"Chu Qianli, what crime has this Prince committed? Not only have you locked me in the Sky Prison, but you also made me kneel at Guang’an Gate where only felons kneel! What are your true intentions?"

After the commotion had quieted down, Prince Yu, who had been silent, finally spoke.

"Chu Qianli, you, a mere Princess, do not have the authority to interrogate this Prince. If interrogation is necessary, then let the Emperor come himself!"

Despite being just a little girl, even with the use of force to suppress and trap him here, she could only bind him temporarily.

Even though Prince Yu knew that the mysterious Prince might be nearby, perhaps not far behind this wretched girl.

However, he refused to believe that this wretched girl dared to harm him in front of everyone.

Does she not fear being condemned by all, leaving a stink for ten thousand years?

Who does not cherish their reputation?

If she truly did this, she would be unable to establish her prestige among the people in this lifetime.

She would never have the chance to attain the title of Her Majesty the Empress! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Is she not afraid?

Chu Qianli lowered her eyes, looking at the still-arrogant Prince Yu kneeling on the ground.

Her voice was not very loud, yet with her profound inner strength, it carried to every corner of the square:

"Establishing an assassin organization in secret, ordering your son to command the explosion of the Moat, causing its collapse, and murdering more than three thousand innocent citizens."

These words, each one pierced into everyone’s ears like nails.

"Are Prince Yu’s crimes not enough to have him atone with death in front of Guang’an Gate?"

The entire square fell silent instantly.

Commanding his son to explode the Moat, is this... true?

If it is true, then Prince Yu is indeed deserving of death; dying a hundred times wouldn’t suffice to calm the people’s anger!

But, wasn’t this a crime supposedly committed by Princely Heir Haohao himself?

Moreover, it is said that in truth, the matter had nothing to do with Princely Heir Haohao; it was the Princess who falsely accused him in her grab for power.

And to cover up her crime and eliminate witnesses, Her Highness even had Princely Heir Haohao secretly executed in prison.

Which story is true?

After a moment of silence, Prince Yu suddenly lashed out: "Chu Qianli, how ruthless you are! Everybody knows what the truth really is!"

"To safeguard the Imperial Family’s dignity and for the bigger picture, I did not delve deeper, and even when my Haohao... my Haohao was unjustly killed in prison, this Prince bore the resentment in silence!"

"Everything was for the Jiangshan of Nanming, for the stability of Jiangshan! Yet I never imagined the reward for my family’s forbearance would be your even more brutal treatment!"

"Today, this Prince can no longer bear it! The Princess must give me, the Prince Residence of Yu, and the whole world an explanation!"

Prince Yu wanted to stand up, but was immobilized by sealed acupoints.

He could only turn his head, looking at the countless civilians outside the square, with a voice indescribably low, and a face indescribably heavy:

"People of the world, I ask for your justice! The collapse of the Moat, the Princess has no so-called evidence to prove it was my Haohao!"

"Originally, this Prince thought they had temporarily detained Haohao for further trial, and I was diligently searching for evidence to prove Haohao’s innocence. Never did I expect, never in ten thousand years would I have expected..."

At this point, Prince Yu was nearly sobbing: "I never expected that before I could present the evidence, my Haohao... my Haohao would be murdered by villains!"