Master Qi knelt down beside Lu Jingting and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

As soon as Qi Yan knelt, Old Madam Qi came back to her senses instantly and immediately knelt down to apologize.

Just kidding, today's incident, to put it in a bigger picture, was Dengtuzi's attempt to offend the princess, which is enough to exterminate his entire clan.

Their Jingning Marquis Mansion and Wu'an Marquis Mansion have no actual relatives, but she and the wife of Wu'an Marquis are cousins.

In an instant, only Mo Ruochen, Xiao Yunxi and Xie Yu were left standing in the garden.

The wife of Marquis Wu'an was now trembling with fear, fearing that she would be dragged out and chopped to pieces in the next moment.

Everyone touched the ground with their heads, except Lu Jingtingbei, who stood straight, looking quite powerful and unyielding.

He pursed his lips, looked at Xiao Yunxi, and then at Mo Ruochen.

Seeing Xiao Yunxi half leaning on Mo Ruochen, Lu Jingting's eyes darkened.

Qi Yan knelt for a long time and didn't hear any sound, so he raised his head slightly and looked in the direction Mo Ruochen was looking.

He slapped Lu Jingting on the head and shouted angrily: "Kowtow!"

Lu Jingting was hit and staggered, but he refused to bow his head.

Mo Ruochen smiled, and his smile was as warm as a spring breeze.

"You have guts, I like it!"

Just when everyone was puzzled, Mo Ruochen continued to say calmly, "Since you refuse to bow your head, then chop it off!"

Everyone in Qi Mansion...

Even if the Zhennan Palace was not favored by His Majesty, and even if Lu Jingting did not hold an official position, he was still the legitimate son of the palace. How could he be killed just like that?!

"Xiao Yunxi, you bitch!!!"

When Lin Wan'er heard the maid say that Lu Jingting was harassing a woman in the garden and called her "Yun Xi" affectionately, she became furious and ran over with a vase.

As soon as he entered the garden, he started scolding Xiao Yunxi.

"Are you haunted?"

"The Third Master is my husband now. It has nothing to do with you. And you are still trying to seduce him!"

She glanced up and down at Mo Ruochen and sneered, "Hey, is this your new lover?"

"She's pretty, but could it be that I can't satisfy you in bed, so you're lonely and want to seduce someone else's husband?!"

Silence...death silence...

Xie Yu smacked his lips and shook his head. This was probably what his aunt said: ignorance is bliss.

Madam Wen looked at Lin Wan'er with absent-minded eyes. It was over. Their Jingning Marquis Mansion was going to be wiped out because of a person from another family...

"A face-to-face?"

Just when everyone was sweating profusely, Mo Ruochen's voice came from above their heads, low and cold, and seemed to carry a hint of smile.

Xiao Yunxi looked up and saw...

This old man has such a nice smile.

Although Lin Wan'er was impulsive, she felt relieved after scolding someone, so she turned around to look at Lu Jingting, wanting to mock him.

But I saw that everyone in the yard was kneeling with their heads bowed, and their bodies were shaking like a sieve.

She looked at the wife of Marquis Wu'an in confusion, "Godmother, why are you kneeling too?"

The wife of Marquis Wu'an opened her mouth, closed her eyes in despair, and kowtowed to Mo Ruochen and Xiao Yunxi.

"Lin Wan'er is the daughter I adopted half a year ago. Two days after I adopted her, she started clamoring to be Lu Jingting's concubine."

"She has never been to school, doesn't know the rules, and speaks rudely."

"Please, my Lord and my Princess, for the sake of my old Marquis, beat her to death."

Prince? Princess?

Lin Wan'er was confused for a moment and didn't understand who the wife of Marquis Wu'an was calling.

Looking in the direction she was bowing...

Only Xiao Yunxi and the man beside him were standing in the yard...

That is to say….

That man is the prince, and Xiao Yunxi is the princess! !

Lin Wan'er pointed at Xiao Yunxi, "You...you're married?!"

"what!!!"

Without waiting for Mo Ruochen and Xiao Yunxi to react, Xie Yu whipped Lin Wan'er directly.

Lin Wan'er has been living a life of luxury for the past six months. Even her meals are served by someone. She has become spoiled a lot. How could she withstand a whip?

He screamed immediately.

"Slap her in the face!" Xiao Yunxi said lightly.

Xie Yu smiled. Whipping someone was tiring, but it felt great.

Without saying a word, he started beating her until Lin Wan'er fell to the ground covered in blood, unable to even cry.

But the people present didn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone beg for mercy.

Mo Ruochen looked at Lu Jingting expressionlessly, and saw that his face showed no sadness or joy, and his eyes were still staring straight at Xiao Yunxi.

"Yingyi, didn't you hear what I just said?"

Ying Yi immediately knelt on one knee and said, "I heard you, but Your Majesty, you haven't given any instructions yet. How many times do you want to cut off this guy's neck?"

Mo Ruochen seemed to be really thinking, "Today is the fifth day of October, so five swords will do. Consider it a gift from the king to Madam Wen."

Old Madam Wen was trembling, not knowing whether she should kowtow to express her gratitude.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ying drew out his sword and walked towards Lu Jingting.

Seeing the knife getting closer and closer to him, Lu Jingting finally started to get scared.

He kowtowed hurriedly, "Your Majesty...please forgive me. I...I know I was wrong."

But no one paid any attention to him.

Ying Yi stepped on Lu Jingting's shoulder, held his head in place, and swung his knife to chop him off.

Lu Jingting was so scared that he wet his pants instantly.

"Leave people under the knife!"

A guard flew forward and blocked Ying Yi's knife.

Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the voice.

The Queen had been unwell these past few days, and Xie Junyao had just accompanied the Queen for a while in the palace before rushing to the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion.

On the one hand, it was to give face to the Jingning Marquisate, after all, he and Qi Yan were close friends;

On the other hand, I wanted to meet Xiao Yunxi.

Who would have thought that after searching in the front hall for a long time, he didn't see Qi Yan, let alone Mo Ruochen.

After sending people to investigate, they found out what had happened in the garden.

He rushed over and rescued Lu Jingting.

"Why is Prince Duan doing this?"

Mo Ruochen stood in front of Xiao Yunxi, blocking Xie Junyao's sight.

"Prince Dingyuan," Xie Junyao bowed slightly, "Can you spare Lu Jingting and Lin's lives for my sake?"

Mo Ruochen looked at him and said nothing.

Xie Junyao paused, "My meaning is not that they should not be punished, but that such a punishment is too severe."

"Lu Jingting was immoral after drinking. Although he offended Yun... and Princess Dingyuan with his words, nothing happened after all. His crime is not punishable by death."

"What's more, the Prince of Zhennan has been guarding the border and has made great contributions. Lu Jingting is his legitimate son. If he was beheaded like this, it would inevitably hurt the Prince of Zhennan's reputation."

"Besides, this Lin is the granddaughter that the old Marquis of Wu'an Marquisate loves very much. I hope that the prince can give this face to Wu'an Marquisate and me."

Xie Junyao didn't want to beg for mercy, but his mother asked him to save Lu Jingting's life, saying that he would be useful in the future. Although he didn't understand why, he knew that his mother would not harm him, so he had to do as she said.

I thought Mo Ruochen would get furious or reject me harshly, but he just said calmly, "The death penalty can be pardoned, but the living crime cannot be pardoned."

"Dig out Lu Jingting's left eye and let him swallow it!"

"Cut off Lin's left ear and let her swallow it!"

Xie Junyao wanted to say something else, but when he looked up, he saw Xiao Yunxi's cold eyes. The words turned around on his lips, but he swallowed them back.

His eyes darkened. She must be completely disgusted with him...

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