"Princess...Princess!"
Zhong Zu'an raised his head shakily and looked at the princess standing in front of him. This time, he no longer had any contempt for her.
"Lord Zhong, do you know what this Imperial Sword is used for?"
Lin Yuxin remained unmoved, her sword untouched, and calmly watched the prefect kneeling cautiously on the ground, asking softly.
"Up to the emperor, execute the tyrannical ruler; down to the corrupt officials, execute the greedy ones!"
Zhong Zu'an's face turned pale, and he answered tremblingly.
"Oh! So Lord Zhong knew! Then do you know why I didn't just cut you down with my sword?"
Lin Yuxin asked again with a forced smile.
"This...this humble official does not know!"
Zhong Zu'an lowered his head even further.
“Zhong Zu’an, you are corrupt and lawless, and you disregard the lives of the people. You deserve to die a hundred times over. However, I will not kill you now. I will take you back to the capital and hand you over to the Emperor for judgment, so that he can see what kind of people his ministers are!”
Lin Yuxin's icy tone was like ice piercing Zhong Zu'an's heart, causing him pain. But he knew he was finished, and his superiors wouldn't protect him!
"This humble official was wrong. Please, Your Highness, give me another chance. Please have mercy!"
Zhong Zu'an immediately realized what was happening and knelt down to beg for mercy; he didn't want to die!
"Whoosh!"
Lin Yuxin sheathed her sword and said to Zhao Er:
"Lock him up in jail and don't give him any food for three days. I, the princess, will make him taste what it's like to go hungry."
"yes!"
With a wave of his hand, Zhao Er had two men drag Zhong Zu'an away.
"Princess, spare me! Princess, have mercy!"
As Zhong Zu'an was dragged away, he continued to wail and beg for mercy, his voice fading into the distance.
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