ently draped his cloak on her and fastened it, then instinctively embraced her from behind. The moonlight was so lonely and desolate, but her eyes were even lonelier and more desolate than the moon...."This..." Rong DaRen and Fan Li they looked at each other, indeed, Xiao Yu Ge's situation, everyone in the capital knew, she didn't have the extra money to hire someone to kill.

Fan Li coldly snorted: “Miss Xiao, you don't have to play the victim here. You might be poor, but you have assets! Use your beautiful face to gain some benefits. I think many people would be happy to!”

As soon as he said this, even Lord Rong felt that he was being too harsh. His words were almost ruining a young woman's reputation.

"General Fan, those with filthy hearts see filth in everything. You're just basing your accusations on that flimsy evidence, claiming my involvement in the deaths of Third Young Master and myself This is under Heaven's gaze, there's no room for such reckless assumptions here." Xiao Yuge let out a cold smile: "I presume the three esteemed officials know something, prompting such conviction. Dare you speak it aloud here"

The three of them stared at each other, none daring to speak first. After all, it wasn't something to be proud of.

Lord Rong seemed to have figured it out as well: "Three lords, tell me what you know. Perhaps this could be the crucial testimony for this case." Everyone in the capital knows about the ambiguous relationship between Xiao Yuge and the Wandering Prince. If something happened to her, when the Wandering Prince returns, no one would have a good time. This pot is really hard to carry.

Fan Deng gritted his teeth and finally decided to speak: "Because the young master lost a lot of money at the gambling house with the sons of Feng and Zhao families, someone secretly gave them each 5,000 taels of silver to pursue Xiao Ge and take the opportunity to ruin Xiao Yu's reputation. It must be that Xiao Yu knew about it, so she took the opportunity to retaliate!"

"What, they deliberately approached me And wanted to destroy me How could they treat me this way" Xiao Yuge's moving beautiful eyes were instantly covered with a layer of hazy mist, depicting the shock and heartbreak vividly.

"Don't play the victim here. You must have known beforehand and deliberately killed them!" Yet, Can Li didn't believe her words.

"Uncle Fan, we've met before when I was at the Xiao residence. I've always called you that. Do you really think of me as someone who stops at nothing" Xiao Yuge wept, tears streaming down her face. Even Rong Da Ren, seated above them, felt that Fan Li was being too harsh.

Fan Li turned his back, refusing to look at her tearful face. He hardened his heart and said, "No matter what, their deaths must have something to do with you!" He then addressed Rong, "Lord Rong, I heard that the Ministry of Justice has many methods of torture that can make someone confess quickly..."

"Does General Fan mean to put her on trial" Lord Rong's face also changed. The punishments from the Ministry of Punishment, how could this delicate little beauty withstand them

"Lord Rong, she has entered the Department of Punishment. If she doesn't confess to anything and is simply let go, wouldn't that damage the reputation of the Department of Punishment if it were to spread" Feng and Zhao, who were standing nearby, also chimed in.

"Are you trying to force a confession out of us How despicable!" Xiao Yuge hadn't expected that these officials, who appeared so righteous and moral on the surface, would be so shameless and vile in private!

"Xiao Yu Ge, are you afraid If you are afraid, just confess! How did you hire someone to commit murder, and who killed them Come clean about it." Fan Li still thought she was scared.

“All of this has nothing to do with me, what am I supposed to be involved in If I were you, I would investigate right now and find out who bribed the Third Young Master to harm me. Perhaps the Third Young Master was silenced. This obvious truth, and you are still here suspecting me, a victim It seems that your ability to handle things is nothing more than bullying the weak and fearing the strong!” Xiao Yuge also got angry.

"Audacious!" Lord Rong slammed his hand on the table, pointing at Xiao Yuge and angrily roared, "You dare to defy an imperial official! Guards, bring him down and give him thirty lashes!" He seized this opportunity to lash out, first to save face for Fan Li, second to find a pretext. Even if King Xiaoyao arrived later, he wouldn't be able to fault him.

“You dare!” Xiao Yu Ge did not expect these to be corrupt officials protecting each other. If she had no scruples, she would have killed them!

"Xiao Yu Ge, you dare disobey my orders I tell you, if you comply, these punishments will be lifted!" Lord Rong coaxed and persuaded Xiao Yu Ge to back down.

"No matter what, I will never admit to something I haven't done. Don't even try to blame me! But I guarantee you, all of you will pay for your actions today!" Xiao Yu Ge knew these officials in the capital weren't good people, but she hadn't expected them to be so corrupt. Without any evidence, they wanted her to confess.

"Xiao Yu Ge, don't think that just because someone is protecting you, you can be fearless. This is the Department of Punishment. Anyone who enters here will either die or come out stripped bare. You are not the first, nor will you be the last!" Fan Li saw her being punished and felt a sense of satisfaction in her heart. She thought that with such a delicate body, she definitely couldn't withstand such torture.

"Come here, you! To the punishment!" Lord Rong commanded with a single word. Two men immediately came forward and held Xiao Yuge down.

Xiao Yu Ge clenched her fists secretly. With her skills, it wouldn't be difficult to escape from here, nor would it be difficult to kill these people. But when the time came, she would be branded a fugitive. She couldn't afford to bear that burden right now. Thinking of this, she tightened her hand and then slowly loosened it. Thirty lashes She should be able to endure it.

But she still underestimated the severity of the Ministry of Punishment's rattan punishment. This strike felt like her waist and legs were about to break. She secretly used her internal energy to resist, but her internal injury hadn't healed yet, which was a blow to her already weakened state.

Seeing her beaten to the point of vomiting blood, Fan Li and the others wore smug smiles, thinking that this blow would be too much for her to bear, and she would definitely confess! However, they also underestimated Xiao Yuge's stubbornness.

Meanwhile, Qingluo and Xiao Wu hurried to the Prince's Garden, only to run into Xiao Yufu!

"Greetings, County Princess!" Qing Luo hastily stepped forward and performed a respectful bow.

"Qing Luo, how did you end up here" Xiao Yu Fu saw Qing Luo and subconsciously looked around. She didn't see Xiao Yu Ge, secretly wondering: where is Xiao Yu Ge

Qingluo, a maidservant, hurriedly replied, "I'm here to find His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Looking for the Crown Prince" Xiao Yufu's willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, her mind moved, and she followed up with a question: "Did Ge'er encounter something"

"This..." So many things had happened. Qing Luo also knew that the county princess in front of him was no longer the gentle and kind young lady she once was, so he hesitated whether to say it out loud.

"Qingluo, His Highness the Crown Prince is not here at the moment. Prince Hakzar's injury suddenly worsened, he has rushed to Honglu Temple." Xiao Yufu didn't lie either.hands. You once said my homemade pastries are the best in the world." 。Come, have one. 。Xiao Yufu purposely fed Qian Sichin a piece of pastry in front of Ru Ge. 。"How is it, Si Chen gege, delicious" X...