The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 322: Is that all you can do?

In full view of the public, he was surrounded by the Forbidden Army.

Seeing that there was no possibility of escape, the woman simply gave up struggling and stared at Wu Tianxiao with infinite hatred on her face: "Wu Tianxiao, you raped and killed my sister, causing my family to be destroyed. I wish I could eat your flesh alive! I only regret that I am not capable enough to avenge my sister. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

What was going on? The newly crowned Prince of Ning, a man everyone in the capital believed doted on his wife, had actually raped and murdered a woman?

"How dare you!" the Queen scolded loudly, "Prince Ning just returned to the capital from the border. How could he have had any entanglement with your sister?"

The woman sneered, "Your Majesty is right. His Royal Highness Prince Ning's great achievements on the border are praised by everyone, but who knew that it was during his time there that he became obsessed with my sister's beauty. Seeing her beauty, he resorted to any means necessary to bring her into his mansion. Later, fearing that failure would affect his reputation in the capital, he secretly killed my sister! That's not all. To silence her, he murdered my entire family! If someone hadn't rescued me, I would have died on the border too."

Her face was full of sorrow as she spoke, yet she was extremely determined.

The emperor frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Third Brother, do you have anything to say?"

Wu Tianxiao had a shoulder injury and half of his body was covered in blood. When he heard the emperor's question, his heart sank.

He slowly stood up and said, "I have never done anything so absurd. I hope your Majesty will understand."

"Of course you won't admit it! It's a shame that I couldn't succeed in my attack, allowing you, a hypocrite, to continue living in this world! Even in my afterlife, I will curse you every day. Let's see when the Great Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed by your hands!" With that, she raised her arm, plucked the silver hairpin from her head, and stabbed it directly at her neck and shoulder. "Stop her!" someone shouted.

But it happened so suddenly that the imperial guards surrounding her could not pounce on her in time.

In a flash, a sharp arrow shot directly into the hall from outside and hit the woman's arm.

"Ah..." With a scream, the silver hairpin pierced...

The woman was pinned to the ground by the swarming imperial guards.

Xu Rongrong's heart was beating nervously in her throat. If she really committed suicide, King Ning Wu Tianxiao would never be able to wash away his guilt even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

She subconsciously looked at Mu Rong, only to see that he was calm and composed.

I think...what he said to Prince Ning the day before yesterday, "It has been properly arranged", was referring to this matter.

But... who could it be?

"Who is outside the palace?" the commander of the imperial guards shouted.

Chu He walked in. He was not on duty tonight, so he was only wearing casual clothes.

When the commander of the imperial guards saw that it was one of their own, he said no more. There had been several shocking incidents in the hall just now, and he didn't want the imperial guards to become the focus of everyone's attention.

Sure enough, the emperor was furious and smashed the wine glass in his hand.

Upon seeing this, the Queen suddenly stood up and pointed at Concubine Shu: "Concubine Shu, is this the girl from the music troupe you carefully selected? You dare to point a knife at me in front of Your Majesty? This is a rebellion!"

Concubine Shu was also panicked. When this woman assassinated Prince Ning just now, she had originally thought of watching the show, and she was indescribably happy. She had completely forgotten that this person was invited into the palace under the pretext of performing a dance. Now, when she heard the Queen mention it, she suddenly realized...

She quickly stood up, discarding her arrogance in front of the Empress. She looked at the Emperor's sullen expression and stammered, "I am innocent! How could I have known that someone in the music house harbored such evil intentions? Furthermore... this person came after Prince Ning and had no intention of harming Your Majesty."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something, turned to glare at Wu Tianxiao, and changed her excuse: "How could I have known that Prince Ning would cause such a disaster outside? He even committed the evil act of robbing a commoner girl! If this woman had not suffered a great injustice, she would not have taken such a big risk to enter the palace to avenge her sister."

"Hmph! Has Consort Shu believed what this unknown person said? Are you so anxious to convict Prince Ning?" Mu Qianyin, who had been applying pressure to Wu Tianxiao's wound, could no longer bear it. "Prince Ning's character is well known throughout the world! Regardless of whether he was once the Third Prince or is now Prince Ning, if he wanted to take a woman in, why would he resort to such means? In the Prince Ning's mansion's backyard, the positions of concubines on both sides, four maids, and six concubines are all vacant. If he was a man who coveted women, how could he have refrained from taking a woman in for all these years?! Do you think you can slander my husband just based on this woman's empty and flawed remarks?"

Mu Qianyin's eyes were red. Although she said this to Concubine Shu, her eyes were always looking at the emperor and empress who were sitting on the throne.

Wu Tianxiao was still bleeding. Could it be that his biological father, the mother of a nation, would just leave him alone like this? Eunuch Yao saw her expression and quickly leaned over to the emperor's ear, whispering, "His Royal Highness Prince Ning is seriously injured. Your Majesty, do you think... should you summon the imperial physician?"

The emperor finally recovered from his fury and glared at Eunuch Yao: "Are they all dead? You still have to ask that!"

This was a rare moment of anger from the Emperor. Eunuch Yao hurriedly said, "Quick! Quick! Quick! Summon the imperial physician to treat Prince Ning's injuries."

The people waiting outside the hall hurried to the Imperial Hospital to ask for help.

Inside the palace, after the emperor calmed down, he stood up and slowly walked to Wu Tianxiao's side: "Third brother, concentrate on healing your injuries. I will definitely investigate this matter and give you an explanation."

What he said was "give an explanation" rather than "restore innocence."

Mu Qianyin's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said, "Father, Prince Ning would never do such a thing..."

The emperor raised his hand to signal her to calm down: "I trust you and I trust you and your wife. Just focus on taking care of your pregnancy and don't worry about these things." After saying that, he changed his previous habit of walking in and out of the hall hand in hand with the queen, and walked out slowly alone.

The commander of the imperial guards followed him and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do with this woman?"

"Take him to the Sky Prison and order people from the Ministry of Justice to come into the palace to interrogate him." After the emperor said this, he left without looking back.

The Queen's expression changed slightly: Your Majesty, are you going to personally investigate this matter?

She sighed calmly, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Concubine Shu to hear: "I'm afraid this will usher in thunderous wrath..."

Concubine Shu's face turned pale.

……

Soon, the woman was tied up.

She trembled with pain from the arrow in her arm. Mu Rong gave her a cold glance and warned, "Don't let her die... This is someone His Majesty will personally attend to." The commander of the Imperial Guards, who had just returned from seeing the emperor off, hurriedly said, "There are medical officers on duty in the prison. I will ensure her safety."

Mu Rong nodded. "Also, after the torture, we must take good care of her. Don't let her die from the endurance. If we want her to tell the truth, we'll have to use one of the hundred or eighty severe tortures in the Heavenly Prison."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the body that was shaking with pain tremble again.

Mu Rong sneered in his heart: With such little ability, you dare to slander my third brother?