He raised his broadsword high, ready to strike, but was suddenly stopped by a woman's voice: "Stop!"
He turned his head, saw the person who had come in, and narrowed his eyes: "Who are you?"
Zhu Jiayu rode up on horseback, standing alone in front of the Ning residence. He raised his eyes coldly and said, "Who I am is not important. You claim to be here on the orders of the Crown Prince. Do you have the Crown Prince's edict?"
The general was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and shouted, "You calloused little girl! I said I came under orders. Whether you have a written order or not is irrelevant!"
"According to the laws of Da Ye, generals are not allowed to arrest officials or search residences without an imperial edict! How dare you act in this way without a written order! Don't you know that by doing this, you are putting the Crown Prince in a precarious position? Does the Crown Prince's order supersede the laws of Da Ye? Or is it that you, General, are using the pretense of being here on orders, but in reality, you are trying to put the Crown Prince in an unjust and immoral position?"
Zhu Jiayu's words were barbed and pointed, making the general blush with embarrassment.
He remained silent for a moment, realizing that he was no match for the little girl in front of him in terms of verbal skills, so he simply stopped talking and pressed his long sword down, holding it in front of Zhu Jiayu: "How dare you spread rumors and slander the Crown Prince here? Believe me, this general will take your head and make you pay for the Ning family's death!"
Zhu Jiayu sneered, "General, you previously praised the Crown Prince for his benevolence. Now, as the Crown Prince's confidant, you dare to draw your sword against me, a defenseless woman, at the drop of a hat. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Crown Prince?"
After she finished speaking, Ning Han pushed aside the groups of servants and walked straight out. She said to the general on horseback, "General Liu, you are a man of great character. Why bother with a little girl? Release her and I will go with you."
General Liu sheathed his sword and pressed his raised hand down. The soldiers beside him were about to move, but Zhu Jiayu swept his cold gaze over them: "Without the Crown Prince's edict, let's see who dares to make a move!"
"Are you really not afraid of death?!" General Liu picked his teeth with his little fingernail, then swung his sword again, just as it was about to fall, when he was suddenly interrupted by a woman's voice: "Stop!"
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