Upon hearing this, Ling Yu froze, realizing she had been exposed.
"It's a complete injustice. How could I, a princess of Dongfu Kingdom, do such a petty and despicable thing?"
More and more people gathered around, and upon hearing the words of the Dali Temple officials, they pointed and whispered about Princess Lingyu.
"A pregnant woman is at her weakest during childbirth. To want someone to bleed to death is just too vicious."
"What kind of princess is this? She has no compassion at all. She's not even worthy of carrying the shoes of our Great Ze Kingdom's national princess."
Lingyu listened to the accusations of malice and lack of compassion with almost no emotional reaction.
It could be said that she wasn't even worthy to carry Qiao Lian'er's shoes. It was like a needle piercing her heart. She felt a surge of anger churning inside her, making her internal organs and throat extremely uncomfortable, and she even felt dizzy.
"You're just throwing mud at me without any evidence. You're trying to pin this on me without any proof. My princess from Dongfu Kingdom is a foreign dignitary visiting the capital. It's one thing for your Emperor of Daze Kingdom to break his promise and fail to show proper hospitality, but you're also trying to frame me. If word gets out, won't it make our neighboring countries wary and distrustful?"
"Princess Lingyu, stop trying to deny it. Your subordinates have already confessed and signed their confessions. Go to the Dali Temple and confront them there."
The officials of the Dali Temple were completely unmoved by threats.
The Emperor has been at odds with the foreign guests from Dongfu these past few days. Princess Lingyu is stubborn and deliberately makes things difficult for the Emperor, giving him no face at all. The Emperor is just waiting to find something to use against her.
The Dongfu Kingdom has sent a thousand warships to attack, and Princess Lingyu has committed such a crime. Is it possible for her to escape from the Daze Kingdom?
Lingyu had no choice but to leave. The Dali Temple brought plenty of manpower, and the city defense troops stationed at the South Gate were from the Qiao family. Soon, Lingyu was taken to the Dali Temple.
“I want to see the Emperor. Send me directly to see the Emperor. I represent the Eastern Fu Kingdom. I am just a Dali Temple official. What right do you have to interrogate me?” Ling Yu retorted.
But no one paid any attention to her. The Dali Temple first convicted her and then sent her to the emperor, leaving Lingyu no chance to turn the tables.
Upon arriving at the Dali Temple courtroom, Lingyu's men knelt on the ground, subjected to inhuman torture. They were all half-dead, their expressions filled with fear. When they saw Lingyu being brought there, they hurriedly pointed him out.
"It was Princess Lingyu who instructed us to do this, and we were just following orders."
"Oh, why would Princess Lingyu do this?" the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review asked.
"Because the third young mistress of the Lin family is the cousin of the Princess Zhenguo, Princess Lingyu cannot tolerate the Princess Zhenguo being more powerful than her, but she cannot do anything to the Princess Zhenguo, so she thought of starting with her relatives to make the Princess Zhenguo suffer."
"So, after Princess Lingyu arrived in Daze Kingdom, what else did she do?"
"This—" The subordinates looked at each other, none of them daring to reveal such a huge matter.
“You are merely servants, not the masterminds or instigators. The Court of Judicial Review promised that if you confess truthfully, you will be spared, and it will keep its word,” said the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Seeing the softening on her subordinates' faces, Princess Lingyu became extremely anxious. If it was confirmed that the warships were indeed sent by the Dongfu Kingdom, and that they were attacking at this time, the situation would be very serious.
She said softly, "If you dare to betray me, no matter where you flee to, I will find you and make sure you die without a burial place."
"How dare you! How can Princess Lingyu be allowed to threaten and interfere with the trial in the courtroom?" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review slammed his gavel and snorted coldly.
"Either Princess Lingyu confesses herself, which would be considered a surrender. Considering the diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Dali Temple will show you some leniency, and your hard work in coming to Daze Kingdom will not have been in vain."
Princess Lingyu turned her face away in a fit of anger.
She never imagined that this mission to the court, which was supposed to enhance the prestige of Yaodongfu Kingdom, would turn her into a prisoner, interrogated in a courtroom.
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