Xia Miaoyuan straightened her small body and said in a baby voice, "Father, Mother, I did take action against them, but it was all for Eighth Brother."

Xia Zhengqi gave Xia Miaoyuan an encouraging look, indicating that she should continue.

"We were outside the forest when we heard Eighth Brother crying and the insults from his two study companions. We hurried over."

"When we got there, Eighth Brother had already been bullied by them. He was crying and lying on the ground with wounds all over his body."

"When they saw me coming, they lied and said they were just passing by and wanted to leave."

"I asked them to stay, but they bullied me because I was just a little kid and didn't take me, a princess, seriously at all."

"I was so angry with them that I tried to stop them, so I kicked and punched them."

"But I'm only three and a half years old. I have so little strength, how much power can a kick or a punch have?"

After Xia Miaoyuan finished speaking, he winked at Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou who were kneeling on the ground.

[Humph! You two aren't the only ones with mouths! You guys are just going to make a fuss, but I'll just talk about the details with solid evidence!]

After hearing this, the four people from the Feng and Liang families all showed expressions of horror on their faces.

They had heard that Princess Anguo was precocious and intelligent, but this was the first time they had seen it with their own eyes.

I didn’t expect that a three and a half year old baby would be so eloquent!

"Everyone, the princess has finished speaking. The right and wrong are right in front of us." After listening to his daughter's story, Xia Zhengqi felt a little relieved, and his anger and out-of-control emotions also improved a little.

"Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou were purely malicious bullies to the Eighth Prince. Princess Anguo witnessed their evil deeds and, faced with their insubordination, acted uncontrollably to protect the Eighth Prince."

“It’s clear who is right and who is wrong.”

"Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou, at such young ages, are so vicious and cruel. It's truly shocking."

"What's even more shocking is that the two of them even discussed state affairs and slandered the Empress Dowager."

"The Empress Dowager clearly requested to leave the palace to pray at the temple. Yet, they are accusing her of being the mastermind behind the palace rumors!"

"He is the mastermind behind manipulating Lipin to spread rumors!"

"May I ask, at such young ages, where did they hear all this? Did they make it up themselves, or did they hear it from your private discussions?"

When the Feng family and the Liang family heard this, their legs went limp with fear.

[Daddy is awesome! This hit the mark!]

In ancient times, anyone who dared to spread rumors about the Empress Dowager, slander her, or defame her was guilty of a capital crime. Their property might even be confiscated and their entire family exterminated.

[Discussing state affairs without authorization and slandering the Empress Dowager is a far more serious crime than assaulting and insulting the prince.]

"Your Majesty is wise. I, an old minister, have always respected the Empress Dowager and never dared to criticize her!" The Duke of Protectorate burst into tears.

"Father is right. We understand the laws of Daxia. It is a serious crime to criticize the Empress Dowager. How dare we do that?" Feng Shulai's voice was trembling with fear.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my husband and I have never spoken ill of the Empress Dowager!" Yao Jinse cried.

"My husband and I have always been law-abiding. How could we break the law knowingly?!" Liang Chaozong, who had never spoken a word, suddenly began to explain for the first time.

[Wow, facing the danger of annihilation, these two adults have chosen to abandon their children.]

[That's right, it's obvious. It's much better for one person to die than for the whole family to be wiped out.] Xia Miaoyuan looked at the Feng and Liang families and suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in watching a good show.

Feng Manman glared at her grandfather and father fiercely, her eyes filled with resentment and grievance.

"Dad, Grandpa, how could you lie? It was clearly you two who were discussing this in secret at the palace banquet! It was you who said it..."

[Oh my god, Feng Manman is really stupid and bad! ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, you are at least a daughter of the Duke's Mansion, how can you be so stupid!]

[Is it possible that I will drag my entire family along with me to be buried with you?]

Before Feng Manman could finish her words, the Duke of Protectorate turned around and slapped her loudly.

Feng Manman was slapped and fell to the ground.

"You evil creature! How can you say such nonsense! My Feng family doesn't have a granddaughter as cruel and audacious as you!"

"My Feng family is going to kick you out of the house!"

"I, the Duke of Protector of the Country, swear hereby that Feng Manman will be expelled from the family and will have nothing to do with the Feng family from now on." The Duke of Protector of the Country's tone was extremely firm and his voice was extremely cold.

Feng Manman climbed up from the ground crying.

"Grandpa, you don't want me anymore? You just say you don't want me anymore?"

Feng Manman covered her swollen cheeks and looked at her grandfather in disbelief.

[Oh my god, Feng Manman, you're so stupid! Your grandfather is really cutting off his own arm!]

If he doesn't kick you out, my father might confiscate the Feng family's property and exile them, and your entire Feng family will be finished.

Liang Zhirou looked at Feng Manman sympathetically, then shook her head helplessly.

"Okay, I'll believe you for now." Xia Zhengqi said slowly.

"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!" The Duke of Protectorate and his son kowtowed like crazy.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I also want to kick this unfilial daughter Liang Zhirou out of the house!" Liang Chaozong said angrily.

"We in the Liang family don't have such a rebellious daughter!"

[Liang Chaozong, Liang Chaozong, you are the hero of a book, yet in this life you kneel down and beg for mercy from my father. Tsk tsk tsk!]

【Oh, this plot is broken! 】

Liang Zhirou remained silent, but glanced at her parents with a complicated expression, her eyes full of despair, and then lowered her head.

[Hmph! Liang Zhirou is much smarter than Feng Manman. She understands her family's actions.]

[However, she's not that smart. If she were truly smart, she wouldn't have bullied Xiao Ba.]

Xia Zhengqi looked at everyone deeply, "Good! You are quite understanding!"

"Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou, as the princess's study companions, have committed insubordination and gross disrespect to the Eighth Prince and Princess Anguo."

"The Eighth Prince was humiliated and beaten in a heinous manner."

"He also made irresponsible remarks on state affairs and slandered and defamed the Empress Dowager."

"When all these crimes are added together, he deserves death!"

Hearing this, the Feng and Liang families were so shocked that they froze and almost fell down.

Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

[Wow! No way? Daddy has become so cruel now?] Xia Miaoyuan also found it incredible.

Emperor Mingxi paused and continued, "Considering his young age, I will pardon his death. But even if the death penalty is pardoned, the living punishment cannot be escaped!"

"Remove the two of them from their status as the princess's companions and send them to the imperial palace as slaves!"

“Well, this is a good verdict!” Xia Miaoyuan nodded appreciatively.

[Sometimes, living is more painful than dying.]

"The parents of Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou are to blame for the mistakes they made today." Xia Zhengqi said this and glared at the Feng and Liang families again.