Just as everyone was discussing blocking the palace gates, voices began to emerge, defending Zhao Lingman.
"You only know that the eldest princess targeted Li Ze, but why don't you think about why the eldest princess targeted Li Ze in the first place? Where does hatred come from without a reason?"
"Li Ze severed the eldest princess's limbs and killed her quantum beast. Anyone would want to kill and tear the other person to pieces for such hatred, right?"
"I don't know about others, but if it were me, I would definitely be so angry that I would want to kill someone."
"Anyone who touches my quantum beast will die."
"This can't be real, I don't believe it."
"At the banquet in the palace, there were nearly ten thousand people present. If I were lying, I would be exposed very quickly. Why bother?"
After these words were spoken, netizens fell silent. Could it be that Li Ze really bullied someone first?
However, their intuition told them that the beautiful, generous, kind-hearted boy who risked his life to save the hostages was not that kind of person.
“I believe in Li Ze. Even if Li Ze severed the eldest princess’s limbs and killed her quantum beast, there must have been a reason.”
“That’s right, I believe in Li Ze too. Why would he offend a princess for no reason?”
"Li Ze only severed the eldest princess's limbs and killed her quantum beast, but he didn't take her life, did he?"
“There must be a reason why Li Ze would hurt someone. So-and-so, do you dare to explain the whole story from beginning to end?”
"Of course she wouldn't dare. Because from beginning to end, Li Ze did nothing wrong. If you're curious, go look at the fifth trending topic. I spent 500,000 star coins to buy that trending topic. The video there has the answer you're looking for."
......
The video is very long, and it includes not only Li Ze and the eldest princess, but also Zhou Yi and He Xingjue, and the second prince and He Xingjue.
"After reading this, all I can say is that both the second prince and the eldest princess have only themselves to blame. I'm definitely going to the palace gates tomorrow."
"If you can't beat them, you pull out a gun. Tsk tsk, barbaric, domineering, vicious, treating human life like dirt, you don't deserve to be human."
"Speaking of which, Li Ze is amazing!"
"So cool! So handsome! So cool!"
"But it has disappeared from the world—"
...
The internet was in an uproar, with countless people staying up all night, including members of the royal family.
"Brother, you've really ruined me!" Zhao Lingman panicked, as everything was spiraling out of control.
Will those people really come to the palace gates to block her tomorrow?
The eldest prince frowned. He hadn't expected He Xingjue to record a video, let alone post it online. In just a few hours, it had turned into this, catching them completely off guard.
"Our royal family's reputation is ruined." The second prince spread his hands, looking speechlessly at his older brother and sister. "One of you is stupid, and the other is ruthless. Tsk, you are both sinners against the royal family."
The Second Prince felt heartbroken at the thought of Li Ze's passing.
He hadn't even had a chance to taste Li Ze's flavor yet; he was an absolute gem!
"Now that things have come to this, we should think of ways to remedy the situation." The Third Prince said, but his eyes turned to the Eldest Princess. "Elder sister, you should prepare yourself mentally."
"What mental preparation?" Zhao Lingman asked back, her heart pounding. "Would Father really take my life for Li Ze?"
The Third Prince shook his head. "I wouldn't kill you. But I might take you to court and have you imprisoned."
Zhao Lingman's face immediately turned pale. "No, Father Emperor wouldn't do that."
No, their father will.
Everyone present knew the answer, but seeing her like this, they couldn't bear to discourage her any further.
However, though they didn't say it, Zhao Lingman clearly knew that if the crowd blocked the palace gates, she would definitely be pushed out, and the best outcome would be imprisonment. The thought of going to jail terrified Zhao Lingman, and she immediately burst into tears, grabbing the eldest prince's hand. "Brother, save me! You promised to help me! It's all because of you that they found out I had someone kill Li Ze! So, you must help me!"
The eldest prince's temples throbbed, and he was extremely annoyed. "I'll record an apology video now and post it on the StarNet. You record one too, and remember, your attitude must be sincere."
"It would be best if you cried your eyes out, looking pitiful," the Second Prince added. "Send up all your injury reports from last time, the doctor's diagnosis, and the video from the operating room."
"In addition to the apology videos from both of you, the royal family will also issue a written apology. This apology needs to be written carefully," the Third Prince added.
“I will have the doctor exaggerate the severity of your injuries and aftereffects, which may save you from imprisonment,” the eldest prince said.
"The one who did it was the Imperial Uncle, so shift the blame onto him. Just say that you only wanted the Imperial Uncle to teach Li Ze a lesson, and you didn't intend to take his life," the Second Prince added.
"We've found a scapegoat, things should be more or less settled." The Third Prince yawned. "That's it then, you guys get back to work, I'm going back to sleep."
......
An hour later, not only did the eldest prince and the eldest princess each release an apology video, but the young emperor also released an apology video, mainly reflecting on his failure to educate his children well.
His Majesty the Young Emperor apologized not only to the citizens of the Empire, but also to He Xingjue, Li Ze's parents, and especially to Li Zonghe.
The three members of the royal family were sincere and made serious self-criticisms, and as a result, the voices criticizing the royal family decreased significantly.
When netizens saw the report on the eldest princess's injuries, the bloody video from the operating room, and the diagnosis that she would suffer from lifelong sequelae, their hatred and resentment lessened somewhat.
When it was finally revealed that she had only asked the Imperial Uncle to teach Li Ze a lesson and did not intend to kill him, many netizens transferred their anger towards Zhao Lingman to Zhao Xi.
At this moment, Li Zonghe also spoke up, saying that he had forgiven the eldest princess, and that his child was pure and kind, and would surely not hold any resentment if he knew the princess had suffered. He only blamed Zhao Xi, saying that Zhao Xi had been cruel to his son and had tried to kill him.
As soon as Li Zonghe spoke up, netizens fell silent.
What can they say when the other person's father has already said that?
As a result, the young emperor imprisoned Zhao Xi and detained the eldest princess in the palace.
In the conference room, none of the Snow Wolf's officers slept; they were all keeping a close eye on the developments on the StarNet. When they saw His Majesty's final promise to imprison Zhao Xi and detain the eldest princess, their expressions turned extremely grim.
“I didn’t expect public opinion to do anything to Zhao Lingman,” He Xingjue said. “However, Zhao Xi’s imprisonment is a good thing.”
His strength is inferior to Zhao Xi's, and it will be difficult for him to take revenge on Zhao Xi in the short term. Now that Zhao Xi is in prison and cannot escape justice, it is also an explanation to Li Ze.
As for Zhao Lingman, he will look for another opportunity.
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