But when he looked again, Pei Yuan had turned away and was no longer looking at him.
At this time, Qi's mother finally came to her senses from the farce. Seeing that her son had internal injuries, she immediately burst into tears.
"Oh my God, the general killed someone in court! This is going to cost me my life!"
"A princess pretended to be poor to get married, and ruined my son's future!"
She collapsed on the ground, sobbing and scolding Chu Qingniang, "If you had told me you were a princess earlier, my son would not have been forced to marry someone else to protect the lives of his family. It's clearly a trap set by your royal family!"
"My son just made a mistake that all men in the world would make, but what about you? You are obviously a princess, but you have been watching your mother-in-law suffer poverty and hardship, and even did not help your husband in the officialdom. Isn't this selfish and heartless?"
Qi's mother accused Chu Qingluan with great conviction, showing an attitude of being determined to throw away the jar and not fearing power.
Zhixia was so angry that she was shaking all over. She wanted to go up and slap her twice more, but Chu Qingluan raised her hand to stop her.
She could see that Mother Qi was trying to use the onlookers to build momentum for herself and put herself in the position of a victim. If Zhixia couldn't help but take action at this moment, people would think that the royal family was bullying others by taking advantage of their power.
Chu Qingluan raised the corners of her lips slightly and took a step forward slowly.
As soon as she moved, the entire court fell silent.
"Mrs. Qi is wrong."
Her voice was clear, but every word was piercing: "According to what you said, all women in the world should put their family backgrounds on the table so that mothers-in-law like you can choose the one to marry?"
There were a few chuckles from the onlookers.
Chu Qingluan continued slowly, "Besides, you keep saying that Qi Che married another woman in order to save the lives of the Qi family. Then I want to ask - who forced Qi Che to cling to the powerful? Could it be that Prime Minister Gu put a knife to Qi Che's neck?"
Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "That's right, it's clearly the Qi family who are greedy for wealth and fame!"
Qi's mother's face turned pale and blue, and she was about to explain, but Chu Qingluan had already turned around and faced the onlookers.
"Everyone, let me talk about this today."
"Three years ago, I was attacked and lost my memory. I did have a connection with Qi Che. After I recovered my memory, I did not pursue the Qi family's crime of neglect because of our old friendship. Instead, I secretly helped them."
After that, she took an account book from Zhixia and said, "This is the silver that the Qi family has withdrawn from me in the past three years, a total of 37,000 taels. Madam Qi, even the coat you are wearing was made by me."
Zhixia opened the account book in public, and everything was written clearly in black and white.
Qi's mother's face suddenly turned pale. She didn't expect that Chu Qingniang even kept a record of the money she gave.
"What's even more ridiculous is that you just said that Qi Che remarried in order to save the lives of the Qi family. Then I want to ask, when he poisoned me, did he ever think that he would harm the lives of the whole family?"
This sentence was like a thunderclap, which frightened Qi's mother to death and made her completely speechless.
At the same time, Zhixia looked at Chu Qingluan in surprise, "Miss? Did this beast give you drugs?"
How come she doesn't know?
Just when Zhixia was about to step forward and slap Qi Che a few times, she saw Pei Yuan had already taken a step forward, drew out his sword, and put it against Qi Che's neck.
The sword was so sharp that blood oozed out of Qi Che's neck with just a slight touch...
If he moves forward just an inch more, Qi Che will be covered in blood in an instant!
Mother Qi is really scared this time!
"No! Princess! Spare my life!"
Qi's mother fell to her knees with a thump, and her forehead hit the bluestone slab heavily, making a thumping sound.
"It was because of my own confusion and my poor parenting that he went astray."
At that time, she no longer had the arrogance she had just now, and her whole body was shaking like a sieve.
"Che'er was just confused for a moment. Princess, please spare my son's life for my old age!"
Zhixia stamped her feet in anger. "Bah! Are you begging for mercy now? Why didn't you show mercy when you poisoned my young lady?"
Pei Yuan's sword did not move at all, but the sharp blade had already cut through Qi Che's skin, and blood slowly flowed down the sword.
Qi Che was so frightened that his whole body froze and he dared not even breathe.
Chu Qingluan slowly raised his hand, and Pei Yuan's sword stopped immediately, but he did not put away the sword. He just maintained this posture, staring at Qi Che with cold eyes.
"Madam Qi." Her voice was terrifyingly calm. "Didn't you just say that I was the one who cheated on you in marriage?"
Mother Qi shook her head desperately: "No, no, no, I am talking nonsense. The princess is a daughter of a wealthy family. It is the good deeds of her ancestors that allowed her to marry into the Qi family... It is because I am blinded by greed that I have..."
However, Chu Qingluan did not want to hear her explanation, and turned to Du Youwei and asked, "Sir Du, according to the laws of Great Chu, what is the crime for those who plot to murder royal relatives?"
Du Youwei wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Princess, according to the law, he should be executed, all nine generations of his clan should be executed..."
This sentence was like a death warrant. Qi's mother rolled her eyes and fainted.
Qi Che was also sweating profusely, and he tried his best to stay standing.
Chu Qingluan looked at the ugly appearance of the mother and son, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
"General Pei, put away your sword! Killing him will only dirty your hands."
"I will not kill you today, not because I dare not, but because I don't want to."
Her voice pierced the entire courtroom, "Your lives will be decided by the king's law."
As soon as he finished speaking, the imperial guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Qi Che and his mother away. The onlookers also spontaneously made way for them and started pointing and cursing at the two of them.
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