Rebirth of Her Royal Highness the Princess

"Princess, why did you arrest me?" Lu Qingqing looked at Hua Xiulan innocently, as if she didn't understand what she had done wrong.

Hua Xiulan sneered: "Don't you know what you have done?" Her eyes were full of anger and disappointment.

At this time, a group of guards came in, escorting Prince Duan. They looked solemn and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Hua Xiulan waved her hand and ordered, "Catch this woman for me!"

At the same time, Prince Duan's personal guards quickly captured Marquis Pingyang.

The emperor and the queen looked at each other with surprise on their faces. They originally thought it was just a misunderstanding, but now it seems that things are not that simple.

Hua Xiulan took a deep breath, bowed to the emperor and the queen, and explained, "Father, mother, please forgive me for my rudeness. I didn't want to disturb your birthday party, but some people are really too much."

The emperor frowned and asked, "What happened?" His voice was serious and majestic.

Hua Xiulan turned her head and looked at Lu Qingqing and Pingyang Hou who were being escorted by the guards. A trace of anger flashed in her eyes. She said slowly: "Your son accidentally learned today that this woman actually colluded with Pingyang Hou and intended to murder Lu Zhi's eldest daughter Lu Xiyue."

The emperor was horrified when he heard this, staring at Lu Qingqing with wide eyes, and asked in disbelief: "How dare you do such a thing?"

Lu Qingqing's face was as pale as paper, and her body was shaking. She opened her mouth to explain, but she didn't know where to start.

"Your Majesty, this is unfair, all of this is a false accusation!" Marquis Pingyang cried out in protest.

"False accusation? Then what were you two plotting secretly in the garden?" Hua Xiulan shouted angrily.

"This..." Pingyang Hou was speechless for a moment.

At this time, Lu Xiyue walked into the hall, knelt down with a plop, and said, "Your Majesty, I almost died in the palace!"

Everyone was shocked, and the emperor asked, "Lu Xiyue, what is going on?"

Lu Xiyue told the whole story. It turned out that she had already discovered that someone was secretly harming her. In order to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, she took the risk of her life.

"What a brilliant plan!" the emperor exclaimed. "But, Lu Xiyue, how can you take such a risk? What if there is real danger?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find out the truth. Now that the truth is out, I hope Your Majesty will severely punish the murderer." Lu Xiyue kowtowed.

The emperor nodded, looked at Pingyang Hou and Lu Qingqing, and said sternly: "You have ulterior motives and are trying to murder the future princess. Come, throw them into prison!"

While everyone was confused, the emperor slowly spoke: "I think that Lu Xiyue, the daughter of the Minister of Justice, is gentle and virtuous, with excellent qualities, so I specially grant her marriage to Prince Duan and make her Princess Duan."

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace." Lu Xiyue knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.

"Your son thanks the emperor for his grace." Prince Duan also hurriedly knelt beside Lu Xiyue to thank the emperor.

"As for Lu Qingqing..." When the emperor was thinking about how to punish her, Lu Zhi came out, slid to his knees, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, these are the only two daughters I have. Please spare my daughter's life!"

"My dear Lu, do you know how your younger daughter murdered your older daughter?" the emperor asked seriously.

"Your Majesty, Qingqing was just jealous for a moment, and she didn't hurt Xiyue~" Lu Zhi pleaded.

Hearing this, Lu Xiyue felt as if her heart was being torn by a knife. She cried and said, "Father, am I not your biological daughter? Why do you treat me like this!"

Lu Zhi felt a pang of pain when he saw Lu Xiyue crying, but he still said, "Yue'er, your sister has realized her mistake, so just let her go. I promise she will never hurt you again."

After hearing this, Lu Xiyue's tears fell like beads from a broken string. She could never have imagined that her father would be so partial to her sister.

"Your Majesty, since Lord Lu has pleaded for mercy, why not sentence Lu Qingqing to prison for a month and then confine her to reflect on her mistakes for three months?" Prince Duan suggested. The emperor thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Lu Zhi kowtowed repeatedly.

The storm finally subsided and the birthday banquet continued.

However, a shadow was left in Lu Xiyue's heart.

She decided that she must be more careful in the future to protect herself and those around her.

Pingyang Hou colluded with others and harmed an innocent person, and was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice for two months.