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Mu Qianxue silently looked at him. Speaking to this point, how could she not understand Dongfang Qing's true intentions. He only asked her to take a big detour and not to exhaust herself like this.

She lowered her head to fiddle with the dark purple satin brocade, saying in a low voice, "I'm sorry."

Dongfang Shimo's face was stiff and cold as he said, "You didn't let me down. You did it to yourself."

Mu Qianxue was not the least bit displeased after being reprimanded by someone. Her clear eyes slightly curved up as she said, "I promise you, there won't be a next time. Furthermore, no matter what happens in the future, I will be the first to tell you.

"Really?" Dongfang Wenyi asked doubtfully.

Mu Qianxue extended her slender pinky to twine around Dongfang Shan's pinky, which was on her lap, as she asked with a smile that was as beautiful as autumn leaves, "Is this alright?"

The warmth and softness that came from his pinky made Dongfang Yi's chest go soft. He could no longer keep his face straight. "Remember, once you say it, you will not be able to keep up!"

"Alright!" Mu Qianxue agreed and said, "Your clothes are all wet. Quickly go and change them to prevent yourself from catching a cold."

"It's fine." Dongfang Yi casually said, then he thought of another matter, "Are you sure about Gu Changfeng's side?"

"Yes." Mu Qianxue nodded her head and said, "He is the same as you, a person who values camaraderie extremely highly.

Dongfang Shou nodded. "I hope this matter will go smoothly. This way, you won't have to spend too much time and effort dealing with my mother."

"Right, how is the situation in the imperial court today?"

"As you expected, the court will handle this case from a broad front, and the case will be assigned to the Three Divisions. Yang He is also one of the judges."

"This matter …"

"You forgot so quickly?" Dongfang Yi pointed at her hand, and the latter laughed involuntarily. "I remember. How could I have forgotten about my promise to Prince Rui?" She pointed at her forehead and joked, "The inside is now empty. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, why don't you open it and take a look."

"Nonsense." Dongfang Wenbin laughed and reprimanded her, "You just coughed up blood right now. You must rest more and not waste your time. As for Wei Wenbin and Gu Changfeng, I'll keep an eye on them. You don't have to worry."

"Good, good, good." Mu Qianxue replied a few times before she smiled and said, "I just want Your Highness to inform the Ninth Prince to let Yang He continue to maintain his biased attitude towards Wei Wenbin."

Dongfang Shou raised his eyebrows. "Aren't you afraid that royal brother will really pardon Wei Wenbin's death sentence?"

"It doesn't matter if he's dead or alive, Wei Wenbin is already crippled. If I can barely protect his life, then I'll only damage the reputation of the Zhou Emperor. If I were the Zhou Emperor …" He tapped the bed lightly with his finger and said coldly, "I will definitely kill Wei Wenbin in the end."

"I understand what you mean, but Wei Wenbin is the only son of the Wei Hou after all. Both the Wei Hou and the Queen Mother will not let him die."

His words caused the center of Mu Qianxue's brows to jump. Looking at the window, it was unknown what she was thinking about, but the rustling sound of autumn rain hitting the leaves could be heard through the window.

"What's wrong?" Dongfang Qing's voice caused Mu Qianxue to come back to her senses, and a distant and indifferent smile appeared on her face. "Perhaps … In this matter, we shall have other gains. "

"What do you mean?"

Mu Qianxue rubbed her forehead and said, "I was only guessing once, whether it was right or wrong. It will take some time before I know."

Dongfang Qin didn't press her further. Seeing her tired expression, he warmly said, "Rest well. I'll come see you tomorrow."

"Yes." Mu Qianxue replied and said, "Your highness, please take care of those escort masters and do your best to protect their lives."

"Since I've already promised them, I will definitely accomplish it. Rest assured, you can rest assured." After saying this, Dongfang Qing gave his instructions once more, then left.

As Mu Qianxue watched his departing figure, she revealed a faint but exceptionally gentle smile. She didn't even realize how gentle he was …

On September 22, in the midst of the official salute, Dongfang Rong sat heavily on the golden throne with the lacquered clouds and dragons. Today was the last day that he had set a limit on, which meant that whether Wei Wenbin was dead or alive, would be decided today.

As expected, just as he sat down, the justice court's official came forward with a book and said, "Your Majesty, the case of Wei Wenbin, the justice courts, the Ministry of Justice, and the investigation department have all been interrogated. Please have a look, Your Majesty."

Wynn quickly took the imperial report and respectfully handed it to Dongfang Chonglou. Although he had already prepared himself mentally, his eyelids still twitched when he saw the contents of the imperial report.

After he finished reading the imperial edict, he looked up and said, "Both the justice courts and the capital's investigation department think that Wei Wenbin deserves to die?"

Liu Mingdao stepped forward and said in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, this subject has ascertained that Wei Wenbin was greedy for wealth and power. Not only did he plunder people's cream, he even tried to murder innocent people for money. His crimes are heinous. Not a death sentence is enough to quell the public's anger!"

"Your Majesty." Yang He also stood out and said, "This subject does not believe Lord Liu's words. Although Wei Wenbin committed a grave mistake, the Wei Hou did a great service for me, and he is not guilty of a death sentence!"

Liu Mingdao frowned and said bluntly, "Wei Hou is Wei Hou and Wei Wenbin is Wei Wenbin. How can they be confused like this?" For the past few days, Yang He had been speaking up for Wei Wenbin, which made him extremely disgusted.

Yang He ignored him and clasped his hands towards Dongfang again, "His Majesty has always ruled the country with kindness. Saints have their own clouds: the old are the elders, and the young are the children; the Wei Hou is only the son of Wei Wenbin, and if he is sentenced to death, the Wei Hou branch will be severed. If you imagine a loyal man dying without a son, how can you tolerate that?"

"Your Majesty!" Wei Jin knelt on the ground, his tears flowing as he said, "This official is willing to use all of my military merits in exchange for my son's life. I plead for Your Majesty's consent."

Liu Ming said in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, merit is merit, and merit cannot be matched against each other. Otherwise, everyone can rely on their past achievements to commit crimes, not to mention that these merits do not belong to Wei Wenbin."

Wei Jin raised his head and glared hatefully at Liu Ming. "Sir Liu, what sort of enmity do you have with my Wei family for you to harm Wen Bin in such a way?"

"The Wei Hou's words are too harsh. This official is only reporting it to the Duke. For Wei Wenbin to end up like this, he's asking for it. No one can be blamed but him!"

"You!" Wei Jin was so angry that his entire body trembled. His status was honorable, and he was the empress dowager's twin brother. This was the first time anyone had said something like this when they saw him.

Yang He said in a clear voice, "Your Majesty, the law is based on favors. For the sake of the guards and the empress dowager, please make way for us." This sentence seemed ordinary, but it actually contained a hidden killing intent. If Dongfang Qian really rejected the discussion of the three divisions, and if Rao Wei Wenbin did not die, then it would be like giving favoritism to others and spreading the news, which would greatly affect Dongfang Ru's reputation. When even the emperor of the throne room could not achieve justice, then who could hope that under the heavens, who would be the righteous one?

Star fire can set the prairie ablaze, small ants cave can also collapse a thousand miles of embankment!