After traveling through time, I became a princess in ancient times

Inside the solemn and dignified yamen, as a yamen runner shouted "Mighty!", the prefect Wang Mingyuan sat upright in the court. Everyone in the hall was startled, and even the air seemed to be filled with tension.

When Wang Mingyuan saw that it was Prince Nan and Princess Chen standing in the hall, he was startled and asked hurriedly, "I wonder what Prince Nan and Princess Chen are doing?"

Xia Yurou was about to speak, but Ren Chennan got the better of her: "Princess Chen had a dispute with Boss Chen and even beat him up, so I brought her here to be dealt with by you, my Lord."

"Sir, this is not my wish, but there are reasons. The account book in my hand and this moldy cinnamon are the evidence that Mr. Chen cheated me."

As she spoke, Xia Yurou handed the account book and cinnamon bark to Wang Mingyuan in the court. These words made the people watching frown.

In the crowd, an old lady shouted indignantly: "I ate hot pot yesterday and had diarrhea for half a day."

The old lady's words immediately resonated with more people: "I thought I had a stomachache, but after a while I found out it was the moldy cinnamon."

"Boss Chen is usually a shady person. He would charge more money, but now he is selling moldy cinnamon to make money. He is really making things difficult for us."

The people were extremely excited, and their voices were getting louder and louder. Wang Mingyuan knocked on the table with his gavel and said solemnly, "Be quiet. I will find out the truth and give everyone justice."

Boss Chen was terrified when he saw the situation was not favorable to him, but he still refused to give in and cried out loudly: "Sir, it's unfair! This account book and the cinnamon bark were forged by Princess Chen. Princess Chen wronged me. I beg you to investigate."

He shouted and struggled to kneel down towards Wang Mingyuan, trying to win everyone's sympathy with tears on his face.

Wang Mingyuan looked back and forth between Xia Yurou and Boss Chen with a frown on his face, knowing that this matter could not be handled lightly.

"Boss Chen, you said that the account book and the cinnamon bark were forged by Princess Chen. Do you have any evidence to incriminate Princess Chen?"

Boss Chen was speechless when asked by Wang Mingyuan. He had no evidence and was just making excuses for himself in a hurry. He hesitated for a long time and couldn't make any sense.

"Sir, I certainly would not fabricate evidence out of thin air. The handwriting on this account book and the mold on this cinnamon bark are all from Mr. Chen's shop."

Ren Chennan said calmly: "It is true that you beat the people. According to the laws of the Dragon Kingdom, you should be punished with thirty strokes of the cane."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people watching began to talk, their voices filled with sympathy and unfairness.

"Sir, you can't hit the princess!"

"Princess Chen has worked hard for the people of Beiling County. How could such a good person do such a thing?"

"Boss Chen is the bad guy and should be severely punished."

"That's right, we can't wrongly accuse our princess."

Wang Mingyuan slowly stood up, his eyes swept across everyone in the hall, and finally stopped on Xia Yurou's face.

"Princess Chen, you claimed that this moldy cinnamon bark is related to Boss Chen. Do you have any other solid evidence?"

"Sir, apart from these, I really have no direct evidence to prove that the cinnamon bark came from Mr. Chen's shop. But I would like to ask, where did this moldy cinnamon bark come from? How could the account books of my Chen Palace be false?"

Wang Mingyuan frowned and fell into deep thought.

However, Ren Chennan's voice came again like a cold wind, and he stated in a cold voice: "Princess Chen not only beat Boss Chen, but also broke into the private residence with a sword and seriously injured many people. How can such evil deeds be forgiven easily?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

Without waiting for Xia Yurou to explain, Ren Chennan continued, "My Lord, this matter concerns the king's law, and we cannot be partial to her because of her status as a princess. In my opinion, Princess Chen should be punished with 100 strokes of the cane first, and then the trial should be held."

Although Wang Mingyuan hesitated for a moment, due to the pressure from the Southern King, he could only say: "Since it is a fact that Princess Chen has seriously injured others, then..."

Before Wang Mingyuan could finish his words, a loud voice came from outside the court: "Who dares to touch my princess?"

Everyone turned to look and saw a man dressed in a royal robe and with an imposing manner striding into the court. It was King Chen.

Ren Chenxi came to Xia Yurou's side and protected her behind him. He glanced at everyone coldly, and his voice was as shocking as thunder: "How can my beloved concubine be slandered by you? If you don't show me the evidence, I will not let you off easily."

Boss Chen was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, sweat dripping down his forehead. He stammered and said, "Prince Chen, I am innocent. It's all the fault of Princess Chen..."

Before he finished speaking, his voice had become so soft that it could not be heard.

Ren Chennan saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Third brother, although Boss Chen's words were evasive, it is certain that Third Sister-in-law beat Boss Chen."

"This king has evidence to prove the princess' innocence."

Ren Chenxi asked the accompanying housekeeper Lin to take out a thick account book and said sternly: "This is the account book of Boss Chen's shop, which records the transaction records with Rouyue Hot Pot Restaurant in detail. In addition, several shops can prove that the cinnamon sold by Boss Chen is indeed moldy."

After Wang Mingyuan looked through the account books, he found that the transaction amounts of the two stores were the same. He slammed the gavel with a deafening voice that echoed in the courtroom: "How dare you, you rude people, slander Princess Chen? Come here quickly."

Boss Chen turned pale with fear after being shouted at by Wang Mingyuan. He had originally been hoping for the best, thinking that he could escape with his own sophistry and the help of King Nan, but he never expected that Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear in the middle of the road.

Now that the evidence was irrefutable and there were testimonies from other merchants before him, he could no longer argue and could only confess tremblingly: "Sir, the moldy cinnamon was indeed sold by my shop. I was greedy for a moment, so I did such a stupid thing."

"Boss Chen, you sold moldy cinnamon and harmed the people. Today, I will punish you with 20 strokes of the cane according to the law, and you must compensate the hot pot restaurant for all the losses."

As Wang Mingyuan finished speaking, two yamen runners dragged Boss Chen outside the hall to execute him. He cried and begged for mercy, but the yamen runners were unmoved and raised their sticks high and brought them down fiercely.

"Pa!" With a crisp sound, the first blow made Boss Chen scream in agony. He lay on the ground, holding his head tightly with both hands, trying to avoid the next blow, but the yamen runners acted quickly and the sticks fell like raindrops. Soon, Boss Chen's back was torn and bloody.

In the court, Ren Chennan's face became increasingly gloomy. He looked at Xia Yurou and said, "It is an indisputable fact that you broke into a private residence with a sword in hand. How can you escape punishment for some reason?"

Ren Chenxi frowned upon hearing this, and turned to face Ren Chennan, her voice full of dominance: "Do you know that everything the princess does has a reason?"

Just as the two were at a stalemate, a petite figure rushed into the court, panting and kneeling beside Xia Yurou, with tears in her eyes: "Sir, I was kidnapped by thieves yesterday, and it was the princess who saved me."

Although Xiaoxue's voice was weak, it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingyuan's shock turned into admiration, and he announced in a loud voice: "Princess Chen bravely rescued people and eliminated harm for the people. She shall be immediately released without charge."

Following Wang Mingyuan's verdict, there was a cheer outside the court, and everyone was talking about Princess Chen's heroic deeds.

Ren Chennan's face turned pale in an instant. He glared at Ren Chenxi angrily and turned to leave.

When he was about to step out of the courtroom, Ren Chenxi quickly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve.

The two men stood at the door of the court and looked at each other. The sunlight shone in from behind, stretching their shadows very long.

Ren Chenxi leaned over to Ren Chennan's ear, his voice low but full of warning: "You and I both know that the princess is not at fault this time. If you dare to play any tricks on her again, don't blame me, your brother, for being ruthless."

Although his tone was gentle, the threat contained in it was self-evident. This was an anger he had never felt before.

Ren Chennan felt a chill rising from his spine. He suddenly shook off Ren Chenxi's hand and walked away without looking back.