After saying that, Song Qianning looked at the prefect with a smile, as if asking for his opinion from the bottom of her heart.

The prefect was standing aside and naturally heard what Song Qianning said. The corners of his eyes twitched immediately.

He quickly reached out and twisted his arm, luckily preventing himself from laughing out loud. He looked at Song Qianning with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

This Miss Song is really good at speaking. She can leave Lord Li speechless.

If Lord Li refutes it, it would be equivalent to saying that Jiuzi is not of dragon blood, and it would not be easy to get rid of it if it gets out.

But if he said nothing, he would be acknowledging Song Qianning's words and slapping himself in the face.

It’s wrong to refute, and it’s not right not to refute. No matter what you do, it’s wrong. The prefect secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart.

Even Lord Li, who was sitting at the head of the table, was stunned by Song Qianning's words and immediately became furious: "What nonsense are you talking about, you barbarian woman! When did I ever say such a thing?!"

"Didn't he say that?" Song Qianning blinked innocently, "But Lord Li just said that bloodline should be taken into consideration in everything. Could it be that the royal family doesn't care about bloodline?"

"You, you, you! Don't try to tamper with my intentions!"

"Hey, Master Li, this is wrong. The royal family is a place that values ​​bloodlines the most. How can we not act according to bloodlines?"

"The emperor has the final say on who will inherit the throne, and naturally he cannot just consider bloodline!" Lord Li was already somewhat incoherent.

After hearing this, Song Qianning's smile deepened. She did not refute Lord Li, but instead brought up his high-sounding words just now, and said confidently: "Since written documents and letters are unreliable, the same goes for imperial edicts."

"After all, imperial edicts are also a type of letter, including royal edicts."

"You're talking nonsense!"

"So, Master Li is saying that the written document left by my grandfather is valid?"

Lord Li, who had just said that the document was not countable, naturally could not refute his words. He said without thinking, "It is not countable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Qianning's expression changed, and his voice suddenly became sharp: "Master Li, you are so bold that you don't even take the emperor seriously!"

"The Emperor is the ruler of the world. As his subject, you do not take his decree seriously and even claim it has no meaning. What crime should you be punished for?!"

Li suddenly stood up from his chair, his finger trembling as he pointed at Song Qianning: "You are talking nonsense!"

"Oh, that's what Lord Li said himself. When did I become a liar?!" Song Qianning said in a cold and stern voice, "The imperial edict is also the emperor's oral order. If you don't believe it, you are questioning the emperor."

"Sir Li, you, a minister of your time, actually dare to question the emperor's words in public. Don't you think you don't respect the emperor?!"

Song Qianning's words had already led Lord Li into the trap without him realizing it. At this point, he was dumbfounded, his mind in a mess, his heart pounding, and he pointed at her angrily: "Bah, I'm a minister of the emperor, when did I ever say such words?!"

As if she hadn't heard him, Song Qianning continued word by word, "Master Li first disregarded the royal bloodline and spoke out of treason. Now he has disregarded the imperial edict and arbitrarily questioned the emperor's order. He truly deserves death!"

Lord Li opened his mouth, but faced with Song Qianning's harsh voice, he stammered and couldn't say anything for a while.

If he dared to refute it now, he would be adding another layer of disregarding the imperial edict and making irresponsible remarks about the imperial will, which would be tantamount to seeking his own death!

Originally, Song Wanyu was waiting for Lord Li to punish Song Qianning, but before she could feel proud, she saw that Lord Li was speechless because of Song Qianning.

Indignant, Song Wanyu's face twisted for a moment. She immediately walked up to Lord Li and glared at Song Qianning: "How dare you!"

"Song Qianning, Lord Li is the governor from the capital. How can a mere common woman like you dare to speak against him?"

Turning her sight, she pointed at the officers and soldiers standing in the hall and shouted directly, "Come here quickly and take this bitch down."

The officers and soldiers looked at each other and did nothing.

Seeing the soldiers didn't move, Song Wanyu's eyes flashed with annoyance, and her voice became sharper. "Song Qianning is so unreasonable, she dared to harm Lord Li with her words. Why don't you arrest her and beat her with a stick? Believe it or not, I'll have Lord Li chop you all off!"

As the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first. Song Wanyu was brought by Lord Li. When the officers and soldiers heard her words, they hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether they should step forward.

"What are you waiting for?!"

Just as the officers and soldiers were hesitating and wanted to catch Song Qianning first, she raised her head and glanced at the officers and soldiers, her eyes piercing with coldness: "I'll see who dares to touch me."

Under her gaze, no one dared to step forward for a moment.

Seeing this scene, the prefect also felt extremely troubled, and his dislike for Song Wanyu increased even more.

However, thinking that Song Wanyu was brought by Lord Li, the prefect stepped forward and glared at the hesitant officers and soldiers.

When Song Wanyu was about to order the officers and soldiers again, the prefect spoke.

He looked at Song Wanyu with a fake smile and reminded her, "Miss Song, these soldiers are from the government. Miss Song is neither from the government nor a member of the government family. You have no right to command them."

Feeling embarrassed by the prefect, Song Wanyu felt angry and cursed inwardly.

After all, she didn't dare to confront the prefect head-on, but she didn't want to let Song Qianning go easily, so Song Wanyu rolled her eyes.

She twisted her waist and walked back to Lord Li, put her arms around his arm, and leaned half of her body against him: "Lord Li~"

"How could my elder sister be so excessive? She is so disrespectful to you, Lord Li, that even Yu'er is a little disgusted."

Glancing in Song Qianning's direction, she pouted and said coquettishly, "Master Li, you must not let my elder sister go, otherwise you will lose all your dignity. You must at least give her dozens of lashes."

While acting coquettishly, Song Wanyu cast a smug look at Song Qianning.

Lord Li came back to his senses and ignored Song Wanyu. He just looked at Song Qianning with a dark face and dark eyes.

Thinking back to what Song Qianning had said, Lord Li's face turned dark and he felt a little frightened.

Before, he was only concerned with refuting Song Qianning and had completely ignored what he had said. Now, when he thought about it, his heart beat like a drum.

As a court official, he made irresponsible remarks about the emperor's will and was suspected of disregarding the emperor's words. If this were to get out, not only would he lose his official hat, but he would also lose his head.

No emperor could tolerate his court officials talking about him in this way; even his entire clan might be executed.

No, we can't let anyone spread those words no matter what!

The look in Lord Li's eyes when he looked at Song Qianning was filled with murderous intent. He waved away Song Wanyu from his arms and looked at the soldiers: "Come here, take her down for me."

As soon as the words fell, a voice rang out: "Stop!"