Upon hearing Qin Ze's question, Qing'er was taken aback at first, but quickly, she covered her face and began to sob, her voice barely audible:
"Um...yes, Your Majesty...she...she's dead, sob sob sob."
"Miss was beaten by them, and her injuries were too severe. She just passed away..." Qing'er covered her face and cried, but her fingers parted slightly, and her red eyes looked at Qin Ze's expression through the gap.
Qin Ze's brows furrowed even more, and he immediately took a step forward.
Just then, a cry of surprise came from the side:
"Huh? What?! Dead?"
"Wasn't she just crying? How could she... how could she be dead?!"
"Qing'er, are you sure you're not mistaken?" The bearded man looked incredulous.
Qing'er trembled and was about to speak when a hand suddenly reached out—it was Qin Ze.
Seeing Qin Ze reach out, Qing'er hurriedly reached out to stop him, but it was too late. Qin Ze bent down, grabbed Qing'er's outstretched hand with one hand, and placed his other hand on Jin Changge's philtrum.
Her faint but even breathing was like a gentle spring breeze brushing against Qin Ze's fingertips. Qin Ze's brows relaxed, and he turned to look at Qing'er, saying coldly:
"I think he's still alive."
"But you're saying she's dead? Little girl, you're lying to me."
Qing'er's heart skipped a beat. She felt Qin Ze squeeze her hand, which made her even more flustered. But at this moment, she had no choice but to speak her mind.
“Your Majesty… Although Miss is a member of the Jin family, she is different from them; she is a good person.”
"Please don't kill her, please spare her life... I beg you." Qing'er cried as she spoke, her slightly round, rosy cheeks already covered with tears.
Only after Qing'er uttered these two sentences did the people around her belatedly realize what was happening.
The bearded man's expression was solemn. He knew that Qin Ze's banner during the uprising was to overthrow the Jin family and eliminate these parasites that were harming the country. Jin Changge was not only a member of the Jin family, but also the daughter of Prince Qing. Her status as a "princess" was extraordinary.
If it weren't for this assassination attempt, the bearded man would never have changed his opinion of any member of the Kim family.
But now, he clearly understands that this woman in shackles, aside from her identity as a "princess," is undoubtedly a brave and righteous heroine.
Thinking of this, he immediately said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, this woman is truly extraordinary."
"Although she comes from the Jin family, since my Red Tide Alliance placed Qing'er in the Prince's Mansion, we have never seen her do anything evil. In addition, on the night of the assassination of the foreigners, she was the one who took the lead, killed the enemy first, and defeated the villains."
At this point, the bearded man looked at the unconscious Jin Changge with respect and continued, "Furthermore, that night, she personally killed that traitor Jin Jianzhong!"
“Jin Jianzhong is her own brother.” As he spoke, the bearded man looked at Qin Ze again.
Dian Wei, standing to the side, looked Jin Changge up and down, and couldn't help but nod and say:
"How could someone with such a frail body kill foreigners?"
"To be able to betray one's own family for the greater good? That... is quite remarkable."
"Hmm, it seems this girl is quite..." He pinched Mai Lirui's face hard, causing Mai Lirui to shudder in pain, while Dian Wei looked at Qin Ze.
Qin Ze still held Qing'er's hand tightly, but after hearing this, he let go and his gaze fell on Jin Changge.
She was still wearing a shackle around her neck; although the shackle had been broken, it was not completely removed.
His face was pale, covered with bruises, some of which still bore traces of dried blood. His short ponytail was stuck together, with reddish-brown stains of blood clearly visible.
In my memory, it has been three or four years since I last saw Jin Changge.
Before being placed under house arrest in the capital by Jin Fengluan, Qin Ze spent most of his time on military campaigns. The two were the same age, and at that time, Jin Changge was just a young girl who had just passed her teenage years.
Although Qin Ze didn't pay much attention to the affairs of Prince Qing's family, he had heard of Jin Changge, who was already quite famous at that time.
People say she's not like a typical lady from a respectable family; instead, she's fond of wielding weapons, willful, and even shrewish.
However, because of her stunning beauty and prominent status, there were always sons of powerful officials who wanted to win her favor and marry Princess Yongning, hoping to gain both the beauty and a higher social standing.
As a result, some spoiled young men, trying to please him, would learn a move or two and then visit him, ostensibly to exchange martial arts skills, but in reality, they just wanted to use this opportunity to build a relationship and hopefully find a marriage partner in the future.
Unlike ordinary women who are reserved, Jin Changge was open to all who came. Of course, this didn't mean welcoming them into her boudoir, but rather taking them to the martial arts training room.
As a princess, she was ruthless and never held back until she was completely exhausted.
As a result, her reputation spread far and wide after batches of spoiled brats, beaten black and blue and even bleeding from their heads, staggered out of the Prince Qing's mansion.
At that time, Qin Ze's good friend Zhang Jian, who had not yet died at Hu Ma's hands, joked with Qin Ze, saying that Qin Ze should come over and compete with her. But Qin Ze was only thinking about how to fight the enemy on the battlefield and had no interest in getting involved.
But when we meet again today, the world has changed, and the person before me has changed as well.
Not only did she dare to assassinate foreigners, but she also showed no mercy to her own brother. She abandoned everything, not only giving up her status as a princess and breaking with her family, but also turning around and risking her life to massacre her own family.
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