"emperor……"
Shangguan Wanning looked anxiously at the emperor for help.
The emperor ignored it and continued to watch the battle.
Just when Ling Ruiying and Mu Jingrui had fought for more than sixty moves, Ling Ruiying's inner rage could no longer be suppressed.
He used almost all of his strength to strike Mu Jingrui with a palm strike.
Mu Jingrui had no time to dodge and could only take it.
The two men's palms collided, knocking the guards beside them away.
Ling Ruiying stood there motionless, and Mu Jingrui took three steps back before he could barely steady himself.
The winner has been decided.
This is also expected.
However, there was no joy on Ling Ruiying's face.
He looked at Mu Jingrui. Although Mu Jingrui's arms were numb and trembling slightly, he was able to stand firm without changing his expression...
Ling Ruiying suddenly realized that if Mu Jingrui was not eliminated, it would be a serious threat.
"Hahaha!" The emperor laughed loudly. "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. Lord Mu's family has a deep academic background. Not only has he inherited the true art of war, but his martial arts are also outstanding. Lord Ling, do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Majesty, I will keep my word."
Shangguan Wanning clenched her fists tightly, her face turning blue with anger.
What do you mean by keeping your word? It's simply going back on your word.
It was clearly agreed that it would be within thirty moves, but it exceeded half of that.
Shangguan Wanning was not convinced and was about to step forward to accuse Ling Ruiying when Mu Jingrui used his lightness skills to leap in front of her.
"How are you?" Shangguan Wanning looked at him anxiously.
The concern in her eyes made Mu Jingrui feel warm in his heart.
"It's okay." Mu Jingrui lowered his voice and said to Shangguan Wanning, "It's important to take care of the serious matters first. The rest... there's a long way to go."
Shangguan Wanning felt a wave of sadness in her heart and nodded silently.
"Your Majesty, I am here to appeal for my parents' injustice. Please help me."
The emperor's smile faded and he stood up. "Okay, I will personally try this case. Since you say your mother is innocent, do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, there are witnesses and evidence. The real murderer is the Princess of Qin. She was jealous of my sister's pregnancy, so she committed this murder and framed me."
The emperor frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something seriously.
"Move to the imperial garden of the harem and summon the King of Qin, his wife, and his concubines to the palace."
Mu Jingrui's heart sank.
Once the emperor transfers the case to the harem for trial, he will not be allowed to accompany him as he has nothing to do with the case.
He whispered in Shangguan Wanning's ear: "Be careful about everything."
Shangguan Wanning really wanted to hug Mu Jingrui.
Although there were many misunderstandings between them before, at the critical moment, he still stepped forward and stood by her side without hesitation.
"I know, you... too."
Shangguan Wanning originally hoped that Mu Jingrui could stay out of it and not offend the Ling family, but she did not get what she wanted.
In the harem and the imperial garden, the empress dowager and the queen also came upon hearing the news.
After Ling Zhiru learned the news, she rushed over angrily and was furious when she saw Shangguan Wanning for the first time.
"Shangguan Wanning, you are a wanted criminal by the imperial court, yet you dare to enter the palace openly? Do you think you are still Princess An Ning?"
There was a raging fire in Ling Zhiru's eyes, and she wished she could burn Shangguan Wanning to ashes.
"Come here, drag him out and execute him on the spot."
"In this harem, when will it be the turn of Princess Qin to give orders?"
The emperor changed into a simple home dragon robe and walked over surrounded by eunuchs and guards.
His voice was neither hurried nor slow, and no emotion could be heard from it, but the Queen was extremely nervous. She hurried forward to salute and defend Ling Zhiru.
"Your Majesty is in a state of moodiness. Princess Qin was just angry and lost her mind. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Ling Zhiru was also frightened and knelt on the ground, not daring to get up.
"Second brother, you must discipline your own wife well in the future."
"Father, your Majesty has taught me this. I will teach you strictly in the future."
"Okay, get up."
The emperor sat down in the upper seat and the palace maid immediately brought him a cup of tea.
"Father, please make the decision for me. Shangguan Wanning wronged me, so I lost my composure for a moment." Ling Zhiru's eyes were red and she looked quite aggrieved.
As far as she knew, Shangguan Wanning only had one witness in her hand, Li Siniang.
Li Siniang is a member of their Prime Minister's Mansion. As long as she refuses to admit it, Shangguan Wanning can't do anything to her.
"Ning'er, I heard that you once smashed the school martial arts field and said that you have both human and material evidence. Now, can you show them to me?"
"Your Majesty, the witness is waiting outside the palace. Please summon him."
"pass."
Soon, Li Siniang and Xiao Jian came in under the guidance of the eunuch.
When Ling Zhiru saw Xiao Jian, she staggered back a few steps and her face turned pale instantly.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"The criminal woman pays respect to His Majesty."
"Doctor Xiao?" The emperor took a look and smiled meaningfully.
Xiao Jian and Li Siniang both testified that Ling Zhiru had instructed them to murder Shangguan Xiaoxiao's unborn baby.
"You are talking nonsense. You are wrongly accusing me. You have united to slander me."
Ling Zhiru began to get really scared, and looked to the Queen Mother and the Emperor for help, crying and saying, "Ever since Shangguan Xiaoxiao became pregnant, I have been doing my best to take care of her. She asked to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to rest and I agreed."
"I have been reminding the prince to visit her at the Prime Minister's Residence from time to time. Your Majesty, Queen, I really don't have the slightest jealousy towards her. It was Shangguan Wan Ning who framed me in order to clear her mother of suspicion..."
Ling Zhiru cried heartbrokenly.
Shangguan Wanning just looked on coldly.
She discovered that an inconspicuous little palace maid came to the queen's side when no one was paying attention and said a few words to the queen's personal nanny.
The nanny's face changed slightly and she whispered a few words to the queen.
Could something have happened?
Shangguan Wanning didn't want to create any more trouble and just wanted to resolve it as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, I have not wrongly accused Princess Qin. There are several things that can prove it."
After saying this, she took out Wang Ying's suicide note from her sleeve and handed it over, then she untied the purse from her waist and took out the two South China Sea black pearls.
Ling Zhiru didn't expect that the thing she had been looking for in every possible way would eventually fall into Shangguan Wanning's hands.
"Your Majesty, the South Sea black pearls are precious tributes, and the quantity is extremely small. Your Majesty should have some impression of who they were awarded to."
The emperor nodded slightly.
"I remember giving the second one two..."
Everyone focused their attention on Xiao Zhenting.
"Your Majesty, the two South China Sea black pearls in the Prince Qin's Mansion had disappeared long before I entered the door..." Ling Zhiru knelt on the ground, pulled on Xiao Zhenting's clothes, and constantly signaled him to cooperate with her eyes.
There was silence in the field.
Shangguan Wanning looked at Xiao Zhenting and her heart ached.
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