Yuan Yun looked at Zhu Shan's expression and said, "Now you know fear?"

Zhu Shan's lips trembled. He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "You killed me to cover it up! Now there's no way to prove anything. He forced me. I was forced!"

Yuan Yun was somewhat surprised to see Zhu Shan so assertive.

"Zhu Shan, you really won't admit your mistakes until you're faced with a real crisis... The crimes you've committed are far beyond what I can possibly punish."

Yuan Yun walked around the blood spreading on the ground, went to the bedside, stared at Zhu Shan and said, "Adultery, adultery, embezzlement, misappropriation of treasury funds, bribing officials... Which one would you choose? Beheading, skinning, or drowning in a pig cage?"

"Nonsense! You're talking nonsense!!"

Zhu Shan's protests of innocence were not feigned. Among the crimes Yuan Yun mentioned, she had indeed bribed officials to help Zhu Guoneng with his business, but the others... were actually quite ambiguous. One could say they existed, or one could say they didn't; it all depended on how the story was told.

"I'm talking nonsense?" Yuan Yun raised her hand and said, "Cheng Xu."

"This humble subject is here." Cheng Xu walked in from outside.

"Am I wrong?"

“Your Highness’s words are all true. I have evidence for every crime Madam Ma has committed.”

Buzz—

Zhu Shan's head was about to explode. When Cheng Xu walked in, she knew she was doomed.

Cheng Xu knew everything about her, and she had no way to refute those ambiguous charges once Cheng Xu testified against her.

She jumped out of bed like a madwoman, lunging at Cheng Xu, shouting, "You traitor!! You ruined my life!!!"

The soldiers found the white light dazzling and turned their heads away.

Atao kicked Zhu Shan to the ground and said, "Zhu Guoneng, put a coat on your sister!"

"yes!"

Zhu Guoneng had wanted to come in for a while, and upon hearing this, he quickly ran in and draped his own clothes over Zhu Shan.

"elder brother……"

"Stop arguing," Zhu Guoneng sighed.

Cheng Xu bowed to Zhu Shan and said, "Madam, I warned you, but you didn't listen, so you can't blame me."

Zhu Shan pointed at Cheng Xu and said, "The prefect trusted you so much, making you his advisor, and this is how you repay him?"

Cheng Xu said solemnly, "It is precisely because the Prefect has been so kind to me that I look forward to this day coming soon."

"You..." Zhu Shan was speechless.

Yuan Yun walked towards the door and said, "He Zhi, take her to the Ministry of Justice prison first."

"yes!"

"I'm not going!! I don't want to go!!!"

Da da da—

Just then, a cacophony of footsteps and the scraping of metal came from outside. Li Dai led a squad of armored soldiers running in.

Upon seeing Li Dai, a glimmer of hope appeared in Zhu Shan's eyes.

"Li Dai, the garrison commander of Yanchuan City, pays his respects to the Princess!" Li Dai and his soldiers knelt before Yuan Yun.

"Li Shouwei, you've worked hard. Get up."

Zhu Shan got up and ran quickly to Li Dai, saying, "Li Dai, you are the city garrison commander. Yuan Yun and her people are causing trouble. You need to do something about it!"

Seeing his sister like this, Zhu Guoneng was completely dumbfounded.

He sent someone to inform Li Dai, fearing that Yuan Yun might kill someone in anger, and asked Li Dai to take Zhu Shan away according to the law.

But why did Zhu Shan say all that?

Yuan Yun and her group are acting recklessly?

Under heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king. As the eldest princess of the Great Jing, Yuan Yun can indeed act recklessly in the Great Jing!

Are you trying to ruin Li Dai by letting him take charge?

Sure enough, not only Zhu Guoneng, but everyone looked at Zhu Shan with surprise.

This is truly terrifying...

Li Dai glared at Zhu Shan with disgust, shoved her aside, and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yuan Yun, saying, "Your Highness, whatever has happened, please allow me to take the person back to the Central Office for legal processing!"

Yuan Yun nodded and said, "Let's do as Li Shouwei says. He Zhi, you cooperate."

"Yes!" He Zhi grabbed Zhu Shan's clothes from behind and handed her to the soldier behind Li Dai like a chick.

Zhu Shan grabbed Li Dai again and wouldn't let go, shouting, "Li Shouwei, you can't abandon me! Our relationship..."

"Shut up!" Li Dai shouted angrily, "Your Highness, I, Li Dai, am an upright and honest person. This woman has tried to seduce me, and more than once, but I have never agreed to it!"

Cheng Xu stepped forward and said, "I can testify that Madam Ma sent me to deliver a message, but Li Shouwei sternly refused."

Yuan Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, I believe in you."

Li Dai cupped his hands to Yuan Yun, turned around and shouted, "Take her away!"

The Zhu family mansion was located in the bustling city center. When Li Dai and He Zhi took Zhu Shan away, there were dozens of people in total, which attracted many onlookers. Although the common people were talking about it, they had no idea that the great event of the prefect's wife being caught in bed with another man had actually happened that night.

Yuan Yun had instructed her people not to talk about it, and she didn't need to explain to Zhu Guoneng. She assumed Zhu Guoneng would handle it himself. He naturally didn't want his sister's shameful actions to get out.

Zhu Shan's head was covered, and no one recognized her. They assumed that the Zhu family was a wealthy family and that they had been robbed.

Yuan Yun did not go to the Central Office; after the matter was over, she returned to the Right Prime Minister's residence to rest.

The next morning, the prefect rushed to see him.

"Have him wait in the lobby. I'll get ready and come over in a bit," Yuan Yun instructed A Tao to make the arrangements.

As soon as Atao took a step, Yuan Yun said again, "Forget it, don't let him go to the main hall. Take him directly to the Fish-Viewing Pavilion in the backyard."

"Autumn Book".

"Here!" Qiu Shu, who was fetching water, quickly came over.

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