As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's grip on the back of the chair suddenly tightened.
But still endured, with a little anger in his tone
"Oh? I really want to hear about the story that made General Chu take such a risk in such a prominent situation. Tell me about it."
After the emperor finished speaking, Chu Zhiyao lowered his head even lower, but his tone was very powerful and resolute.
"I would like to ask the Emperor to release Princess Changle who is currently imprisoned."
An inexplicable anger suddenly surrounded the two of them. No one spoke, and something seemed about to break at any moment.
In the quiet air, the sound of Chu Zhiyao gritting his teeth was somewhat clear. Countless blue veins popped out on his neck, and his hands clasped on the ground were clenched into fists.
Slowly, Chu Zhiyao knelt down on his other leg. This posture seemed to make him feel very humiliated. He slowly put his head on the ground, his voice muffled, and his whole body trembled with strength.
"I...said last time that I saw with my own eyes that Princess Changle harmed Miss Luo...I was...misinformed...I am willing to clear Princess Changle's name and write a voluntary apology...Your Majesty, please release Princess Changle from prison..."
"Bang!!"
The inkstone hit Chu Zhiyao's forehead when he was not prepared. The sharp corner hit his head and blood gushed out instantly.
He said nothing, and after being knocked down, he stood up very slowly and continued to kneel, letting the blood flow all over the ground.
The feeling of humiliation was magnified infinitely in Chu Zhiyao's heart. He trembled even more violently, and even bit his lower lip to bleed. His face flushed red, and he squeezed out a word from his throat.
"Your Majesty, please release Princess Changle..."
"Chu Zhiyao!"
The emperor threw away the hand that had just thrown the inkstone, his chest heaving with anger. Eunuch Li knelt down in fear.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"It was you who said you saw Changle hurting people with your own eyes, and it was you who used the governor's idea to pressure me!"
"You were the one who sent the troops, and you were the one who put them in jail! From the beginning to the end, you only informed me! You threatened me! How audacious! How audacious!!"
He got angry and swept all the memorials on the table to the ground. Eunuch Li cried out in pain several times.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Even though the emperor was so angry, Chu Zhiyao remained indifferent and kowtowed to the ground again. However, this time, there seemed to be some tears in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please release Princess Changle without charge! I will leave this subject to your disposal!"
Chu Zhiyao never thought that he would be humiliated to such an extent one day, actually stooping down to such a low position for that woman, and even...
His teeth were bleeding, and he said in a clear voice
"Your Majesty, please release Princess Changle without charge!"
The blood blurred his eyes, and everything in front of him was red and blurry. Blood kept dripping down his pointed chin to the ground.
The emperor calmed down instantly when he saw the resilient figure kneeling at his feet.
The young and promising general won countless battles and always maintained a proud attitude towards himself.
This was the first time he lowered his head and truly felt helpless about his position as emperor.
"General Chu, Changle is my niece, my real niece."
"Prince Duan once sacrificed his entire martial arts to save me, which resulted in a serious illness. Because of your impulsiveness at that time, I also abandoned our blood ties and became a qualified emperor who sacrificed his own family for the sake of justice."
"If I release Changle now, how will I explain this to the people?"
"I will hand over a letter of apology..."
"It's no use."
Directly interrupting Chu Zhiyao's words, the emperor said
"You know Changle's personality. General Chu, please go to the prison and ask for Changle to come out."
After saying that, he didn't even raise his head, just flicked his sleeves and left. When he passed by Chu Zhiyao, he glanced at him faintly.
Even though he had anticipated every outcome, Chu Zhiyao could not have imagined that the emperor would actually let him go and invite Gu Qingsheng himself.
Isn't this obviously an attempt to embarrass him?
He was the only one left in the huge hall. With no way to vent his anger, Chu Zhiyao punched the ground!
The blood on my hands wouldn't stop flowing.
After calming himself down, he planned to walk towards the prison. Just as he walked out of the palace gate, a young eunuch ran over in a hurry. Because he had been keeping his head down, he didn't notice Chu Zhiyao in front of him, and bumped into him and took two steps back.
The young eunuch cried out, looked up and saw that it was Chu Zhiyao, then his back trembled in shock.
"Meet the General!"
Having just experienced that kind of thing, Chu Zhiyao was in no mood to pay attention to him, but seeing his anxious look, he frowned and said in a cold voice, his majesty became even more
"Why are you so impatient? What happened? Why are you in such a hurry in the palace?"
"General, please forgive me."
The young eunuch's face darkened, and he seemed about to burst into tears.
"Because! Because!"
"Princess Changle! She was kidnapped by criminals! The jailers and prisoners were all knocked unconscious, and no one knows where Princess Changle went!"
"What did you say?!"
Chu Zhiyao frowned.
The incense in the temple has already faded away, and the ashes are falling.
Closing the scripture in his hand, Xu Qingyi stood up and took a look at the magnificent golden Buddha statue. The food box beside him contained snacks made for Gu Qingsheng, which were still steaming.
The time was calculated so that when it was dawn, the snacks would be warmer, and by then the temperature would be just right for Gu Qingsheng to eat.
He put the scriptures on the top shelf and just turned around when he heard the little monk outside exclaiming.
"General! This is a sacred place! You cannot trespass here..."
“Get out of the way!”
Outside, there was the sound of a little monk being pushed down. Xu Qingyinian opened the door expressionlessly, just in time to see Chu Zhiyao who was about to break in angrily.
The two gazes collided like sharp arrows and then were knocked apart.
Chu Zhiyao grabbed Xu Qingyi's collar
"Where did you hide her?!"
He looked at Xu Qingyi viciously, and his hands gradually became stronger, so that his clothes were wrinkled.
Xu Qingyi glanced at him with a cold gaze, waved his hand away, lowered his head, and spoke with a distant tone.
"General, you are tainted with sensuality. You must not touch Buddhists or Taoists. It will make you look filthy. Please respect yourself."
Speaking of the word "eroticism", Luo Zhaozhao's affairs suddenly surfaced in his mind again. The hand that was waved away in the air fell again. Chu Zhiyao's lips trembled. After a long silence, he was still full of hostility towards Xu Qingyi.
"Grand Master, stop pretending. Where did you hide her? You know, harboring a criminal is a serious crime, not to mention that person is the current Princess Changle!"
Xu Qingyi, who had no expression on his face, suddenly turned around
"She's missing?!"
Chu Zhiyao snorted coldly
"Apart from the Imperial Master, who else would have the ability to rescue her?!"
What he got in return was Xu Qingyi's back without even turning his head. Facing the moonlight, he walked hurriedly, with a little starlight on his side.
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