After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Dozens of graceful, beautiful women dressed in gorgeous clothes walked into the courtyard together.

Upon entering the courtyard, they knelt in unison and said, "Your humble servants pay their respects to the Prince, the Prefect, Liu..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Qin Sima suddenly stood up with an urgent expression, strode over to one of the women, pulled her into the hall, and shouted, "It's her! I was in the same room with Yue Cui that night!"

His voice was tinged with excitement and nervousness.

The woman being held by Qin Sima was clearly flustered, her face showing fear, but she dared not break free from his grasp.

Looking at Yue Cui, Cao Yuan remembered that when Jin Zhu disappeared, she broke into Qin Sima's room and was in bed with Qin Sima.

"Is Yue Cui like this?" the Prefect asked.

Yuecui broke free from his hand, knelt on the ground, and nodded in agreement, "Yes, sir!"

Hearing this answer, Cao Yuan wasn't too disappointed, since she hadn't had much hope for her anyway.

Yue Cui's eyes sharpened, and she suddenly pointed at Qin Sima and said, "But I saw this old man enter A Rong and Lord Fan's room with my own eyes!"

She was completely different from the panicked woman just now.

"You bitch, how dare you frame me!" Qin Sima slapped her across the face.

"Old man, since we're all going to either be killed by you or you kill us anyway, you might as well just kill us sooner so we can be free!"

"Your Highness, we all saw him and Arong inside from outside the door. Arong died so tragically! We beg Your Highness to do us justice!"

Yue Cui knelt on the ground and moved a few steps toward Cao Yuan.

“He dragged us off the street! He never treated us like human beings. Over the years, we are the only ones left among the sisters who have died.”

"Your Highness, please do us justice! Kill him!"

"kill him!"

The people below echoed this sentiment.

"They've rebelled! They've rebelled against heaven!"

Qin Sima pointed at them, trembling, "Speak! Who ordered you to frame me like this!"

“Your Excellency, now that we have both witnesses and physical evidence, you should know how to make a decision,” Cao Yuan said.

“Your Highness, these concubines all have deep-seated grudges against Qin Sima. We cannot trust them entirely!” Chief Secretary Liu stepped forward and said.

"Yes, yes! We can't believe everything!" Qin Sima hurriedly echoed.

"Do you have any other evidence to prove that Qin Sima went to Lord Fan's room yesterday?" The prefect slammed his gavel.

Faced with such a question, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment, and for a moment no one dared to speak.

“We saw it all, isn’t that evidence?” Yue Cui shouted.

"So it was all just empty talk! A bunch of women dare to disrupt the order of the court. Guards! Give each of them fifty lashes!"

His voice boomed like thunder in the courtroom, sending chills down Yue Cui's spine.

"Wait!" Cao Yuan shouted, trying to stop them.

"Your Excellency, fifty strokes of the rod are far too heavy. Even a strong and healthy man would find it difficult to bear. Are you trying to beat these people to death?"

"Furthermore, what concrete evidence do you have to prove that what they say is all false and untrue?"

Cao Yuan's words were sharp yet logical, leaving the prefect speechless and forced to give up.

"Your Highness! They are using the pretext of taking concubines to plunder the people and even killed the former governor! Your Highness should arrest them all!"

"You bunch of bastards! I treat you to good food and drink every day, and you still want to drive me to my death!"

“Old man, we could tolerate being married to an ugly thing like you, but you want us to be given to the officials who come here. We are worse off than the servants in your mansion or even the dancers in the music hall!” Yue Cui said excitedly, her eyes shining.

"Your Highness, everyone in Anzhou wants them dead! I have others..."

Suddenly, a cold arrow shot towards them from afar, heading straight for Yue Cui, who was speaking.

Fan Qingli kicked the knife out of the constable's hand, deflecting the arrow, which struck Yue Cui in the shoulder.

"Ah! Moon Jade!"

"Ah! Murder!"

Yue Cui held her arm, blood flowing down her sleeve. The concubines surrounded her, and the scene was chaotic.

Suddenly, rows of archers on the roof pointed their arrows at everyone in the courtyard.

"what!"

The concubines in the courtyard began to panic and ran around in all directions.

"Don't run around!" Fan Qingli shouted.

"Arm the entire army!"

Liu Changshi shouted loudly.

"Ah..." The girls kneeling on the ground all hugged each other.

“Now that His Highness knows, we naturally cannot let His Highness and Lord Fan return to the capital alive.” Chief Secretary Liu’s expression darkened slightly.

"It's truly kind of you gentlemen to have played along with me for so long." Cao Yuan showed no fear whatsoever, as if she had known about their actions all along.

"Your Highness Prince Shuo, you have gone to great lengths to secure the position in the Ministry of War. You killed the Fourth Prince, forced my niece to her death, and now you want to cause trouble on our territory."

"Today! Not only your life, but all those who helped you will also die!" Liu Changshi roared.

The soldiers dragged in a mangled, bloody body from outside.

Not only were the concubines startled, but Cao Yuan was too.

If it weren't for the clothes he was wearing, she wouldn't have recognized him as the junior coroner who had just performed the autopsy with them.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

The junior coroner collapsed unconscious on the ground.

"I really underestimated you women, actually conspiring with this good-for-nothing beggar!"

"Soldiers! Prince Shuo is ostensibly on an inspection tour, but in reality, he's here to eliminate us. Once we're dead, you'll be living the same life of poverty and hardship as you did four years ago! Tell me, do they deserve to die?!"

Liu Changshi stood up straight, completely unafraid of Cao Yuan.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Do you want to rebel?" Cao Yuan shouted.

"You are soldiers of our Great Wei! Protecting the peace and stability of the local people is your duty. Look at yourselves now, how can you face the people of Great Wei? Are you still going to aid and abet evil?"

"Your Highness, don't waste your breath on these people, just charge out!"

Fan Qingli, her face contorted with rage, gritted her teeth and said, "With our strength, dealing with these few people is a piece of cake!"

He gripped the longsword tightly, his eyes flashing with a firm and resolute light, as if he were ready to fight a bloody battle at any moment.

"Lord Fan, I know I've dragged you into this. If you want to leave, then leave quickly! They won't stop you!"

"How can a general of the Great Wei desert his post! If word gets out, my Fan family will be ashamed!"

Fan Qingli gripped the knife tightly, preparing for a desperate fight with them.

"Fire arrows! Fire arrows! Kill them all!" Liu Changshi ordered.