Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

The king was clearly about to convey his decree. Even if Lin Ping didn't understand the ways of officialdom, he should be able to read people's expressions.

Is it really a good thing to openly interrupt the king?

This is obviously not good, otherwise the king wouldn't have looked so displeased.

"Scholar Lin, can't we put this off until later?" Xia Yeran hurriedly reminded him.

He admired Lin Ping's talent and knew that Lin Ping could help him succeed, but only if Lin Ping became the emperor's son-in-law and held real power.

He has not yet gained favor, yet he dares to challenge the king's authority; he truly has no sense of mortality.

"You'd better give me a reason that will satisfy me," the king replied with a gloomy face.

The implication was that if you cannot satisfy me, you will lose your title as the top martial arts scholar and may even be punished.

Lin Ping was not appreciative and did not agree with Xia Yeran's suggestion; his expression was quite serious.

"I already have a wife, and the princess herself can testify to that," Lin Ping said, oblivious to the danger.

Everyone was shocked; this was a sign of someone who didn't want to live.

Would the king not know that Lin Ping already had a wife? The reason he betrothed the princess to him was to turn a blind eye and give him the opportunity to divorce his wife.

Lin Ping is now bringing this matter up in the imperial court; he's simply courting death.

"How dare you! What do you take my daughter for?" The king was so angry with Lin Ping that he wanted to chop him up.

Xia Yiran was completely stunned. What kind of tactic was this? Was he going to make a three-point agreement with the king? Was he going to protect Zhou Xiyin's position?

Even if you just won the game and have no real power, you can be eliminated directly, even if you are a pillar of the government.

Xia Linglong's eyes were red. When Xia Yeran told her the news that Lin Ping was participating in the competition, she was overjoyed.

But why would he say such things in front of everyone? Was he trying to humiliate himself?

"Reporting to Father, on that day, I went to arrest a lecherous thief as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and happened to encounter Scholar Lin's wedding."

Xia Linglong said with tears in her eyes, completely disregarding the princess's dignity.

She already knew about Lin Ping's wedding, yet she still deliberately expressed her affection for him; she truly has no shame.

"You! You! Are you trying to drive me to my death?" The king was furious and didn't know what to say.

"A married man who still wants to covet a princess is truly courting death."

"Has this kid gone mad? Saying it in public saves us the trouble of dealing with him later."

"Offending the king is a death sentence, even nine lives wouldn't be enough, brat. This is what happens when you enter the court."

The Minister of Personnel and others sneered and waited for Lin Ping to be executed by slow slicing.

“As the princess said, you went to capture the flower thief, but do you remember that the flower thief had accomplices?” Lin Pingcai continued, ignoring the stares of the crowd.

Xia Linglong gradually calmed down and nodded, saying, "They do have accomplices. I remember they seem to be from the Xuan Sha Sect."

On the day Zhou Xiyin was captured by Zhu Sha, Lin Ping hurriedly chased after her, with Xia Linglong by his side. When they reached the outskirts of the city, several men in black suddenly appeared and blocked their way. If Jiang Hongling hadn't appeared, they would have all died there.

Upon hearing the name Xuan Sha Sect, many people's faces turned grim, and some even had a sense of foreboding.

The Minister of Personnel still stepped forward, despite his reluctance.

"Your humble servant wishes to impeach the Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture."

Impeach Xia Yeran? That's a rather disjointed line of thought.

"Oh? Why does Minister He want to impeach Ye Ran?" The king's expression changed again, deliberately using this intimate form of address to express his relationship with Xia Ye Ran.

“Previously, the prefect hastily closed the case with the murder of the flower thief, but now the flower thief’s accomplices have emerged, which means that the case is not yet closed and the prefect has not made any contribution,” the Minister of Personnel replied.

That's true. Xia Yeran received the commendation for handling the case of the flower thief. However, if the case is not yet closed, the commendation will be invalid and may even tarnish his reputation.

Xia Yeran was somewhat bewildered; he hadn't expected Lin Ping to bring this up on his own initiative.

"Could he be a spy sent by the enemy?" Xia Yeran actually had this thought.

Lin Ping's actions were truly baffling. He first harmed himself, then tricked Xia Yeran, and also insulted the dignity of the royal family.

This bizarre move is truly baffling.

The king shook his head in anger, regretting that he had listened to Xia Yeran's advice and shouldn't have allowed Lin Ping to participate in the competition.

Now that he has won the title of martial arts champion in full view of everyone, he cannot still be arrested on charges of treason.

“Lord He is right, the Prince should indeed be impeached,” Lin Ping echoed.

These words shocked everyone, forcing them to question his... intelligence once again.

"However, before impeaching, we should listen to the opinions of the person involved."

"Parties involved? Could there be other parties involved besides Scholar Lin and the princess?" the Minister of Personnel asked.

"Lord He, it seems your hearing isn't very good. If there are no other parties involved, where would the flower thief have accomplices?"

Lin Ping smiled faintly, his face concealing murderous intent.

"Could it be that Scholar Lin has captured an accomplice of the flower thief?" The Minister of Personnel smiled contemptuously.

The flower thief is a member of the Xuan Sha Sect, and his accomplices are all top-notch experts. Even if Lin Ping has some skills, he can't possibly defeat a true master in the martial arts world.

"The answer will be revealed soon, Lord He, please don't be impatient. Perhaps you have something to hide?"

"Please allow me to bring the person up, Your Majesty."

"Prelude!"

As the king calmed down, he realized that Lin Ping was not the reckless type and might actually bring him some surprises.

"Brother Pang, bring the person over here," Lin Ping shouted loudly towards the outside of the hall.

Before long, Pang Xingji led a man in black to the front of the hall; it was none other than Long Sha.

The moment they saw Long Sha, the Minister of Rites and the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review felt as if they had been electrocuted, and involuntarily took two steps back, almost stumbling and falling to the ground.

"Lin Ping, what do you mean by this? You just grab someone and call them an accomplice of the flower thief. Are you trying to deceive His Majesty?" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review couldn't hold back any longer and stood up, shouting loudly, having already lost his temper.

"Don't be anxious, Lord Xiang. Whether someone was just randomly arrested or not, the princess will know at a glance. Surely the princess wouldn't lie to us," Lin Ping said with a smile.

Xia Linglong wiped away her tears, turned around, glanced at Long Sha, and said with certainty, "Reporting to Father, this is the flower thief's accomplice."

“Since they are accomplices of the flower thief, they must be quite skilled. Why not let my Dali Temple keep an eye on them?” Xiang Lian said urgently, even waving to Fu Ling and the others behind him.

"Don't be anxious, sir. Perhaps this person has something to say."

"Do you have something to say?" the king asked. Although he couldn't figure out Lin Ping's intentions, he knew this was Lin Ping's time to perform. As for how far Lin Ping could go, the king waited to see.

“I am Long Sha, the leader of the Xuan Sha Sect. I was previously hired to commit evil deeds in Yingtian Prefecture in order to suppress the Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture,” Long Sha said bluntly.

"Nonsense! Where is Fu Ling? Take him away immediately!" Xiang Lian's face turned ashen. If he let Long Sha finish speaking, who knew what the consequences would be.

"My dear minister, I haven't even given the order yet, and you're already taking him away? Why don't you listen to the mastermind behind this?" the king said angrily, already guessing the outcome.

"It was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review who paid me to be a commoner!" Long Sha revealed everything.

The reason he betrayed the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was because the minister had first harmed the Xuan Sha Sect.

Xiang Lian ordered him to intercept and kill Lin Ping, but did not mention beforehand that he was protected by experts from the Chiyang Pavilion.

Had they known this would happen, they would never have dared to offend the people of Chiyang Pavilion, and they wouldn't have met such a tragic end.

Lin Ping deliberately let Long Sha go that day in order to secretly make some kind of deal with him.

Since the Xuan Sha Sect loves money, Lin Ping gave him money. In addition, given Long Sha's hatred for Xiang Lian, he would naturally lend a hand.

"How dare you, Xiang Lian! Do you know your crime?" The king was furious.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!" Xiang Lian knelt on the ground and pleaded bitterly.

"Where are the Embroidered Uniform Guards? Throw him into the imperial prison and await his fate!"

In the current imperial court, only the Embroidered Uniform Guard is the emperor's confidant, and Xiang Lian must be imprisoned.

At a command, two Imperial Guards dressed in flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring knives suddenly appeared and dragged Xiang Lian away like a dead dog.

With Xiang Lian in trouble, everyone was on edge, and even the Minister of Personnel broke out in a cold sweat.

"Minister Lin, although you already have a wife, it will not affect your marriage to the princess," the king said, his eyes fixed on Lin Ping, thinking of giving him another chance.

Xiang Lian was a thorn in the side of the king, having repeatedly clashed with the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Now that Lin Ping had eliminated this disloyal traitor for him, the king was naturally pleased and had also seen Lin Ping's abilities.

Throughout the entire process, Xia Yiran was terrified, and only came to her senses after Xiang Lian was taken away.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to say."

"Oh? What else do you want to say?" The king's face fell again, unable to fathom Lin Ping's thoughts.

"I heard that the princess recently contracted an epidemic?" Lin Ping asked bluntly.

"How dare you presume to know the princess's condition!" the king roared in anger.

Although many people knew about the princess's illness in private, it was still kept secret from the public. Lin Ping had undoubtedly tarnished the princess's reputation once again.

Xia Linglong was so angry that she cried. Next time you want to express a point of view, can you please not use me as a scapegoat?

Lin Ping completely ignored what the king said and continued his topic: "Your humble servant is not very talented, but I know some medical skills, and I especially want to study these strange diseases. So I went to Yiyuantang to visit the divine physician Tang. However, I discovered a little secret. I wonder if I could bring him up with me?"

The "Divine Doctor Tang" he mentioned was Tang Tian, ​​the doctor who had once treated the princess.

He was also the first to say that the princess had contracted a plague.

"Bring him up," the king said weakly, utterly bewildered as to what Lin Ping was up to.

Before long, Tang Tian was brought up, bound hand and foot, his body covered in blood.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Dr. Tang, how come you've been beaten up like this after only a few days?" Lin Ping asked sarcastically, "Why don't you tell us why you were beaten up?"

Seeing Lin Ping's cold gaze, Tang Tian trembled with fear and hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing and saying, "This humble subject deserves to die, this humble subject deserves to die. The reason why the princess contracted the plague was because this humble subject poisoned her."