Duan Gouqiong widened his eyes and said, "Isn't this too fast?"
Ni Yueshan was also surprised to see Shao Lecheng kneeling on the execution ground. Why was he in such a hurry to behead him?
Who would believe that someone doesn't want to kill Shao Lecheng?
Ni Yueshan clenched his fists and looked up at the sky. It was almost noon.
"There's no time to do anything else. We can only rescue the execution ground. We can deal with the rest later."
"Then let's just rob it! It's no big deal, just let me clean up afterward!"
She rushed forward with a look of eagerness on her face, but Ni Yueshan reached out to stop her.
“I’ll go!”
Duan Gouqiong watched Ni Yueshan walk over step by step. Below the execution ground were the people watching the excitement. Ni Yueshan walked over step by step and approached the execution ground. Some officers and soldiers stood towards Ni Yueshan with their swords drawn.
"Miss, please stop, or I'll be rude to you!"
Ni Yueshan didn't stop after hearing this, but said indifferently, "I am the current Crown Princess, and I am here to take away the death row prisoner, Shao Lecheng!"
The executioner looked at Ni Yueshan with a puzzled expression. It sounded like he was here to rescue a prisoner, but he had never seen anyone do so openly and confidently...
"Crown Princess, you are robbing a prisoner!"
Ni Yueshan said calmly, "Please follow me into the palace!"
Ni Yueshan's attitude was firm, and he didn't mean to joke at all.
"Okay, enter the palace!"
The executioner agreed without hesitation.
The onlookers were all surprised by this operation.
Inside the palace, South Study.
Ni Yueshan and the supervising officer knelt on the ground, Duan Gouqiong stood to one side. The emperor looked at the three people below, holding the memorial in his hand, and asked casually, "Crown Princess, you have been coming to the palace quite frequently recently!"
"This time, I asked the supervising officer to suspend the execution. I am guilty, and I am willing to accept whatever punishment my father may have. However, I do not regret blocking the execution this time."
Duan Gouqiong, who was standing nearby, also spoke up: "Your Majesty, it was me, this humble girl, who asked the Crown Princess to save him! This humble girl should bear the blame!"
Duan Gouqiong surprisingly knelt on the ground and begged the emperor to forgive Ni Yueshan and release Shao Lecheng.
Ni Yueshan looked at Duan Gouqiong in surprise. It turned out that Duan Gouqiong really had a place for Shao Lecheng in her heart and was willing to kneel down to plead for him.
"Your Majesty, because the prisoner who abducted the Crown Princess has been released, the execution has been postponed. I would like to ask for your wise judgment on what I should do next."
The executioner knelt below, somewhat bewildered.
The emperor looked serious and waved his hand: "You may leave the palace and keep the criminal under guard. Do not let him escape. Wait for news!"
"Yes, I will take my leave!"
After the executioner withdrew, the emperor spoke solemnly, "Princess Gou Qiong, was it you who instructed the Crown Princess to kidnap the prisoner?"
"Yes." Duan Gouqiong lowered his head, knowing that this was not a good thing to do and would be a big mistake.
The emperor asked again: "Then why did you save this man?"
"Gou Qiong wronged him and felt guilty towards him. He almost died in prison. Now that he is in trouble, I must help him!"
Her firm tone showed her feelings, and the emperor looked at her with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
"But, so many people were watching and witnessed everything. How can I explain this to them?"
This question made Duan Gouqiong's expression change: "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country. What you say is an imperial decree. You said that there are doubts and loopholes in this case and that it needs to be investigated. Wouldn't that suppress the matter?"
Duan Gouqiong was a little naive. She only wanted things to go according to her ideas. As for other things, she didn't want to consider them.
Ni Yueshan looked at her with a complicated expression. She had not yet found out who really wanted to murder Shao Lecheng, but now it seemed that this matter was inseparable from the emperor?
Because the emperor was not surprised at all that Duan Gouqiong would kneel down and beg for help in order to save a flower thief...
Ni Yueshan's brows were furrowed tightly. "Father, please postpone the execution for a few days. I promise to find clues to prove his innocence!"
The emperor said majestically: "I also want to help you, but this matter is not up to me alone. I have to take the Tian family's opinions into consideration!"
Ni Yueshan looked at the emperor in astonishment. The Tian family...
Seeing Ni Yueshan's surprised expression, the emperor said calmly, "Tian Qinan, the legitimate daughter of the Tian family, was raped by a flower thief, her innocence was humiliated. He also left a brazen message on her bed: 'Master Shao was here!'"
"How can I let this flower thief go?"
Ni Yueshan and Duan Gouqiong exchanged a glance, and then Duan Gouqiong said anxiously, "Your Majesty, that's not happening. It's impossible! This princess and the flower thief are friends. We once drank in the same room until the next day! There was no such thing as flower picking. This woman from the Tian family admired the flower thief and set him up!"
Duan Gouqiong's words made Ni Yueshan feel ashamed, but it was also her style to say so.
The emperor still looked embarrassed: "Even if I believe what you said, Princess, I am not a member of the Tian family, nor can I represent the Tian family. The Tian family has determined that they are your friends, so I can only act according to the law!"
"Then I don't ask you to release him immediately, but you can hold off for a while, that's fine too!"
Duan Gouqiong looked at the emperor anxiously. She didn't want anything to happen to Shao Lecheng.
The emperor sighed and said, "Are you and the Crown Princess sure and confident enough?"
Duan Gouqiong looked at Ni Yueshan, and Ni Yueshan nodded to Duan Gouqiong.
Duan Gouqiong immediately responded: "I have confidence. Please, Your Majesty, give me a chance!"
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