5011

Chapter 5011: 5.0763 Do I Know You?

The little Crown Princess chose to ignore the emotionally unintelligent Prince Guangwa, directly snapping at the gaunt man kneeling on the steps.

Prince Guangwa grudgingly slumped back into his seat, his shifty eyes glancing at Aunt Yuan Zhen and her group. In the perilous situation in the imperial garden just now, Yuan Zhen, the palace maids, and the ordinary guards were somehow rescued and vanished in a flash. It was also strange how the Cangzhou Emperor and the Shenzhou Crown Princess appeared and disappeared like ghosts; he had no idea what was going on with them.

Guangwa naturally wouldn't know that the moment they were caught in the gravity confinement talisman array, Qiao Mu decisively took Duan Yue and returned to the Star Domain. Yuan Zhen and her group were also swiftly taken into her storage talisman, so fast that Guangwa couldn't perceive it. Furthermore, the situation was critical at the time, and Guangwa's group was primarily focused on resisting the gravity, with no time to notice their side. By the time they noticed, the little stoic and her group had long vanished.

The reason the little stoic reappeared later was absolutely not to rescue anyone, but to extort a heavy sum from Prince Guangwa. She found Guangwa too annoying. Although he wasn't directly involved in these matters, he had to take the blame for his two beloved concubines!

Prince Guangwa was currently glaring angrily at the gaunt man on the steps, unable to resist asking, "Who are you? Why aren't you answering? What means did you use to bribe my two concubines?"

"Get in." With a sharp command, another person was pushed and shoved in by the guards. He "plopped" down beside the gaunt man, his face covered in blood, likely from being badly beaten during his resistance earlier.

The gaunt, old man looked back at him, then continued to remain silent. King Dongshan, Wu Heng, entered with his guards, bowed respectfully to Duan Yue, who was at the head seat, and then led his men to stand to the side.

Duan Yue's voice was faint. "Marquis of Anxing, your repeated attempts to harm the Crown Princess have been exposed. Even if you say nothing, it's useless." Duan Yue gestured to Yuan Zhen, who stood by his side. She approached slowly, her face stern, holding a tray before the Marquis of Anxing.

The Marquis looked down, seeing two small porcelain bottles on the tray, and his eyelids twitched heavily.

"Don't blame me for not giving you a chance to defend yourself," Duan Yue said coldly. "Now, only two paths lie before you. One is to speak the truth and commit suicide by poison. The second is to say nothing and let your entire nine generations of kin accompany you to the Yellow Springs."

"Don't think that sending all your siblings and their families out of the city to the countryside will deceive anyone."

The Marquis of Anxing suddenly looked up at the young emperor, a hint of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

"You captured them??" How could this have happened so quickly? He had ordered the palace maid to administer poison three days ago, and his family had left the Imperial City a full three days prior. Yet, he never expected that this ruthless man had captured his siblings' entire family back again?!

The Marquis of Anxing's drooping lips twitched slightly. "This old man made no mistake. It is only right and proper to avenge my daughter."

Qiao Mu frowned, examining him from head to toe. "Do I know you?" In her memory, she had never seen this person. What "avenging my daughter"? This makes no sense; what is he even talking about?