Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 376 Princess's Skirt 22

Commander Shen did not feel relieved by Gu Li's words. A princess of the Great Ye Dynasty, under the management of the City Defense Department, actually encountered criminals in broad daylight.

Fortunately, Her Royal Highness the Princess was not attacked by the criminals, otherwise having her house confiscated would have been a light punishment.

Gu Li kicked the spear that was firmly embedded in the bluestone brick. The spear vibrated, causing the blood to gush out even more violently from the hole on Fatty Xia's instep.

"Your Highness, I was blind and did not recognize a great man. Please spare my life---"

There was no need for Gu Li to move her feet again, Feixue kicked him twice more, and Fatty Xia's face turned pale and he almost fainted from the pain.

Gu Li stood in front of Commander Shen and said calmly, "If I remember correctly, this man was handed over to Commander Shen by A Shao a few days ago. According to the law, he should be on his way to exile to the frontier. Why can he still appear on the street and follow me at will?"

Commander Shen felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. After hearing what the princess said, he grabbed Fatty Xia's hair and saw his face clearly.

"Why is it you?" Commander Shen left Fatty Xia, who was crying in pain, and bowed again in reply.

"Your Highness, after I brought this man back, the Seventh Prince took him to the Dali Temple. All subsequent matters have been handed over to the Dali Temple for investigation. I really don't know why he appeared here."

The warning was enough. Gu Li asked Commander Shen to stand up and said, "Commander Shen, you must keep a close eye on the person this time. No one can take him away from you except for the interrogation by the emperor. If anyone wants to embarrass you, let him come to me!"

"Yes! I obey your command."

Gu Li took the dagger from Fei Xue and threw it at Fatty Xia's feet, then said to Commander Shen, "I was strolling outside the palace when I encountered a knife-wielding criminal. The commander arrived in time and arrested the criminal red-handed and put him in jail."

"Yes." Commander Shen answered without hesitation.

The carriage blocking the entrance of the alley had been moved away, and two neat rows of half-armored soldiers stood outside. When they saw the commander coming out, they consciously made way to the sides.

"Commander Shen, please find a carriage for me to take me back home."

"Yes." Commander Shen waved his hand and several soldiers ran away quickly.

Winter nights come especially quickly.

It was already dark when Gu Li got into the clean carriage.

The white snow seemed to be emitting a faint light, unwilling to hide in the darkness.

Soon, the emperor learned what happened in the narrow alley in the afternoon.

This was because it was he who handed the bone flute to Princess Chenxiang. Once the bone flute was used, Commander Shen would definitely report to the emperor.

The Emperor Wuchang was so angry that he smashed the jade porcelain tea bowl and broke the inkstone.

He didn't expect that his little princess would encounter bandits and hooligans while just strolling in Kyoto City, and even use a bone flute.

It really pissed him off.

Commander Shen knelt for as long as the emperor was angry.

If the palace gates had not been locked, he would have summoned Xiao Shisan to come and comfort him.

"Shen Zhao, I handed the entire city defense department to you, and this is the answer you gave me? My princess was surrounded by people while walking on the street in broad daylight, and she almost lost her life?"

Commander Shen bowed his head to the ground and pleaded guilty: "I am guilty, Your Majesty, please punish me. But please give me some time to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"Is there something fishy about this?" The emperor heard something fishy in Commander Shen's words.

Commander Shen waited until the emperor calmed down a little before directing his attention elsewhere. This way, it wouldn't seem too obvious that he was diverting his anger.

The emperor's dissatisfaction with him would seem insignificant in the light of what happened next.

When Commander Shen recounted how the younger generations of the Xia and Wu families had behaved immorally and offended the Crown Prince some time ago, and were punished by the Crown Prince and thrown into prison, and finally convicted and exiled to the frontier.

But the young master of the Xia family should be on his way to the border at this time, and it is unknown when he can stay in the capital.

As luck would have it, he wanted to do something bad to Princess Chenxiang.

The emperor sitting on the dragon throne had a gloomy face, his arms resting on the dragon table, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

After telling the whole story, Commander Shen did not dare to look up at the emperor, so he did not see that Emperor Wuchang's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out of it.

Manager Lin was shocked. He hadn't seen the emperor so angry for many years.

The emperor knew that this matter was definitely not as simple as Commander Shen said.

It's not that he didn't see the memorials from the court against the Eastern Palace. He just wanted to give the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince a chance to gain experience. Who knew that some people just couldn't see their own position clearly and had to covet things that didn't belong to them.

They can only ask for what they want if he is willing to give it to them.

If they wanted to steal or rob, he could chop off those restless hands.

But the premise of all this is that the prince can bear everything he gives. When it comes to the country, there are some things that he can't do on his own.

Move the whole body.

Emperor Wuchang, who was first the ruler of a country and then a father, had to consider the overall situation.

But this time, Lao Qi and his friends almost killed Chenxiang. Someone has to bear the consequences and someone has to be the chicken to scare the monkeys.

Gu Li slept comfortably after returning to the princess's mansion. Early the next morning, the eunuch beside the emperor came to the princess's mansion.

Gu Li asked Liuli to apply a light layer of pearl powder on her to make her look paler.

The chief eunuch, Eunuch Lin, brought Gu Li into the palace as if she were a porcelain doll. After getting off the carriage, a sedan chair was already waiting beside her.

The sedan chair was carried directly to the Queen's Fengyi Palace.

The Queen was waiting anxiously in the palace.

Nanny Gui was already waiting at the entrance of the palace. Gu Li took a deep breath and stepped into the warm main hall. Gu Li felt uncomfortable lying to someone who truly cared about her.

I could only say to myself: This is a white lie, a white lie.

As soon as she entered the inner hall, the Queen came to greet her, her eyes roaming all over Gu Li. Gu Li allowed her to look at her, smiling and comforting the Queen: "Mother, Xiao Shisan is fine, I was with Feixue at the time, she has martial arts skills."

The Queen pulled Gu Li to sit next to her, still a little worried, "How could I not know Feixue's Kung Fu? It's only 3-legged cat, otherwise you wouldn't have blown the guard whistle."

Gu Li lowered her eyes, "It's my fault for making my father and mother worry."

"How is it your fault? The Xia family deserves to die." She had already taken off her makeup and prepared to rest at midnight last night, when the emperor came to Fengyi Palace with a solemn face. She thought it was something that happened in the previous court, so she didn't ask much. Until this morning, the emperor got up a quarter of an hour earlier than usual to prepare for court.

When she was helping the emperor to tidy up his appearance, the emperor told her about Gu Li's danger outside. She was so frightened that she didn't even have time to sleep. She quickly sent a nanny to wait at the palace gate. As soon as the palace gate opened, she went to the princess's mansion to invite Xiao Shisan into the palace.

Gu Liyi leaned on the queen's shoulder and told her what happened on the street yesterday without much details, omitting some unnecessary details and trying to make it as peaceful as possible.

Not long after this was said, the emperor came over after court.