Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

“This person just slapped me; I’m going to take her back and punish her.”

The driver glanced over and realized that the woman being carried on his shoulder was none other than Su Wanwan.

At this moment, Su Wanwan spoke up.

"This person insulted me first, and everyone present can testify to that. Please have the officers investigate!"

Upon hearing this, the driver felt reassured.

“Even if she hit you, she should come with me to the Jingzhao Prefecture to be judged by the Prefect. How can you take her away on your own!”

Upstairs, Tian Dezhi was so anxious he kept stamping his feet. "Shut up!"

at this time.

Cha Tou looked up and happened to see Tian Dezhi, who was sitting restlessly.

He then bowed and said:

"Your Excellency the Prefect!"

Swish.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to the second floor.

Under everyone's gaze, Tian Dezhi wished he could crawl under the table.

That idiot actually called him!

Tian Dezhi glanced at Li Yunsheng out of the corner of his eye, straightened his robes, and slowly stood up.

The taxi driver breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had someone to rely on.

"With the Prefect here, the truth of the matter between you two will be judged fairly!"

As Tian Dezhi was walking downstairs and thinking of a solution, he stumbled upon hearing this.

downstairs.

Tian Dezhi stood in front of Xiao Yulie.

"Please, Your Highness, put the person down first. It is unbecoming of the Liang Kingdom to do this in public."

"Hmph, she hit me, didn't you see?"

Tian Dezhi said in a low voice.

"To be fair, Your Highness's behavior just now was indeed inappropriate, and Su Wanwan's hitting was also wrong."

"Why don't you two compromise? Wanwan can apologize to His Highness. His Highness is magnanimous and won't hold it against you."

Before Xiao Yulie could speak, Su Wanwan, who was leaning on his shoulder, spoke up.

"You should have seen clearly who was right and who was wrong just now, so why should I apologize to him?"

He did not have an invitation from my Miaoyin Pavilion, so he trespassed without cause.

He openly harassed a woman in front of everyone.

"May I ask, Prefect Tian, ​​what crime should he be punished for?"

Tian Dezhi took a deep breath. Su Wanwan was usually very adept at social maneuvering, so what was wrong with her today?

Wasn't my hint obvious enough? This is a prince from another country.

He frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time.

Beside him, the constable, thinking he had forgotten the laws of the Great Chu, whispered a reminder.

"Sir, harassing a courtesan is punishable by ten strokes of the cane."

Since courtesans were considered of low social status, their punishments were relatively lenient.

However, this does not mean that harassing courtesans will have no consequences.

"I know!" Tian Dezhi stamped his foot. "You have no right to speak here!"

Normally, if a young master were to flirt with a courtesan, that would be considered flirting.

But today, before me stands a prince, and behind me are a multitude of dukes.

Tired, let's destroy it...

"Guards, take all these people back!"

Since he's already been dragged into this, let's make a big deal out of it.

The situation was so serious that Prime Minister Li had to intervene, thus saving him the trouble of bringing the person back to the capital.

"you dare!"

Xiao Yulie roared and threw Su Wanwan off his shoulder, his hand already on the hilt of his knife.

Clang.

Several constables had drawn their swords and were staring intently at the dozen or so people in front of them.

Su Wanwan's lips curled up slightly, thinking to herself that it would be better if they fought.

The State of Chu allied with the State of Liang to jointly resist the State of Northern Qi.

If the alliance between Chu and Liang breaks down, then the northern border of Chu will certainly be unstable.

When the State of Chu fell into chaos, David had an opportunity.

Just as the two were facing off, the leader of Xiao Yulie's guards stepped forward.

“Your Excellency, our Highness did not harass this person.”

Su Wanwan snorted coldly.

"Do you think it's meaningful to make excuses under public scrutiny?"

“Last night, my lord was assassinated by a dancer, which is why he just took action to test her.”

This woman assaulted a member of the royal family of the Great Liang Dynasty without even asking why.

If the State of Chu cannot provide an explanation, it may jeopardize the alliance between the two countries.

Tian Dezhi's lips parted slightly, a hint of anxiety in his heart.

Even now that things have come to this point, Prime Minister Li still hasn't shown up.

"In that case, it was a misunderstanding. Guards, take Su Wanwan back to the government office for questioning."

He hesitated to act because he was unsure of Prime Minister Li's attitude.

The prince of Liang is running rampant in the capital. If he were to arrest Su Wanwan directly, it would make it seem like the Great Chu is afraid of Liang.

Now that Liang has given him an excuse to arrest someone, he can only arrest Su Wanwan first to quell the matter.

Two constables grabbed Su Wanwan by the arms and were about to take her back to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Su Wanwan struggled: "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a reason!"

Seeing the alliance's situation made Tian Dezhi hesitant to act rashly, Xiao Yulie became even more arrogant.

"Stop pretending in front of me, you're just a prostitute."

"Hand her over to me, and you'll get your share of the benefits."

Upon hearing this, Tian Dezhi was so frightened that he quickly took a step back.

"Your Highness, please have some self-respect."

"I receive the salary of the Great Chu, and I will never bend the law for personal gain."

"cut."

Xiao Yulie said disdainfully.

"Without our Great Liang, your Chu Kingdom's northern border would have been breached long ago."

"You used to rely on that old guy Li Ling, but who can you rely on now?"

Thump thump thump thump...

Tian Dezhi stared wide-eyed, his body leaning back extremely.

He took several steps back, afraid that he would get splattered with blood.

Xiao Yulie didn't know, but he did know that Prime Minister Li was sitting on the second floor.

Although they didn't speak loudly, they were the center of attention in the room.

Everyone around could hear exactly what he was saying.

He can't interfere with anyone who dares to slander the former Grand Secretary...

Why are you so scared—

Snapped.

Xiao Yulie had barely finished speaking when a bright red handprint landed on his face.

This time, the blow was even harder than the one Su Wanwan had just delivered. He was slammed to the ground, and half of his face swelled up.

"There are assassins!"

Clang clang—

Xiao Yulie's guards immediately drew their swords and shielded him behind them.

At the same time, four men with knives surrounded the woman who had suddenly appeared.

Wei Xiang didn't even look at these people, but stared coldly at Xiao Yulie like a venomous snake.

Xiao Yulie covered his mouth and roared, "Kill her!"

The guards around him raised their knives, ready to rush forward and hack Wei Xiang to death.

At this moment, a squad of Imperial Guards suddenly rushed in and surrounded Xiao Yulie and the others.

Tian Dezhi's beard trembled when he saw the group of people rushing in.

He quietly moved to the side of the leading general and turned his head to speak.

"Envoy Shengjie, have you had enough of watching the show from the gate?"