Chu Heyi's smile was very beautiful, but it was inappropriate at the right time, so it looked weird.

Chu Runxue's heart was filled with alarm bells, and her mind was frantically recalling where the loophole was in this game, and how could Chu Heyi have discovered it?

But she thought about it and couldn't find any loopholes. Chu Heyi suddenly laughed, probably because she was facing death and she was mentally ill.

After all, Chu Heyi is only fifteen years old, a young girl. It is normal for her to be afraid of death and go crazy.

"Jia Runxue, you have a really good plan!" Chu Heyi suddenly spoke, his voice clear and powerful.

"Kill me, and then trap my father and brother in the northern border to fight. Then you can use the excuse of protecting the Zhenbei Marquisate and take the Zhenbei Marquisate into your pocket as a dowry for you, a woman named Jia, to marry His Royal Highness King Cheng!"

Chu Runxue frowned.

Chu Heyi called her Jia Runxue, which was clearly an attempt to expel her from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, which made Chu Runxue clench her fists involuntarily.

She asked back: "Isn't it true that you mined iron ore privately? Isn't it true that you violated the laws of Daqi? Isn't it true that you, Chu Heyi, brought disaster to your entire family?

"The Zhenbei Marquisate is about to be destroyed because of your selfishness. Now, I have to step forward to protect everything in the Zhenbei Marquisate! It's only because my father and brother have been so kind to me! You are so stubborn that you still blame me now!

“Yes, I have indeed occupied the identity of the eldest daughter of the Chu family for fifteen years, but the benefits I have gained from the Chu family in the past fifteen years have also made me dare to stand up and take responsibility for all the troubles in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion!

"You hate and resent me simply because King Cheng and I were childhood sweethearts, and he was determined to marry me in the end. But we have already compensated you with ten thousand taels of silver and Xining Mountain for what we owe you!"

Chu Runxue spoke clearly and righteously, making the onlookers feel that she was the victim and Chu Heyi was really hateful.

Chu Heyi asked her: "Since you already knew that I had an iron mine and was mining it, why didn't you dissuade me in advance?"

"King Cheng and I didn't know you had an iron mine. If we knew, King Cheng and I would definitely advocate handing the iron mine over to the court!"

Chu Heyi asked: "In other words, you had no idea before Princess Anding brought her guards to arrest me?"

Chu Runxue was very firm: "I don't know!"

Chu Heyi said: "Okay, everyone present please bear witness for me. Jia Runxue said that before I was captured and taken to the palace, she had no idea that I had an iron mine!"

Princess Anding frowned and said, "Chu Heyi, what on earth do you want to do? Now we are talking about the punishment of you and the Zhenbei Marquisate! Why are you talking about other things?

"Although Miss Runxue is not of the Chu family, she has a grateful heart. She stood up when you brought disaster to the whole family and was willing to guard the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and wait for your father and brother to return. You should be grateful to her instead of opposing her everywhere!"

Princess Anding seemed to be extremely angry, and continued: "Even if she is not of the Chu family's bloodline, she is now the future princess, and she will be a member of the royal family in the future. No matter how unconvinced you are, you will never be able to compare to her in this life!"

Dongfang Shuo was also very distressed about Chu Runxue. He was furious with Chu Heyi and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Father, Chu Heyi relied on her bloodline of the Zhenbei Marquisate to knowingly commit crimes. She has already admitted her mistakes, but she was unwilling to die alone. In the end, she wanted to bring disaster to the whole family and Runxue. Please sentence Chu Heyi to death!"

Dongfang Shuo was anxious to kill Chu Heyi not only because he felt sorry for Chu Runxue, but also because his hatred for the annihilation of his entire army in the northern border reached its peak after he saw Chu Heyi.

Especially since she kept jumping around and looked very tenacious, it made Dongfang Shuo even more furious.

I want to see her die immediately, die miserably!

Chu Heyi said, "Okay, sentence me to death, and even severely punish the Zhenbei Marquisate, demote my father and brother, and tell them to guard the northern border and never return to the capital. I, Chu Heyi, am willing to accept such a punishment, but His Royal Highness King Cheng and the entire royal family should also accept the corresponding punishment."

"Chu Heyi, are you crazy? Why should I and the Daqi royal family accept the corresponding punishment?" Dongfang Shuo blurted out.

Dongfang Shuo was not the only one who felt this way. People inside and outside the Purple Palace all thought that Chu Heyi had gone crazy! !

The emperor's face also turned pale, thinking that Chu Heyi had deliberately linked himself to the royal family before his death, and that he should indeed be sentenced to death.

Chu Heyi said, "Your Majesty, I have a basis for saying this. Xining Mountain was given to me as compensation by His Royal Highness Prince Cheng when he broke off the engagement..."

Dongfang Shuo interrupted her and said, "When I compensated you, I didn't know there was an iron mine on Xining Mountain. And this is not a reason for you to violate the laws of Daqi and mine privately."

Chu Heyi looked at him and smiled, "Your Highness King Cheng, do you still remember what you promised me when you gave me Xining Mountain?"

Dongfang Shuo was stunned by the question, and his thoughts instantly went back to the day when he went to the gate of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to apologize and compensate.

His face changed drastically.

"If Your Highness King Cheng doesn't remember, I don't mind recalling it for you. You promised me that day that everything on Xining Mountain would belong to me. This includes every blade of grass, every mountain, every stone, and even every insect and animal."

Chu Heyi's voice completely overlapped with the voice that day. Dongfang Shuo remembered that Chu Heyi had said the same thing that day, word for word.

Chu Heyi said: "Everything, including iron ore. At that time, His Royal Highness King Cheng brought King Rui'an with him to the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion. King Rui'an can be my witness.

"Moreover, His Royal Highness Prince Cheng also signed a written contract, and the Emperor also stamped the contract with his seal. I have kept that contract very carefully."

Baihua, who was kneeling behind her, immediately presented the contract to Chu Heyi, who took it and unfolded it.

The color drained away from Dongfang Shuo's face. Chu Heyi looked away, faced the emperor, and presented the contract with both hands.

"Your Majesty, I have the permission of you and His Royal Highness King Cheng to mine iron ore on my own land. What is wrong with that? How can it be considered a violation of the laws of Daqi and deserve the death penalty, bringing disaster to my entire family?"

Chu Heyi's tone began to sound innocent and aggrieved: "Does His Royal Highness King Cheng's promise count? Can the seal personally stamped by the Emperor be completely overturned? When the royal family cancels the engagement, can the compensation given to the minister be taken back?"

She was facing the emperor and asking the emperor the question, but Dongfang Shuo, who was kneeling on the ground, felt cold sweat all over his body, his eyes went dark, and he felt that the whole world was spinning...

Chu Runxue's usually healthy complexion turned pale at this moment. She had no idea that Chu Heyi had such a written contract.

Even Princess Anding bit her lip.

Chu Heyi still looked innocent: "I said that when I was mining iron ore, I didn't know about the changes in the laws of Daqi, but everyone didn't believe it.

"It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. Even if I broke the law knowingly, what I did was given the courage by the Emperor and His Royal Highness Prince Cheng."

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