The guards, receiving the order, charged in aggressively.
Just as Qing Sui was about to make her move, a long sword flew over and sliced through them, cutting through the official hats worn by the two men with the ease of cutting through iron. An inch more and it would have slit their throats.
The two were immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
Ye Qi leaped onto the stone steps and slowly sheathed his longsword.
Mo Yunhan's voice also rang out at the courtyard gate.
"When did my royal palace become a marketplace where any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to trespass?"
Zhou Tao's face suddenly darkened.
My back also tensed up.
He was also a military general; Mo Yunhan's reputation as the God of Slaughter was not just for show.
But when he thought about the current situation in the court, he straightened his shoulders.
He turned around and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Mo Yunhan.
"Greetings, Ninth Prince. It is my duty as an official, please grant me this favor."
Mo Yunhan, however, showed no respect whatsoever.
"What if I am unwilling to give it?"
Zhou Tao's hand slowly clenched.
She straightened up and looked at Mo Yunhan, "Does Your Highness want me to request an imperial decree?"
Before he could finish speaking, Mo Yunhan struck him with his palm.
He hadn't expected Mo Yunhan to resort to violence so readily, and with such brutality.
Unable to dodge in time, he was hit so hard that he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood and could barely stand.
"You...you're trying to kill a high-ranking official of the imperial court? Do you think the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty are meaningless?"
Mo Yunhan looked down at him.
His lips were cold and sharp, a half-smile playing on his lips.
“Someone broke into the Prince’s residence at night. I didn’t see who it was, so I treated it as a thief and executed him by slow slicing. What crime is there in that?”
Zhou Tao was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.
However, some dare not confront them directly.
He gasped for breath several times before he could suppress the surging smell of blood in his chest.
She shook off the guard's hand and bowed to Mo Yunhan again.
"Your Highness, I was reckless in barging into your residence. It was only because the case was urgent and I did not consider things carefully. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Mo Yunhan gave a cold snort and did not reply.
Zhou Tao gritted his teeth and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Mo Yunhan then casually patted his sleeves.
"You have disturbed my queen and my aunt."
Without saying a word, Zhou Tao turned around on his knees and knelt deeply in the direction of Jiang Qingwan and Song Yushu.
"Please forgive my impetuousness, Your Highness and Madam Song."
This person is standing so low.
Jiang Qingwan couldn't press the matter any further, so she put the talisman away, feeling rather bored.
But when no one was paying attention, she flicked her fair fingertips, and a wisp of spiritual energy instantly entered Luo Ruyan's brow.
After doing all this, she leisurely spoke, "Since the Dali Temple is in a hurry to solve the case, then take her away. But keep a close eye on her, and don't let her go out and harm people again. If she gets caught next time, you won't be able to take her away."
Zhou Tao shook his back teeth and slowly stood up.
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."
After saying that, he looked at Luo Ruyan.
"Aren't you coming out yet?"
Luo Ruyan raised her hand to Cuiya, who quickly took her outer robe and draped it over her shoulders before helping her walk outside.
At that moment, Song Yushu raised his hand to stop him.
“You can take her away, but the feud between her and the Zheng family must be settled today.”
"Yu Ying, bring over the writing materials and have Miss Luo write a letter of apology, clarifying her gratitude to Zheng Qing. Once she leaves this house today, all grudges will be settled. Our Zheng family still has the Ninth Prince's Mansion, and we will no longer pursue the matter of Miss Luo's deception in marriage and framing of General Da Zhou."
Luo Ruyan gritted her teeth.
Everything she had meticulously planned had come to naught.
But if they don't leave now, it will be even harder to escape if they fall into the hands of the Jingzhao Prefecture.
After much deliberation, they had no choice but to compromise, quickly writing a letter of apology and pressing their fingerprints on it.
Only then did he reluctantly follow Zhou Tao away.
The green ears of grain were not pleased.
"That woman really got off easy."
Jiang Qingwan stood smiling on the porch.
"The consequences of one's actions are predetermined. Even if fate is unfair, someone will always lend a helping hand."
Looking at her kitten-like expression, Mo Yunhan couldn't help but laugh, "What did you do now?"
"Of course, it helped her. Those three karmic consequences will follow her for at least a month. Whenever she sleeps, she will be plagued by nightmares and have no peace."
Qinghui gave her a thumbs up.
"The princess has a solution."
Song Yushu couldn't help but giggle.
"Serves him right."
As he spoke, he began to slowly roll up his sleeves.
"Qingwan is right. No one should be spared punishment, not even that bastard Zheng Qing."
Watching her leave in a menacing manner.
Jiang Qingwan rubbed her forehead.
"I didn't tell her to beat up her great-uncle."
Mo Yunhan took her small hand and walked towards the main hall.
"Of course, you didn't warn me about anything. Uncle won't know, right, Chengye?"
Zheng Chengye, who had been watching the play with utter shock, suddenly snapped back to reality.
"What? I don't know anything. I went back to Tingtao Xiaozhu. Otherwise, my dad would have beaten me up too badly and would definitely have punished me."
After saying that, he bowed to Jiang Qingwan and the other woman, then lifted his clothes and ran off.
...
In the study of the Dali Temple government office,
Zhou Tao poured Luo Ruyan a cup of hot tea.
"The charms of Miss Ruyan have really declined; she can't even bewitch a rough man."
Mentioning this, Luo Ruyan glared at him unhappily.
"When the Sui Dynasty fell, I was only a few years old. My tutor was gone after only a short time. It's already quite impressive that I have such skills. If it weren't for Jiang Qingwan, how could Zheng Qing have escaped my grasp?"
Zhou Tao's expression darkened.
He subconsciously raised his hand and rubbed his chest.
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