Wen Yu touched his face as usual, "No one can bully me."

As soon as the words fell, everyone around gasped. Is this the eldest princess in the rumors?

The guards' eyes widened, some suspecting that they had heard wrongly.

The princess's people? Who? From which side?

At this time, Yue Lingfeng could no longer hear the discussions quietly rising nearby.

He knelt on the ground, looked up at Wen Yu, felt the familiar warmth on her cheek, and his eyes seemed to contain thousands of words, with burning sincerity.

There is also a trace of melancholy that I think is hidden.

The young lady is the eldest princess, second only to the emperor, and he...

This burning gaze was as real as a substance, with a strong presence, but Wen Yu could detect the hidden worry and self-deprecation in his eyes.

She curled her lips and said proudly, "Yue Lingfeng, you should know that this princess has always been very sharp in choosing men and never fails."

Yue Lingfeng heard this: ...

The onlookers: ...

No, you are worthy of being the eldest princess.

Wen Yu continued, "Since this princess has chosen you, it means that I approve of you from all angles and am very satisfied with you."

As she spoke, she gently helped Yue Lingfeng up and whispered in his ear, "Are you scared now that you know I'm the eldest princess? The future number one scholar? Weren't you very brave when you hugged me and kissed me?"

As he spoke, a faint warm fragrance enveloped Yue Lingfeng's earlobes. His ears instantly turned red and a familiar look of helplessness and shame appeared in his eyes.

Miss... is still the same lady, she dares to say anything.

The melancholy that had come from nowhere just now also disappeared.

Wen Yu pinched his face and said, "That's good."

As she spoke, she turned around and looked at the "navy leaders" who were already trembling on their knees on the ground, and said lightly: "Those who incite the public sentiment and attempt to cause riots shall be executed according to the law."

"Princess, please spare me! Princess, please spare me!"

More than a dozen people banged their heads against the wall, fearing that they would be dragged down and beheaded in the next second.

"Princess, please spare me! Someone gave us money to instigate the onlookers to drive this young master out of Shengjing City! It was not our intention! Please spare me, Princess!"

As soon as the words fell, the people around were in an uproar.

It turns out these people were treating them like fools!

They actually followed them for no apparent reason and wanted to drive out the young man who had filed a complaint with the emperor.

They obviously didn't have this idea originally!

Wen Yu glanced around calmly and slowly said, "One hundred slaps on the face, execution immediately, and then drag him into the prison to await his fate."

"Yes! Princess."

Since there was no slapping device on the scene, beating with hands would also be a disguised punishment for the guards.

The guard thought about it and took off his shoes to use as a torture instrument, and started slapping the man's mouth with both hands.

For a while, the only sounds on the official road outside the rotating gate were continuous slapping sounds and screams.

While watching, Wen Yu touched Yue Lingfeng's hand and found it was cold, so she immediately asked Liu Chun to take the extra cloak from the carriage and put it on him.

"Where are you hiding? The princess's palace soldiers have been looking for you all night but couldn't find you. Are you feeling unwell?"

Yue Lingfeng was stunned for a moment, then he clutched his cloak tightly and asked, "Miss...did the princess send someone to look for me?"

"Of course I have ordered the guards to look for you while shouting secret codes. Where are you hiding?"

"signal?"

Wen Yu leaned over to whisper something, and Yue Lingfeng suddenly recalled a memory that had been deeply buried.

When he had a high fever, he did hear those "secret codes", but his body was out of control and he could only mutter.

After waking up, there was not a trace left in my mind.

It wasn't until Wen Yu mentioned it again that the memory surfaced.

When he thought of the conversations between him and the young lady, which were spoken openly by the soldiers as a secret code, he couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on his scalp and looked embarrassed.

The lady really does things in an unconventional way.

After the execution of 100 slaps in the face, everyone's face was swollen like a pig's head, and the guards' arms were a little sore. Then they dragged these people away with an expressionless face.

Wen Yu pulled Yue Lingfeng and said with a smile: "Come on, I'll take you to see the emperor's brother."

Yue Lingfeng was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly held Wen Yu's hand tightly, but stood there without moving.

"Princess," he said.

Wen Yu glanced at him sideways, and suddenly something clicked in her heart: "You're not going to tell me that you want to get off this nail board, are you?"

Yue Lingfeng nodded: "The one who knows me is the princess."

He smiled and said, "I know the princess has come to protect me, but I must file this complaint in person, not only for my own sake, but also for the integrity of the imperial examination and the future of the students. I would like to ask the emperor to investigate and eliminate the fraud, so that the students of the world can have a bright future."

"If I take advantage of the princess and not roll the nail board, and I am allowed to see the emperor, I am afraid that people will talk about it and make them suspicious, and it will be difficult to convince them."

Wen Yu: ...

A person who got in through the back door speaks in such a flowery way.

Wen Yu said she didn't want to hear it and covered his mouth with her hand.

Start cramming.

"This princess disagrees. You are so weak that you can't take care of yourself. If you roll around like this, will you still be alive?"

"If you have no choice, I won't say a word if you do this. I will even praise you for your integrity and for being a real man!"

"But if you know you're going to die, why don't you take the easy road ahead? Do you have to die to achieve your goal?"

"This is not righteousness, this is stupidity! You have made much more contribution when you are alive than when you are dead..."

Yue Lingfeng widened his eyes.

Wen Yu glared back: "What are you looking at? What did I say wrong?"

Yue Lingfeng: ...

"As for the gossip of the people, they are the ones who have the final say. No matter how well you do, there will always be people who are dissatisfied. Is it worth risking your life for their opinions?"

"Besides, if you die, they will just sigh and write a few poems to praise you and that's it. If you live, Dasheng will have one more good official. You should weigh the pros and cons yourself."