Taking a deep breath, Zhong Mingxin slowly told Nangong Xin how he had been kept under house arrest in the Princess's Mansion for the past ten years.

After he finished speaking, he continued, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of offending Princess Mingyue, but the princess has been unwilling to let me go. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision and set me free!"

Listening to Zhong Mingxin's narration, Nalan Deyi couldn't help but blush for Nangong Xin's behavior. He was so angry that he picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it directly on Nangong Xin.

"Look at what you have done. You have brought shame upon our royal family."

Although Nangong Xin was not a member of their royal family, she was also a princess appointed by the court.

If outsiders knew that Princess Mingyue had placed a man under house arrest and poisoned him in order to forcibly keep him, then not only would the reputation of the royal family be damaged, but the credibility of the court would also be reduced.

Nangong Xin knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and then began to defend herself, "Your Majesty, I really like Zhong Mingxin. Moreover, I have been with him for so many years. Even if he was a stubborn stone, I would have warmed him up long ago. He clearly agreed to marry me, but now he is stabbing me in the back. Your Majesty, you have to help me seek justice!"

"I didn't," Zhong Mingxin immediately retorted, "I never promised to marry you, don't talk nonsense here."

As he spoke, he looked towards Zhong Nian Yao from time to time, fearing that Zhong Nian Yao really misunderstood the relationship between him and Nangong Xin, and then went back and told Le Yao about it, then he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

"You're talking nonsense. You obviously agreed." Nangong Xin's eyes were red. "Zhong Mingxin, how can you be so ungrateful? If I hadn't saved you, you would have died long ago. Now you're still saying that you didn't agree to marry me. Do you really want to force me to death before you're satisfied?"

After hearing Nangong Xin's accusatory words, Zhong Mingxin's eyes darkened, his lips were tightly pursed, and he said no more.

He was indeed leaving, but he never thought of taking Nangong Xin's life. Although Nangong Xin had kept him under house arrest for so many years, there was one thing that was true: if it weren't for Nangong Xin, he would have died long ago.

Seeing Zhong Mingxin's silence, Zhong Nianyao's eyes flashed with a faint light, and then she looked at Nangong Xin and said, "So, according to you, because you saved my father, he must marry you, right?"

"Does that mean that as long as someone saves your life, you must repay them with your body. Otherwise, the person who saves the person can arbitrarily control the freedom of the person being saved, or even their life or death?"

Listening to Zhong Nianyao's question after question, Nangong Xin was unable to answer for a moment.

Nalan Deyi ignored Nangong Xin and looked at Zhong Mingxin. He said directly, "Tell me the truth, have you ever agreed to marry Nangong Xin? Also, is it true what you just said that Nangong Xin has kept you under house arrest in the Princess's Mansion for all these years?"

Nangong Xin looked directly at Zhong Mingxin, her eyes were full of determination. It seemed that if Zhong Mingxin answered yes, she would definitely die. At the same time, her eyes were full of accusations, accusing Zhong Mingxin of being ungrateful to her.

For a moment, Zhong Mingxin was a little hesitant.

Seeing Zhong Mingxin's hesitation, Zhong Nian Yao couldn't help but frown. He stepped forward, blocked Nangong Xin, and then said directly, "Be a man, don't be shy. Also, no matter whether she saved your life or not, these ten years of house arrest have offset everything. If you still want to go back to see your wife and parents, then make things clear as soon as possible." These words made Zhong Mingxin feel like he had been enlightened.

Yes! Although he was grateful to Nangong Xin for saving him, Nangong Xin even poisoned him in order to put him under house arrest. Such a woman, even if she was really his savior, was not worth protecting.

If Nian Yao hadn't appeared here today, would he still be under house arrest in the Princess's Mansion? Or even, would he be imprisoned in the Princess's Mansion for the rest of his life?

After thinking all this through, the life-saving grace I once received was offset by the ten years of house arrest.

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Mingxin didn't even look at Nangong Xin again, and directly replied, "Your Majesty, I already have a wife, and I have never agreed to marry the princess. Moreover, in the past ten years, the princess has been poisoning me in order to keep me under house arrest in the princess's mansion."

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

After receiving Zhong Mingxin's affirmation, Nalandeyi looked at Nangong Xin with a cold look in his eyes, "Mingyue, what else do you have to say now?"

Feeling the chill emanating from Nalandeyi, Nangong Xin couldn't help but shudder, "Your Majesty, I...I really didn't do it."

A simple statement of rebuttal seems particularly pale and powerless in the face of facts.

"Mingyue, you are still quibbling at this point." Nalan Deyi said directly, "If you still insist on what you said, then I will summon the imperial physician now. As long as the imperial physician examines Zhong Mingxin's body, we will know whether what he said is true or false."

Upon hearing this, the color drained from Nangong Xin's face. She lost all her strength and collapsed to the ground.

This situation clearly explains everything.

"Your Majesty, now that everything has been clarified, shouldn't we also have a conclusion?" Zhong Nianyao glanced at Nangong Xin and said directly, "Princess Mingyue relied on her status as a princess to keep my father under house arrest for many years. Shouldn't she also be punished?"

Nalan Deyi nodded, and then announced, "Nangong Xin, you took advantage of your power to bully others and imprisoned Zhong Mingxin for ten years, causing him to be separated from his family for so many years. This is really a heinous crime. Since you act arbitrarily by relying on your status as a princess, I will abolish your status as a princess today-"

Before she finished speaking, Nangong Xin's face turned even paler. She immediately begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time! Just for my father's sake, let me go this time!"

When Nalandeyi heard Nangong Xin mention General Nangong who died for his country, a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.

General Nangong died for his country, but now he has to deal with his only daughter. This is indeed a difficult matter. (End of this chapter)

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