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With something that could counterbalance Chu Yunge in her hands, Baili Lan calmly asked the question that she wanted to know.

"Yes." When I cheated the salary away, Feng Yi was indeed by my side, and he was also involved in this matter. But I got the idea. "

This time, Chu Yunge did not bend the truth, and did not dare to mock and ridicule them.

The smile on Baili Lan's face became even more profound. His eyes returned onto Chu Yunge's body, and landed on that stiff yet elegant face of hers. He continued to ask: "Why did you swindle away that much silver? "Also, you tricked all the gentlemen in Dazhou City into leaving. What exactly do you want to do?"

No matter what, Baili Lan was still the emperor of a nation.

Especially after having gone through the decimation of his descendants; if he didn't have any brains, he wouldn't have been able to defeat the other princes, defeat the crippled crown prince, and take the throne of the emperor.

If Chu Yunge was really doing it for fun, swindling some silver would have been fine, but why would she say the words of deducting a decade's worth of taxes to swindle all the rich merchants in Dazhou City into using Great Chu Kingdom?

Hmph, even if everyone believed the reason given by Chu Yunge, he, Baili Lan, would not believe it so easily.

My silver taels …" It was really for fun. But after what happened last night, I had a plan. " Chu Yunge hesitated for a moment before speaking the truth, "I know that your Mingyue Country's territory is 10,000 miles wide and is rich, so I am unwilling and jealous. The business standards of our Great Chu are not as developed as yours. That's why we thought of swindling away the merchants in the Great Liang City to do business in the Great Chu, so that we could stimulate our domestic tax economy. "It will also break the economic chain in Daliangcheng, giving you a headache for a while.

After Chu Yunge said these words in a low voice, she blinked her long eyelashes, and retracted her gaze from Baili Lan's eyes. She looked at her toes, and hid the emotions that surged in his eyes.

The answer she gave Baili Lan was half true and half false.

Accurately speaking, it was seventy percent true and thirty percent false.

Her initial goal was indeed to get a little jealous of the flourishing Bright Moon Kingdom, so as to collapse one of the three main cities, the Great Liang City.

But when she decided to meet the taxes as a princess for ten years and lobbied the businessmen to leave, her plans became even more complicated.

She could not help but want to fight an economic battle with Baili Lan, and wanted to use these two big events to anger Baili Lan and enter the State Supervisor Temple. This way, she would be able to approach the crippled crown prince.

However, the latter question was too important for her to reveal.

If he were to lie to Baili Lan, Baili Lan would definitely be able to see through his lies. But if she was lying, and if all he said was true, and he did not reveal any more information, then Baili Lan had no way to tell.

"Hehe, Chu Yunge, I have to say, your thoughts are truly strange, clever and clear, and you are truly different from other women." Baili Lan's gaze was locked onto Chu Yunge's face, not letting go of any of the expressions that flashed across her face, as he carefully tried to guess what she was thinking.

Hearing Chu Yunge's reply, it did indeed have some credibility.

But for some reason, he felt that things wouldn't be so simple.

"When you do all this, will Feng Yi let you do it?" Baili Lan asked in a leisurely manner, as though he was not in a hurry at all.

But Chu Yunge was different, she was still being beaten, and the slap still reverberated in the hall without end.

Brother Yun could not pretend that he did not hear it, but her martial arts were truly limited, and she could not use her fists or kicks to make the two of them stop, so she could only answer Baili Lan's questions honestly and quickly.

The faster she answered, the faster it would be possible for her to allow Baili Lan to finish interrogating all his questions as soon as possible and stop the unusual torture he was going through.

"Feng Yi had a deep relationship with me, and now he dotes on me. When I was doing these things, although he wasn't satisfied, he still helped me do it. Furthermore … Because Feng Yi had left early, he did not see any trace of Feng Yi at all. At the moment, although I have pleaded guilty, I do not have any physical evidence, so I am not taking Feng Yi at the scene. Just based on my testimony alone, it would be difficult for the Emperor to give Feng Yi a similar punishment. "

"Heh heh, you're smart. That's right, you've already confessed, but Feng Yi left long ago, and he didn't capture you on the spot. Based on your testimony, it's not enough to inform Feng Lai Kingdom about this matter. However, in this world, I'm afraid you are the only one who can make Feng Yi do such a thing. " Baili Lan scoffed, but just as he said that, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, "Are you really doing all these just because of jealousy? You want to destroy the economy of Bright Moon Kingdom?"

"Yes." I didn't leave after I'd done all this, just waited to see how angry you'd be. "However, I never would have thought that you would vent your anger on others." Chu Yunge admitted it expressionlessly.

"Now that you see my expression, I wonder if you are satisfied. Is it as you expected?" The smile on Baili Lan's face had already become somewhat twisted.

"It's even scarier than I thought." Chu Yunge replied softly. After hearing the slap coming from behind her, she became anxious and took a deep breath, unable to hold back, she asked, "Your Majesty, I've already answered everything that you want to ask. I wonder if you can make people stop punishing those who are not ordinary?"

"Your relationship with extraordinary people is truly not bad. To think that you would feel such heartache."

Baili Lan asked casually as if he could not see the latter's completely swollen face.

"Your Majesty understands that my relationship with the Emperor is not ordinary. it's because you're not angry at others and you feel guilty. " Chu Yunge's attitude was already much more humble than before. She lowered her head and said respectfully, "I know that you have committed a heinous crime. As the saying goes, the Son of Heaven has violated the law, and the commoners have sinned together. Even though I am a princess of Great Chu Kingdom, I am no exception. "

"Alright." Baili Lan, on the other hand, liked seeing Chu Yunge lower her head. She looked humble, and raised her eyebrows happily.

Baili Lan's voice came out from the dragon throne, and the sound of the palm striking the ground immediately disappeared.

The hall returned to silence, quiet enough for Chu Yunge to hear her own breathing.

"Since you ask me to list your crimes, then I'll tell you about it." Baili Lan cleared his throat and spoke in a deep voice, "The Imperial Protector Princess is extremely mischievous, she killed the imperial officials, pretended to be the Son of Heaven to pass down the order, and cheated away the pay of a million soldiers. All sorts of crimes were enough to execute him. But taking into consideration that you are the Grand Princess whose Great Chu Kingdom is favored, and this matter is related to the relationship between two nations, you cannot be hastily dealt with.

The historian, who was standing beside the rosewood table, had already taken out a pen and paper and was jotting something down in his notebook.

Baili Lan's voice continued, "The Imperial Protector Princess has a special identity, if we were to be forced into the Ministry of Justice's prison, it would most likely cause some people to criticize us, and everyone will criticize us for treating you so harshly. Therefore, it would be better to temporarily place the princess in State Supervisor Temple. Since ancient times, State Supervisor Temple had always been a place that seized the royal family's treasures. Placing the princess inside the State Supervisor Temple wasn't too harsh of her. When Great Chu Kingdom sends their envoys to settle this matter, they will release the princess. "

"Yes."

The History official continued to write, and the eunuch standing beside Baili Lan immediately waved the horsetail whisk in his hand, pinched his thin voice and shouted, "His Majesty has decreed that Imperial Protector Princess's State Supervisor Temple is to be temporarily taken into custody for trial."

With that said, the guards outside the Town Hall rushed into the Town Hall with their swords drawn and prepared to escort Chu Yunge away.

"Wait."

Just as the guard's hand was about to reach Chu Yunge's shoulder, Chu Yunge suddenly raised her head and looked at Baili Lan.

"What else do you want?" Baili Lan raised his hand, signaling the two guards behind Chu Yunge to stop.

With Baili Lan's signal, the two blade guards immediately stopped their movements and stood respectfully at the side, waiting for Baili Lan's next instruction.

"May I have a few words with Venerable? After all, he was injured because of me. " Chu Yunge looked at Baili Lan, her gaze no longer as domineering and sharp as before, instead becoming much gentler and more gloomy.

"Sure." Baili Lan spoke out as if he was extremely compassionate.

"Thank you, your majesty." Even if Chu Yunge didn't want to say it, with so many people present, she, as a princess, couldn't help but bow in gratitude towards Baili Lan, who was sitting on the dragon throne.

After bowing to Baili Lan, Chu Yunge turned around to look at the extraordinary one kneeling behind him.

Seeing that her originally fair and delicate facial features were now completely red, and that there were countless scarlet marks on her cheeks, her heart inexplicably ached.

What a stupid young man.

She sighed in her heart as she looked down from his face and saw that the corner of his mouth was bleeding from the slap. Her heart ached even more.

"Extraordinary." Chu Yunge drew back the corner of her mouth, trying to make her voice sound more calm. "I told you before that I'm a princess of the Great Chu Kingdom, so you don't have to worry about me. Why are you so disobedient? "

Why was he so disobedient, insisting on staying here to eavesdrop on Baili Lan's conversation?

If you were to wait outside the palace gates, Baili Lan's men would not be able to grab onto you and slap you.

"I... "Worried about you …" His extraordinary face had swelled up into the shape of a pig's head, and his voice was slurred.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he had to expend a great deal of effort to speak. He had to use all his strength to open his mouth so that he could emit a small sound. Because he had been beaten for such a long time, his face was unconscious and his speech was unclear.

"No need for that. I know what you want to say. I said that I am a princess and you are just a commoner." This matter had implicated her, causing her to feel uneasy. If he continued to act as though he was concerned about himself, Baili Lan might even use his power to continue to threaten his.