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

In the Beiling County government office, the Marquis sat in the court with a heavy face, trying his best to maintain an image of fairness and dignity.

Xia Yurou sat upright on the side, Xiaoxue stood beside her. The master and servant looked directly at Xiao Xiangyu who was kneeling in the hall.

At this time, he would glance at Xia Yurou from time to time. The sunlight shining on Xiao Xiangyu's pale face made him look even more gloomy.

The county marquis glanced at everyone in the hall, looked straight at Xiao Xiangyu, and asked in a deep voice: "Xiao Xiangyu, do you admit your guilt?"

Xiao Xiangyu suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Sir, it's unfair! I have never killed anyone."

Xia Yurou frowned, anger welling up in her heart. She didn't expect that Xiao Xiangyu would become tough at this time, which was completely different from his attitude yesterday.

"Xiao Xiangyu, Princess Chen accused you of killing Xiaoxiao, but you are here to protest your innocence. Why is that?"

Xu, who was sitting in the hall, clutched her clothes tightly, her eyes filled with tears, and looked at the Marquis anxiously, hoping that he would quickly declare Yu'er not guilty and then release her on the spot.

Xiao Xiangyu knelt there, repeating "unfair" over and over again, his voice filled with hoarse despair.

Xia Yurou couldn't bear to watch this scene. If things continued to develop in this way, the people would be misled sooner or later and would definitely think that she was the one who framed the son of the marquis.

She stood up angrily, walked to the center of the court, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, Xiao Xiangyu's crime is simply outrageous to both humans and gods. He is greedy for money and does not hesitate to harm innocent children. How can such evil deeds be excused?"

A burly man heard what the princess said and said first: "What the princess said is right. I saw Xiao Xiangyu robbed the little girl at the market in Lin'an County with my own eyes, and his companions also beat up the little girl's grandmother."

Another thin peasant woman wiped her tears and said in a trembling voice: "There was also the drought. My family was so hungry that we couldn't even eat, but he was hiding in Lin'an County and living a life of luxury."

"We asked the adults for help, but they were not at home. Xiao Xiangyu had someone beat us up, and we are still injured."

The Marquis's face became increasingly gloomy at this time. It turned out that Xiao Xiangyu had done so many unscrupulous things behind his back. Even though he was very angry, he still had to help his son get rid of the guilt.

He slammed the gavel heavily, and the scene suddenly became silent. Then he said: "Everyone, I will find out the truth about Xiao Xiangyu. If there is injustice, it will be redressed. If the crime is proven, it will not be tolerated."

Even so, the tone of the county marquis revealed an unexplainable partiality. The people looked at each other, and their originally excited emotions gradually subsided.

At this moment, the Marquis is no longer a messenger of justice, but a demon who protects Xiao Xiangyu from escaping guilt.

"Sir, there are so many complaints. As the chief official of Beiling County, shouldn't you uphold justice for the people?"

Xia Yurou's cold words were like a heavy hammer hitting the Marquis' heart. He didn't dare to look directly into the princess' eyes that were burning with anger.

"What the princess said is absolutely right. I will thoroughly investigate this case, give justice to the deceased, and give peace to the people."

Seeing that his father seemed to be wavering, Xiao Xiangyu shouted even more frantically: "Sir, this is unjust! They are all colluding to frame me and want to kill me."

He shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with a wail of despair, as if he had really suffered a great injustice.

"Xiao Xiangyu, I will carefully examine this case. You must understand that if the crime is proven, no matter how you argue, it will be useless."

Then, the county marquis said to the people watching at the gate of the government office: "I hereby promise to the villagers that I will investigate this case thoroughly and give everyone an explanation."

Xia Yurou looked at the Marquis with disappointment. She thought he would uphold justice, but she didn't expect that he would still favor Xiao Xiangyu in the end.

She reminded him coldly in a low voice: "My Lord, don't forget your original intention as a parent official. Do you want to disappoint the people with what you did today?"

The county marquis was slightly startled, and frowned as he said, "Princess, I am not biased towards Xiao Xiangyu, but I am focusing on the evidence. I will carefully examine this case and will not wrongly accuse any good person, nor will I let any bad person go."

At this moment, several men suddenly broke into the court and threatened to expose Xiao Xiangyu's crimes.

Xiao Xiangyu thought he had a sure win thanks to his father's favoritism, but he didn't expect that his good friends who usually drank and ate with him would become witnesses to identify him.

Only Xia Yurou knew that Nightingale must have been secretly helping her to find these key witnesses.

"This princess must remind you that you must answer truthfully in court and not hide anything. Tell the truth about everything you know."

One of them was still in panic, and tremblingly said: "Sir, half a month ago, Xiao Shao insisted on snatching the girl's pendant at the market, but she held it tightly in her hand. Later, we followed him home, and during the struggle, Xiao Shao accidentally lost his hand... and he is gone."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a commotion outside the court, and the people shouted in anger: "Please punish the murderer severely."

The county marquis coughed softly, trying to calm the boiling public resentment, but his voice seemed so pale and weak.

"The crime committed by Xiao Xiangyu is truly abominable. I hereby sentence Xiao Xiangyu to be thrown into prison and await his fate."

Following the order from the county marquis, two bailiffs immediately stepped forward and escorted Xiao Xiangyu out of the court and back to the cell.

At this time, Xia Yurou was extremely angry. The county marquis's light sentence was clearly an attempt to delay time. It seemed that he wanted to find an opportunity for Xiao Xiangyu to escape punishment.

She clenched her fists tightly, her anger evident, and turned to Xiaoxue and said, "Xiaoxue, let's go."

The two of them walked out of the county government office one after the other. The sunlight shone on them, but it could not penetrate the coldness in Xia Yurou's heart.

Xiaoxue secretly observed the princess's expression and asked carefully, "Miss, why would the county marquis give such a light sentence?"

Xia Yurou stopped and said thoughtfully: "There are too many injustices and helplessness in the world. The bad guys will eventually be punished by the law."

"Miss, will he really get the punishment he deserves?"

"Justice may be late sometimes, but it will never be absent. Xiao Xiangyu's crimes are obvious, and he can't escape."

Xia Yurou suddenly realized that the county marquis might let Xiao Xiangyu go privately, and hurriedly said to Xiaoxue: "Go back to the inn and wait for me first, don't run around."

Xiaoxue looked at the princess' serious expression and didn't dare to ask more questions. She could only nod and agree, then turned and left.

Xia Yurou hurried towards the prison anxiously. If the marquis let Xiao Xiangyu go, the emperor would be furious if he found out. Not only would the marquis be punished, but the prince would also be implicated.

She didn't dare to delay at all, and her swift figure flashed across the street, and everyone thought it was just a gust of wind passing by.