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Chapter 268 This isn't a tyrant, this is a madman!

Jiang Yueli's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.

Everyone froze on the spot, unsure how to react.

Huo Shan, however, mustered his courage and asked, "Your Highness, how do you intend to hold us accountable for our mistakes?"

Jiang Yueli looked at Huo Shan and suddenly laughed.

"It's you again, a ninth-rank official, speaking up. Very well, the rules of this Prince's mansion have truly opened my eyes."

"As for how to punish you all..."

Jiang Yueli raised her hand, and Zhou Wei immediately got up and helped her stand up.

The eldest princess slowly stepped down from the main seat, her gaze sweeping over everyone.

After a long pause, he said, "Even your titles of prince have been stripped away. What face do you officials have left to live?"

"Isn't it said that a subject should die for his lord's dishonor? In that case, all of you officials of the Princely Kingdom, from the third-rank Princely Tutor to the ninth-rank Clerk, should atone for your sins with your lives!"

The crowd could no longer kneel down and all looked up at Jiang Yueli.

The eldest princess laughed and said, "What? Are you waiting to kill yourself? Do I have to say it a second time?"

The officials of the Prince's Palace looked at each other in disbelief, never expecting things to have escalated to this point.

Aren't they siblings having a conversation?

Why is it suddenly about deposing a prince and committing murder?

The eldest prince and the second prince were also stunned, but there was a glint in their eyes as they looked at the eldest princess!

Huo Shan and his men naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for their doom.

Someone gave the order, and dozens of guards immediately rushed into the hall!

These people brandished their swords, shielding Huo Shan and the others behind them, and eyeing the princess menacingly.

Shen Shuqing stood there, stunned and restless.

Seeing that a bloody conflict was about to break out, she couldn't help but clench the three silver needles in her hand.

At the same time, he secretly cursed the eldest princess for being impulsive!

There were only five of them. Although Zhou Wei was powerful, could she protect everyone?

In Shen Shuqing's mind, Tan Lin was just a useless scholar, not to mention Jiang.

Her most powerful senior brother, Wan Qianliang, was locked in a room.

If a fight really breaks out later, Zhou Wei will be able to lead the princess away unscathed.

Who will take care of these people?

Within the territory of Ningzhou Prefecture, there are tens of thousands of soldiers. If we simply surround them, we can completely trap and kill them.

Shen Shuqing wanted to ask Jiang Yueli to calm down and think twice before acting.

But when he met Zhou Wei's cold gaze, he swallowed his words back.

Just as the situation was about to escalate, Tan Lin suddenly picked up his wine and raised his glass to the princess.

"Your Highness, you've taken this joke a bit too far."

Huo Shan and the other officials from the Prince's Mansion all turned to look at Tan Lin.

Huo Shan's mind was a complete mess; he didn't understand what Tan Lin was saying.

Before he could react, he heard Jiang Yueli's clear laughter beside him.

"Hehehe, interesting, truly interesting!"

“You officials of the Prince’s Mansion are far more courageous than I imagined.”

"I thought that with the name of the Crown Prince, you would all be captured without resistance. I didn't expect that even the palace guards would be mobilized."

As she spoke, the princess, with Zhou Wei's help, sat back down in her original seat.

He raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

His face still wore that arrogant and disdainful smile: "Forget it, this game is only fun at the beginning. Once there are more people, it gets boring."

"You may all leave. I still wish to drink and make merry with my two elder brothers!"

The princess waved her hand, leaving all the officials dumbfounded.

The soldiers, gripping their swords, were caught between a rock and a hard place, and could only look at Huo Shan.

Huo Shan's heart pounded, and the way he looked at Jiang Yueli was as if he were looking at a demon!

He had indeed heard of the Princess's reputation.

People in the capital say that this princess is arrogant and domineering, acts as she pleases, and doesn't respect anyone.

Now, Huo Shancai truly understands.

This isn't just being arrogant and domineering, this is downright insane!

They acted with such audacity that they disregarded the consequences and didn't even care about their own lives.

Given the scene just now, a slight misstep could have resulted in a river of blood.

Jiang Yueli herself might get hurt, but she doesn't care at all!

After his outburst, he sat back down and drank, as if his previous madness had never happened.

Huo Shan had never seen such a person before; his inability to understand him instilled fear in him.

He was genuinely scared!

But the princess had already recovered, so Huo Shan could only force a smile and tell the guards to leave.

At this moment, the relaxed expressions on the faces of the officials were gone.

Everyone who stole glances at Jiang Yueli had a hint of fear in their eyes.

Tyrants aren't scary; what's scary is a mad, insane tyrant!

The eldest and second princes were also frightened by this farce.

The Second Prince's hand, holding the wine cup, trembled slightly.

A strange feeling welled up inside him, he couldn't tell if it was fear or excitement.

There was even a hint of disappointment in it.

The second prince secretly wondered if a fight had actually broken out just now, would he and his elder brother have been able to escape from the cage?

The thought flashed through his mind for a moment before the Second Prince abruptly suppressed it.

Yue Li is innocent. How could he drag Yue Li into this for the sake of his own freedom?

The second prince turned his head and exchanged a glance with the first prince.

Having understood the eldest prince's thoughts, the two brothers tacitly avoided mentioning the steward's death.

Although this old fox has used countless methods to torment them over the past ten years.

Now that they're dead, the two of them can't help but laugh heartily!

But Yue Li is still in Ningzhou Prefecture, and there is an old monster guarding the only way in and out of Ningzhou Prefecture.

These things should not be borne by Yue Li.

The two princes could only pray silently that Jiang Yueli could set off and leave Ningzhou as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the longer you stay, the more dangerous it becomes!

The farce inside the main hall did not seem to have dampened the princess's spirits.

After a few rounds of drinks, she said she was tired and asked Zhou Wei to help her back to rest.

After the eldest princess left, only the prince's own people remained in the main hall.

The officials immediately relaxed, leaning back in their seats and panting heavily.

The military advisor who had been humiliated by Zhou Wei that day stood up and kicked Nie Wang to the ground.

He shouted sternly, "The Princess has already left, how dare you, you lowly woman, sit in the seat of honor?"

Nie Wang silently got up from the ground and stood aside without daring to make a sound.

Seeing that the military advisor was about to harm the eldest prince, Huo Shan stopped him: "Enough, don't you even know what time it is?"

"The eldest princess is truly unfathomable, and her actions are far too erratic; she is indeed difficult to deal with."

The military advisor said coldly, "Why should we be afraid of her? His Majesty has said that Ningzhou and Jiaozhou are under our control."

"Even two princes were trained by us to be like dogs, so what is Jiang Yueli, a mere princess?"

The eldest and second princes lowered their heads, showing no reaction to such humiliating words.

Huo Shan reminded him, "How can the eldest princess be the same? His Majesty despises the two princes, and they will never be able to return to the capital in this lifetime. As long as they are not dead, no one will care how we torture them."

"But the eldest princess is, after all, the crown princess. This trip was also on His Majesty's orders to pray for the people of Great Zhou."

"If something really happens in Ningzhou Prefecture, we won't be able to explain it to His Majesty. It would be best to let her leave Ningzhou as soon as possible."

Zhou Wei, who was eavesdropping from the rooftop using her light-footed, graceful movements, immediately realized that even within the Prince's residence, information was not shared.

Just like that dead steward, who dared to arrogantly insult Jiang Yueli as a bastard.

However, Huo Shan was still worried about the eldest princess's status as the crown prince.

This shows that in the Prince's mansion, only the steward was the fake emperor's true confidant.

Huo Shan and his ilk are nothing but sycophants!

They didn't understand why the fake emperor disliked the two princes, but since someone was leading the way in humiliating the princes and could make them officials like local tyrants in Ningzhou and Jiaozhou, why should they refuse?

Huo Shan pondered for a moment, then made up his mind and said, "With the steward dead, we have lost our leader, and we always feel uneasy."

"Alright then, I'll go to the post station tomorrow and invite Elder Xun over!"