Qi Che collapsed to the ground in despair, his lips trembling but unable to utter a word.
At this time, Chu Qingluan turned and walked towards the main seat in the court, walking calmly: "Master Du, you can start the trial now. I still say the same thing, one is to divorce your husband, and the other is to file a complaint."
After she finished speaking, she took a piece of paper from Zhixia, "This is the evidence that the Qi family condoned Gu Yanran's seizure of the shop, threatened the shop owner and the shop assistants, and used inferior silk as a substitute for the good ones and mixed it into the tribute."
Du Youwei took the complaint with shaking hands and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Princess. I will handle this impartially."
Turning his head, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "According to the laws of Great Chu, Princess Zhaoyang now divorces Qi Che, effective immediately. As for Qi Che's other crimes, I will send all the evidence to the capital and hand it over to the Ministry of Justice for trial."
The gavel fell heavily, and the sound of the official seal stamping on the document was crisp and loud.
Qi Che knelt on the ground, watching the huge vermilion seal fall, as if he saw the end of his official career.
"No! No..." He suddenly knelt forward and grabbed the hem of Chu Qingluan's skirt; "Qingniang, no! Princess! I know I was wrong, please forgive me for our past friendship..."
"Bang!"
Pei Yuan kicked Qi Che in the chest with such force that Qi Che fell heavily to the ground, spurting out a mouthful of blood.
"Based on what you have done, do you deserve to be mentioned as a friend?"
His voice was not loud, but his tone was chilling and captivating.
Qi Che spat out a mouthful of blood, looked up, and met Pei Yuan's murderous eyes.
He was slightly stunned!
Pei Yuan wanted to kill him?
Why?
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