After a while, Princess Yuehua and her daughter heard footsteps behind them.
They turned around and looked at the sound, their eyes gradually widened.
Princess Wen'an's pupils trembled, and she looked at the man who was walking towards her in astonishment.
Why is he here?
Wouldn't he rather die for her safety?
Doesn’t he love her very much?
Princess Wen'an asked herself this question over and over again in her heart, unable to believe what she saw.
At this time, the man stopped beside Princess Wen'an.
He slowly knelt down and bowed, "Junior Liu Yan pays respect to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
When they heard the word "juren", a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Emperor Yuan and the people present.
Emperor Yuan looked at Liu Yan who was kneeling on the ground and said slowly, "Stand up and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Yan stood up in response.
"Where are you from?"
Liu Yan replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your Majesty, Liu Yan is a newly-promoted Juren in the Jiangnan County Examination two years ago."
"Liu Yan, according to Qin Shaoqing, you claimed that you were captured by my sister and forced to be my concubine."
"Yes!" Liu Yan responded without hesitation.
Emperor Yuan looked at him expressionlessly, "Tell me, how did my sister capture you?"
"Royal brother." Princess Yuehua said urgently, "Yuehua has never seen this person, Royal brother, please don't believe it..."
Emperor Yuan raised his hand to interrupt Princess Yuehua's words, with a faint smile on his face, "Don't worry, Yuehua, just listen to what he has to say."
Princess Yuehua clenched her fists so tightly that she didn't even feel her red nails digging into her flesh.
She became increasingly anxious and her face turned paler.
Liu Yan took a deep breath and began to explain, "Last year, when Yan was passing through Yizhou on his way to Beijing for the imperial examination, he was exhausted and took a rest in a pavilion in the suburbs.
During the time, Yan saw the beautiful scenery around him and was inspired to play a tune on the piano.
Princess Yuehua happened to pass by and heard Yan's piano playing. She was greatly impressed and invited Yan to be her guest in her house.
Yan declined Princess Yuehua's invitation on the grounds that he was taking an imperial examination, but unexpectedly, Princess Yuehua ordered people to tie Yan up on the spot.
Yan refused to obey, so Princess Yuehua killed the book boy who followed Yan. In order to save his life, Yan could only obey temporarily.
Afterwards, Princess Yuehua brought Yan back to the Princess Mansion and asked Yan to make love with her to satisfy her lust..."
In the past, Liu Yan would never have said such shameful words. But now, in order to make Princess Yuehua pay the price she deserves, there is nothing he won't say!
"That's nonsense!" Princess Yuehua shouted, "I have never seen you, and I have never done the things you said!"
She looked at Emperor Yuan earnestly, "Brother, please believe Yuehua. Yuehua is innocent!"
"Unfair?" Liu Yan smiled, "Your Highness, have you forgotten? We have been honest with each other for countless days and nights..."
"How outrageous!" Princess Yuehua interrupted Liu Yan and knelt down, crying, "Brother, since the prince consort left, Yuehua has always been abiding by the code of conduct for women and has never done anything beyond the law with anyone.
I don't know who instructed this person to slander Yuehua's innocence without any reason. Please, brother, help Yuehua!"
Liu Yan glared at Princess Yuehua kneeling on the ground with a cold gaze, and continued in a cold voice: "I have licked every inch of your skin despite my disgust..."
"Shut up! Brother, are you going to allow this scoundrel who came out of nowhere to insult Yuehua?"
Liu Yan said quickly: "If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the palace maid to check it. Princess Yuehua has a birthmark deep in her thigh, and on her chest..."
"That's enough!" Emperor Yuan interrupted him in a deep voice, "Someone, take the princess down to have a look."
"Royal brother!" Princess Yuehua pointed at Liu Yan angrily, "Are you going to examine Yuehua just based on this scoundrel's words?"
"Since you are innocent, why are you afraid of a body examination?" Emperor Yuan said with indifference.
"Heh~" Princess Yuehua sneered, "Can the reputation of the Great Xia royal family be trampled on at will now? Can the innocence of a princess like me be slandered by others?"
"Me!" She tapped her chest vigorously a few times, "Princess Yuehua of Daxia would rather die than suffer this humiliation!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slammed into the pillar beside her.
"Mother." Princess Wen'an called out.
Emperor Yuan stood up suddenly, "Stop her!"
Kong Jijiu, who was closest to Princess Yuehua, rushed over quickly and knocked the person away, and he also fell to the ground.
Kong Jijiu groaned and his old bones were almost broken.
Princess Yuehua lay on the ground, crying, "Brother, since you don't believe me, why don't you let me die!"
At this time, the Dali Temple Minister said: "Your Highness, His Majesty's move is also to prove your innocence."
"Minister of Dali Temple, I said that your daughter had an affair with someone. Do you want her to prove her innocence?" Princess Yuehua asked sternly!
The Dali Temple Minister was speechless in rebuttal.
Princess Yuehua got up from the ground and looked at Emperor Yuan with a sad expression, "Brother, in your eyes, is Yuehua such an unruly woman?"
Emperor Yuan was silent.
Jiang Yueyang frowned, [Little melon, Your Majesty is not soft-hearted, right? ]
[The emperor should consider the royal family's reputation.]
[Is the reputation of the royal family more important than human life? ] Jiang Yueyang said in a very aggressive tone, [No, we can't let Princess Yuehua get away with this! ]
Princess Yuehua rolled her eyes and looked around. It was the same voice again...
"Your Majesty!" Jiang Yueyang stepped out of the queue, "This involves several lives. I think all suspicious matters should be investigated thoroughly!"
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