was taken to the Dali Temple.
“I want to see the Emperor. Send me directly to see the Emperor. I represent the Eastern Fu Kingdom. I am just a Dali Temple official. What right do you have to interrogate me?” Ling Yu retorted.
But no one paid any attention to her. The Dali Temple first convicted her and then sent her to the emperor, leaving Lingyu no chance to turn the tables.
Upon arriving at the Dali Temple courtroom, Lingyu's men knelt on the ground, subjected to inhuman torture. They were all half-dead, their expressions filled with fear. When they saw Lingyu being brought there, they hurriedly pointed him out.
"It was Princess Lingyu who instructed us to do this, and we were just following orders."
"Oh, why would Princess Lingyu do this?" the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review asked.
"Because the third young mistress of the Lin family is the cousin of the Princess Zhenguo, Princess Lingyu cannot tolerate the Princess Zhenguo being more powerful than her, but she cannot do anything to the Princess Zhenguo, so she thought of starting with her relatives to make the Princess Zhenguo suffer."
"So, what else did Princess Jian Guo do after arriving in Daze Kingdom?"
"This—" The subordinates looked at each other, wondering who would dare to reveal such a huge matter.
“You are merely servants, not the masterminds or instigators. The Court of Judicial Review promised that if you confess truthfully, you will be spared, and it will keep its word,” said the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Seeing the softening on her subordinates' faces, Princess Lingyu became extremely anxious. If it was confirmed that the warships were indeed sent by the Dongfu Kingdom, and that they were attacking at this time, the situation would be very serious.
She said softly, "If you dare to betray me, no matter where you flee to, I will find you and make sure you die without a burial place."
"How dare you! How can Princess Lingyu be allowed to threaten and interfere with the trial in the courtroom?" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review slammed his gavel and snorted coldly.
"Either Princess Lingyu confesses herself, which would be considered a surrender. Considering the diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Dali Temple will show you some leniency, and your hard work in coming to Daze Kingdom will not have been in vain."
Princess Lingyu turned her face away in a fit of anger.
She never imagined that this mission to the court, which was supposed to enhance the prestige of Yaodongfu Kingdom, would turn her into a prisoner, interrogated in a courtroom.
She was the supreme and noble Princess Lingyu, who considered herself the most outstanding woman in the world before meeting the Princess Zhenguo.
The current situation leaves her with nowhere to regret her actions or where to express her hatred.
No, the most hateful person is Qiao Lian'er. If Qiao Lian'er hadn't disrupted her will and made her feel resentful, she wouldn't have ended up like this.
As long as she has a breath left, she will never give up on Qiao Lian'er for the rest of her life.
This is called putting yourself in a desperate situation to survive!
Thinking this way, and seeing her subordinates reveal that deadly matter, Lingyu was no longer so afraid.
She refused to believe that the emperor of Daze Kingdom would kill her.
"Princess Lingyu wrote back to Dongfu Kingdom, asking our king to send a thousand warships to harass the coastal defenses of Daze Kingdom."
"Because the Emperor of Daze Kingdom did not grant Princess Lingyu's request to allow the Second Prince Pei to return to the country with Princess Lingyu to get married, Princess Lingyu wanted to put pressure on Daze Kingdom. Those ships did not fly flags because they had a way out. In fact, they were sent by Dongfu Kingdom."
Princess Lingyu straightened her back instead, a cold smile of utter indifference playing on her lips. She was right that she had done all these things, so what?
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review knew that he could adjudicate cases, but when it involved relations between two countries, the final decision rested with the Emperor.
Now that Princess Lingyu's crimes have been confirmed, he has no choice but to detain her for the time being and go to the palace.
The emperor had already received the good news and was overjoyed, eager to see Qiao Lian'er.
Originally, they planned to send Eunuch Qi out of the palace to summon Qiao Lian'er, but upon hearing that Qiao Lian'er's cousin was giving birth, they decided to wait.
Qiao Zhizhi successfully gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Then she received a report that Princess Lingyu had fled with her entourage and was taken to the Dali Temple for questioning.
Before long, it was already late at night.
The emperor asked Eunuch Qi to find a map, circled a location on it, and after thinking for a moment, circled an even smaller one.
"At the morning court tomorrow, I will reward Lian'er in front of all the court officials and nobles," the emperor said.
Having a sickle is his good fortune, and it is also a good fortune for the Great Swamp Country.
Eunuch Qi glanced at the two circled locations. Neither was far from the capital; one was more prosperous, and the other more remote, which showed how much the Emperor valued the Princess Zhenguo.
However, the emperor also had a hunch that there were treacherous barriers between Qingfeng Plain, Tianhe Prefecture, and these two cities and counties, making it difficult for troops to be brought together.
Even if you trust someone completely, you must still be wary of each other between ruler and subject to prevent future troubles.
A eunuch came in to report that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was waiting outside, and that all the crimes committed by Princess Lingyu had been confirmed.
"Granted an audience," the emperor said.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review presented a detailed report on the case.
"Is the new mother alright?"
"While the Princess Zhenguo was by his side, the attack of a thousand warships was far more heinous."
"How does His Majesty intend to punish Princess Lingyu?"