I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 104 Is it stupid?
Xiao Jingfan waved his hand, and the music stopped abruptly. The entire second floor of Jinxiu Pavilion fell silent, with only Zhao Yue's voice remaining.

"My parents were beaten to death by thugs in the street. The governor of Shuntian Prefecture did nothing and let the thugs and their instigators go unpunished. I beg Your Majesty to bring justice to my parents."

Xiao Jingfan stared at her for a while and thought to himself that she had no ears or tail, and no hair on her face or hands, so she didn't look like a wolf.

He asked, "Are you from Dasheng?"

"Yes." Zhao Yue nodded, "I and my parents are all from Dasheng."

Xiao Jingfan was puzzled: "Then why did you become Princess Yujin's maid?"

Before Zhao Yue could speak, Wei Mingliang spoke first, "Your Majesty, Yu Jin rescued this girl at the night market the other day. Seeing that she was desperate and pitiful, he was kind enough to keep her by his side. This girl used sweet words to deceive people, and Yu Jin was completely unaware of her injustice."

In order to prevent Xiao Jingfan from making a fuss about this matter, he must first distance himself from it.

"Princess Yujin really doesn't know about this?" Xiao Jingfan looked at Princess Xixia with a cold gaze, carrying the oppressive feeling that only belongs to an emperor.

Princess Xixia was frightened by his look. She felt that he was scarier than her father. Her delicate face turned pale. She was about to explain herself when she heard Zhao Yue say, "Your Majesty, I was being hunted by that group of thugs. I had no choice but to deceive you in order to protect myself. You really didn't know anything about me."

Although the Princess of Western Xia is easy to deceive, she is a good person and Zhao Yue does not want to implicate her.

Princess Xixia was very angry about Zhao Yue's deception. She stared at Zhao Yue and asked, "I saved you out of kindness, why did you lie to me?"

Zhao Yue couldn't explain and could only apologize: "I'm sorry, I lied."

Princess Xixia was not calmed down by an apology, and continued to ask: "Is your childhood sweetheart also fake?"

It was because of this sentence that Princess Xixia felt that she and Zhao Yue were in the same boat and decided to help Zhao Yue.

She couldn't decide on her own marriage, but she could help Zhao Yue and her lover. She even planned to ask the eldest princess for help during the plum blossom viewing banquet.

"It's fake." Zhao Yue lowered her eyes and said, "It's a lie."

Princess of Xixia: T^T
He actually lied to her!!

[Frog fun! The innocent little princess was so angry that she started to cry. Although she looks beautiful when she cries, tyrant, hurry up and comfort your future wife! ]

Not the future daughter-in-law!
Xiao Jingfan clenched his teeth with a dark face.

[Tsk tsk, if the childhood friend was here, he would have wiped the little princess' tears and cheered her up. The tyrant, the current fiancé, has no sympathy for women at all. Bad review!!!]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

What does it have to do with this woman whether the princess of Western Xia cries or not?
"Yujin." Wei Mingliang glared at his sister in a warning tone, "You must not be unruly in front of His Majesty."

Princess Xixia was still afraid of her royal brother. She wanted to hold back the tears that were about to flow out, but her tear glands were shallow and she couldn't help crying when she was excited. Now, she couldn't stop crying at all due to her emotional excitement.

Wei Mingliang frowned as he watched. If he were still in the posthouse, he would have scolded him long ago.

It was the eldest princess who stepped forward to help the Princess of Xixia out of trouble.

She said to Xiao Jingfan, "Your Majesty, I am a little tired from sitting here. I would like to ask Princess Yujin to accompany me for a walk in the garden."

Xiao Jingfan nodded in agreement.

The eldest princess stood up slowly and walked gracefully to the front of Princess Xixia. She smiled and said, "Princess, are you willing to go with me?"

Princess Xixia didn't know what to do, so she nodded quickly and said, "Yes."

As she moved, two tears in her eyes fell like pearls onto the hem of the princess's skirt. The princess gently took her hand, nodded to Wei Mingliang, and left with her people.

He said he was strolling in the garden, but in fact he was going to the warm room on the first floor to tidy up his appearance.

Princess Xixia had stopped crying by now. Although she was angry that Zhao Yue had lied to her, she felt sorry for Zhao Yue. She clenched her hands and asked anxiously, "Will Your Majesty help Zhao Yue?"

"Princess, don't worry. Your Majesty is a wise ruler. As long as the grievances of the woman are true, Your Majesty will definitely seek justice for her."

The eldest princess used her handkerchief to wipe the tears off Princess Xixia's face and said softly, "Princess, calm down here for a while. I have asked someone to bring some hot water to help you dress up again."

Princess Xixia nodded, and her favorable impression of the eldest princess increased sharply, "Eldest Princess, you are as gentle as Shan's mother."

"Good?" The eldest princess was puzzled. "But is it the princess's friend?"

Princess Xixia subconsciously answered "yes". After she came to her senses, she grasped the hem of her clothes in a panic and denied it, "No, no, it's my brother's friend."

The princess pretended not to notice her unnatural expression and her fingertips that were turning white from exertion. She did not continue the conversation and instead started talking to her about the scenery of Western Xia.

As she talked about familiar things, Princess Xixia's tense body gradually relaxed and a smile appeared on her face.

Here, the two of them were getting along better and better, while on the other side, a scene of sisters recognizing each other was taking place.

Yuzhui couldn't let the task of seeking justice for her parents fall entirely on her sister, so she walked out without hesitation to meet Zhao Yue.

Now the two sisters knelt respectfully in front of Xiao Jingfan to plead for justice for their parents.

Xiao Jingfan supported his chin with one hand, his face showing no emotion, but he was happy in his heart.

The Sheng State had always had a drum for reporting complaints. Since Emperor Ren De, in order to encourage people to file complaints with the emperor, punishments such as whipping, beating with a stick, and rolling on a nail board were deliberately abolished.

However, perhaps because of the majesty of heaven, Emperor Ren De was in power for more than 30 years, but the drum for reporting to the emperor was never struck once, which Emperor Ren De regretted.

After Xiao Jingfan ascended the throne, he still did not impose any punishment and encouraged the people to file complaints with the emperor.

Unfortunately, over the past three years, there have been countless corrupt officials, and the people have been oppressed and exploited, but still no one has sounded the alarm to report the incident.

While Xiao Jingfan was disappointed, he suddenly understood the long sigh that his father uttered when he told him about this matter.

The people did not dare to beat the drum to report their crimes. On the one hand, it was because they were afraid of him as the emperor. On the other hand, they did not believe in him as the emperor and did not believe that he would really rule for the people.

He just didn't do well enough.

Originally, Xiao Jingfan had been prepared for the fact that no one would dare to report an unjust case while he was in office. He did not expect that today an unjust case would be brought to him. He had to give it a thorough trial, right?
We must make a good start!
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingfan cleared his throat twice, straightened his face, and said to Zhao Yue in a dignified yet friendly manner: "Tell me the story of your parents' injustice from the beginning. If the injustice is true, I will definitely make the decision for your parents."

[Tsk tsk, if the civil and military officials saw the tyrant's friendly appearance as he coaxed the little girl, wouldn't they be scared to death? ]

"..."

Xiao Jingfan kept repeating in his mind: I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you…

Say it directly?
Zhao Yue looked up in surprise and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, don't you have to take a hundred blows first and then roll onto the ten-meter-long nail board?"

Everyone: "..."

Girl, are you stupid? Why are you asking for a beating?
Xiao Jingfan had not expected to hear such a question. He suddenly thought of something, a cold light flashed across his eyes, and he asked, "Who told you that you have to take a hundred blows before rolling on a ten-meter-long nail board?"