Chapter 229 Wasted Princess

As the youngest princess of the emperor and empress, Zhao Luoxuan has always been brought up in pampered form, and the emperor and empress treat her as the apple of their eye.

She had never seen many schemes or shameless people in her life, because no one dared to act outrageously in front of her.

If anyone dared to displease her, she would just give him a look and someone would teach him a lesson.

However, since she was sent to marry, she had cried all her fifteen years along the way.

Her loving father, the emperor, and mother, the empress, advised her to fulfill her duties as a princess and left her alone to leave Bian Jing to face her terrifying husband and an uncertain future.

From that moment on, she realized that love is conditional.

She originally thought that being sent to marry a foreign prince was miserable enough, but when she saw the people who were even more miserable and the soldiers who lived a hard but brave life, she saw another world.

However, everything she saw in the past two days completely overturned her entire outlook on life.

How could someone, for his own selfish interests, confuse right and wrong and brutally kill a general who had sacrificed his life for the country and had made great military achievements?

I shed too many tears yesterday, so many that now, no, there will be no more tears in the future.

She just wants justice for Qi Jun!

Prince Pingan looked disdainful and didn't even look at Zhao Luoxuan: "You little brat, you are talking nonsense. I won't bother with you..."

"Does the King of Ping An dare not answer?"

Zhao Luoxuan interrupted him again and stared at him with her bloodshot eyes as if she wanted to eat him.

She is not afraid of him!

All the civil and military officials in the palace looked at the petite princess as if she was possessed by a demon. Some of them changed their expressions and felt that this matter could not be resolved peacefully today.

Zhao Luoxuan sneered: "As the only king of a foreign family in Daliang, you enjoy the wealth and splendor bestowed upon you by the royal family, and the tributes of the people of the world. You should have been self-disciplined and law-abiding, and served the people. But you are afraid to answer the legitimate questions of a child like me. You are shameless and your attempt to cover up makes your reputation even more conspicuous!"

King Ping An was so angry that he threw the jade plate in his hand to the ground and pointed at Zhao Luoxuan and shouted, "How dare you! You are slandering me!"

Even the emperor didn't dare to speak to him like that, so how dare a little girl scold him in court?

Two mere princes dared to openly accuse him!

court death!

Prince Ping An was born a military general. He helped the Queen Mother win the throne and supported the Emperor to sit on the throne. His power is now second only to that of the emperor.

In the court, no one dared to disagree with what he said.

Little Zhao Luoxuan actually dared to challenge his authority and contradicted him again and again. It was simply unbearable.

Prince Jiang taught her a lesson with a cold face: "Princess Shuhe, don't take advantage of your status as a princess to act like a spoiled brat. You killed an official of the imperial court and deserved the death penalty. My father can spare your life for the sake of the emperor. At most, he can strip you of your title of first-rank princess, but you can still keep your dignity as a princess. But you keep challenging our bottom line, so we can't tolerate you!"

The faces of all the court officials changed.

This made it seem as if the Jiang family was above the emperor.

The emperor's expression changed.

However, he shouldn't have taken action at this time, so naturally someone else would take action.

The Left Counselor of the Censorate, Lord Yan, could no longer bear it and stepped out to angrily rebuke: "Prince Ping'an, Crown Prince Jiang, you are going too far! You are helping the emperor to control the princess! Even if the princess really killed someone, we must first find out the right and wrong. What's more, the princess is crying out for injustice, and you want to accuse the princess of a crime without investigating the injustice. You and your son are the ones who are going too far! Where do you put the emperor?"

Some court officials immediately echoed the accusation, accusing Prince Ping An and his son of being domineering, but Prince Ping An's people refuted.

For a moment, there was noise in the court.

King Ping An was so angry that he could no longer control his temper: "Stop making such noise, you old man!"

Lord Yan suddenly became furious: "This is the court, not your backyard!"

Duke Jing, who had been silent the whole time, stepped out and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I think Prince Ping'an needs to answer the princess's question."

"If Prince Ping'an knows about this and allows Jiang Duo to disobey his orders, then the matter is serious. We can't get to the bottom of it even if we confront him again. We can hand it over to the three courts for a thorough investigation. After all, Prince Ping'an has made great contributions, so we need to be cautious in the interrogation. If it was just Jiang Duo who did it, then it will be easy to find out."

Duke Jing glanced at Crown Prince Jiang calmly and said, "Also, if Crown Prince Jiang is eager to protect his brother, then he can be forgiven for not knowing the truth. If he knew about it and condoned it, then that's another matter."

Duke Jingguo’s surname is Sun, and he is the Empress’ biological father.

The eldest son, Sun Chongyang and Zhao Yuwen are close brothers.

Today's farce has implicated the Queen's three children. If he doesn't stand up, won't he be wiped out by Prince Ping'an?

As soon as Duke Jingguo opened his mouth, Prince Pingan's enemies felt reassured and their voices immediately rose in agreement.

It’s almost like saying that King Ping An’s achievements overshadowed his master.

Prince Ping'an's face turned pale. He quickly looked at the emperor with a meaningful expression, and realized that he had just said something too much.

Zhao Yuxuan knew that he came here with his brother and sister-in-law today to fight for the position of crown prince.

He followed up on what Zhao Luoxuan said and quickly bowed his hands and said, "Father, please allow me to report. I have checked the files of the Ministry of War these past two days. Five generals came to the capital, but were thrown into prison by Jiang Duo on the orders of the Ministry of War without being interrogated or convicted. Without any evidence, the five generals with great military achievements were severely tortured and forced to slander the Duke of Yong for collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country. The five generals were beaten to death. This practice has violated the laws of our dynasty."

Zhao Yuwen also said anxiously: "Father, my sister and Madam Mu just followed your order to release the people, but Jiang Duo took General Qi away first. If General Qi is guilty, why didn't he stay in the Ministry of Justice for further interrogation, but took him back to be punished privately?"

"Father, my Lords, you didn't see how badly Jiang Duo tortured General Qi. All his bones were broken. When we found him, he was no longer a human being. He had become a mass of meat..."

Zhao Yuxuan couldn't continue speaking and started to cry.

Everyone present was moved when they heard this.

Zhao Luoxuan bit her lips tightly.

It was the first time that she witnessed the tit-for-tat confrontation in the court. If it were the old her, she would have been scared.

But at this moment, her mind was filled with what Gu Huan said to her last night.

"Qi Jun actually likes you."

"Really?"

"Really, he died for the princess."

Because of her, Qi Jun was captured by Jiang Duo and used as a bargaining chip. Qi Jun committed suicide to protect her...

Zhao Luoxuan felt like a huge stone was blocking her heart, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

It turns out that some love has to be exchanged for life.

Zhao Luoxuan suddenly straightened her waist, a surge of power rushed up instantly, and the blood in her body surged.

She is not alone, Qi Jun is with her, she is the strength of two people!

She quickly told him everything Jiang Duo had done in Juzhou.

"He used the imperial envoy's order in Juzhou to call prostitutes to hurt the people and arouse public anger. He arrested Qi Jun for personal revenge! Just because he disregarded my safety and the dignity of Daliang in Juzhou, forced me to leave the city and take the initiative to offer myself to the king of the defeated country, he deserved to be put to death!"

Every word of Zhao Luoxuan's accusation was heart-wrenching, and all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

King Ping An quickly glanced at his eldest son, who was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other and reached a consensus tacitly.

King Ping An pretended to be surprised: "He actually did such a rebellious thing, he should be severely punished..."

"No!"

Zhao Luoxuan couldn't bear it any longer, so she stood up, ran straight to King Ping'an, and roared at him.

"He deserves to die! Cutting him into pieces is not enough to appease the public anger!"

King Ping An had spit all over his face and he stepped back in anger.

Prince Jiang quickly stood in front of his father and said sullenly: "Princess, please respect yourself."

"Bah!"

Zhao Luoxuan just spat at him.

Prince Jiang's eyes were blinded by a mouthful of spit. When had such a noble man ever experienced this?

Both father and son were busy cleaning their faces.

Zhao Luoxuan was filled with anger and hadn't vented it yet.

"How dare you, a shameless person, teach me a lesson!"

King Ping An could no longer bear it and was so angry that he wanted to rush over and hit someone.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Luoxuan turned around and knelt down in front of her father again, and his kick missed.

"King Ping An! How outrageous!"

Duke Jingguo screamed, and rushed over with several ministers to stand in front of the princess and the prince to prevent the Jiang father and son from committing the crime.

Zhao Luoxuan ignored him and said loudly, "Father, I accidentally killed the guilty minister in order to protect your majesty, but I was wrong after all. I ask to be deposed as a princess and demoted to a commoner. Please allow me to marry Qi Jun and carry the coffin back to Juzhou."

The hall was silent.

They all looked in amazement at the girl who was kneeling upright in the center of the hall.