The guards surrounded Shen Jiaojiao, fearing she might suddenly lash out.
Because the other side's actions were so outrageous, no one knew what was going on, so they all stood aside and watched.
So I watched as she chopped up a carriage.
Zhao Ruyue was quite strange; after she finished chopping up the car, she threw the knife in her hand into the distance.
He knelt down before Shen Jiaojiao and shouted in a loud voice, "Greetings, Your Highness! I, Zhao Ruyue, have committed a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of my family. I beg Your Highness to immediately arrest my entire family and execute them all!"
This action not only stunned Shen Jiaojiao, but also the surrounding guards, who all stood there dumbfounded.
Seeing that no one was arresting her, she stood up and walked towards the nearest guard.
With a smile on his face and a sincere expression, he said, "Hey! I'm telling the truth, arrest me now!"
"Hey! Why aren't you arresting me? Here, the cell's over there, you lead the way, I'll go myself!"
The guards were at a loss; it was the first time they had ever encountered someone so suicidal!
Shen Jiaojiao was worried about Chu Tianling and didn't want to say more, so she said to the guards, "Since she wants to go to the prison, then take her to the prison!"
"Yes!" Two guards stepped forward from behind.
Before he could even speak, Zhao Ruyue was overjoyed and eagerly followed the guard.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Remember to bring my whole family here as soon as possible. I'll go and reserve a spot in the jail first!"
As Zhao Ruyue walked, she turned back to speak to Shen Jiaojiao.
Shen Jiaojiao found this person quirky and rather interesting.
"Someone, go to her residence and tell her father what just happened!" Shen Jiaojiao had no time to deal with these matters.
After giving instructions to the servants, he returned to his room.
Chu Tianling lay quietly on the bed in the room, looking like a sleeping beauty.
Shen Jiaojiao had no other choice at the moment. She thought of what Yama had said about her being blessed with good fortune. She figured that spending more time with him would make him feel better, and that she should do more good deeds.
Zhao Ruyue's actions were never secretive, and she openly intended to kill the Crown Prince, which is why some busybodies had already gone to her residence to report it.
By the time the guards from the Crown Prince's residence arrived, Zhao Ping'an had already been at home discussing the matter with his wife and daughter.
Zhao Ruyan finally returned to the manor. After lunch, she complained to her mother, only to hear news that Zhao Ruyue had gone to assassinate the crown prince.
Zhao Ping'an trembled with rage, his fleshy body shaking violently as he slapped his thighs and cursed, "You unfilial son!"
Zhao Ruyan turned pale and, clutching her mother's hand, cried, "Mother! Is this true?"
Before she could answer, a guard from the Crown Prince's residence arrived. Seeing the family of three looking so defeated, he said to Zhao Ping'an, "Lord Zhao, your daughter, Zhao Ruyue, attempted to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince in front of the Crown Prince's residence this afternoon. The Crown Princess sent me to deliver a message! You'll have to handle it yourself!"
Zhao Ping'an's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died!
He manipulated his round body to approach the guard, tears welling up in his eyes as he lay on the ground wailing, "My lord, is the story of this rebellious female prisoner true? Save me!"
"That was all her idea; it has nothing to do with my family!"
"Why am I so unlucky!"
…
Zhao Ping'an was now somewhat incoherent, feeling a mix of anger, rage, and fear.
As the Minister of Revenue, he was always fawned over wherever he went. Now, he's been harmed by that rebellious daughter. He must be furious!
The guard saw that the wailing, fleshy ball was about to roll over and grab his leg, and then it would be difficult to leave.
So he quickly bowed and left, since the Crown Princess had said to just inform them.
They didn't say they were going to arrest me, so I quickly left.
Only three people remained in the mansion. Zhao Ruyan collapsed to the ground, weakly asking, "Father! What do we do? Will we die?"
Zhao Ping'an looked at the mother and daughter with a panicked heart, and slowly stood up and said, "We will kneel down to the Crown Prince's residence now to admit our mistakes, and then sever all ties with Zhao Ruyue in front of everyone. From now on, Zhao Ruyue will no longer be my daughter! Then what she did will have nothing to do with us!"
Zhao Ruyan felt there was a chance when she heard this!
That means I'll be all alone from now on, that's great!
Having formed an idea, the three of them didn't have time to say more and quickly got up and headed towards the Crown Prince's residence.
The three hurriedly left their house. People outside had already heard the news and, seeing the three heading towards the Crown Prince's residence, they all followed to see what was going on.
Upon arriving at the Crown Prince's residence, they found the gates tightly shut, and the three members of the Zhao family knelt down without saying a word.
More and more people gathered, and a cacophony of noise filled the air.
"Who are those three people? Why are they kneeling in front of the Crown Prince's residence?"
"Brother, you are unaware of this! Those three men ahead are the Minister of Revenue. This afternoon, his eldest daughter chased after His Highness the Crown Prince's carriage with a large cleaver, threatening to kill him!"
"Whoa! Such audacity! That's a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family! He deserves to die!"
…
The voices around them were not concealed at all, and the three kneeling people could hear them clearly!
Zhao Ruyan almost started arguing back several times, but the people around her pulled her back each time.
Seeing the crowd getting increasingly agitated, a ruthless glint flashed in Zhao Ping'an's eyes. He thought to himself, "Zhao Ruyue, you forced me to this."
Zhao Ping'an's face was covered in tears, and he suddenly began to cry loudly, wailing at the top of his lungs:
"They're all rebellious daughters! What a disgrace to our family!"
“I, Zhao Ping’an, raised her with great care and love. I’ve always been exceptionally good to her since she was little. Even when she wanted something from her sister, I thought about how sad she would be after my wife’s early death. I was always thinking of her!”
"Who would have thought this person had been a bad influence since childhood? We've been cleaning up her messes all her life, and now she's committed another heinous crime!"
"I really can't help her this time! I am still a citizen of Xia Kingdom, and I can't let down His Majesty and my child who trust me!"
Zhao Ping'an spoke with heartfelt sincerity, and when he got emotional, he clenched his fist and pounded his chest, making those around him feel quite sorry for him.
“Besides her, I have another daughter! I’ve always been biased towards her, but this time I’ve decided to teach her a lesson!”
"Now, in front of everyone, I, Zhao Ping'an, hereby declare that from today onwards, I sever all ties with Zhao Ruyue, and from now on, I will have nothing to do with her!"
After finishing his speech, Zhao Ping'an looked grief-stricken and borrowed paper and pen from the kind people around him. He immediately wrote a letter of severance, unilaterally announcing that he was breaking off his relationship with Zhao Ruyue.
The surrounding crowd erupted in another uproar.
"Good heavens! So this eldest daughter has gone too far. How could she be so presumptuous as to attempt to assassinate the Crown Prince? Now look what's happened; she's been abandoned by her father and is in dire straits herself."
"The father did the right thing. After all, he has children, and he can't let innocent people get involved!"
"That's a good thing, severing ties with such a wicked daughter is the right thing to do, she's too restless!"
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