Xie Lin was holding a cup of freshly brewed tea in his hand. He took a sip and looked at Master Ling Xu with a half-smile.

"Monks don't tell lies? Master Lingxu is right. The Crown Princess fought for her country and killed tens of thousands of enemies. Of course, her soul is stained with the blood of tens of thousands of enemies.

"How can the soul of a princess who has killed tens of millions of enemies be the same as when she was still in the boudoir? If it were someone else, let alone killing tens of millions of enemies, even if they only killed one person, their soul would be different from before."

Xie Lin's tone was cold but contained a murderous aura that could not be ignored.

Master Lingxu was stunned.

"What I want Master to clarify is that the Crown Princess and Princess Cheng are not twins, and there is no way an evil spirit lives in the Crown Princess' body. She will not bring disaster to the Great Qi Empire. She will be a lucky star for the Great Qi Empire in both life and death. Don't say specious words in front of me, otherwise -"

Xie Lin's voice was icy cold, and he dragged out the last syllable, his eyes like a blade fell on Master Ling Xu's face.

After her initial shock, Master Lingxu regained her coolness and arrogance, looking like she was not afraid of power.

"What I said about the soul being replaced is not true. The one who really confused the statements was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess is not..."

Xie Lin's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He interrupted her before she could finish. "At this point, Master Nun is still spreading rumors. If Master Nun continues like this, your illegitimate daughter, who lives in a farmer's house at the foot of Shengze Temple, will lose her life."

The blood color on Master Lingxu's face faded away in an instant.

"Someone gave you a huge sum of money to ensure that your Shengze Temple would be prosperous, and asked you to frame the Crown Princess, but you forgot that I have the final say in Daqi now, including the incense of your Shengze Temple and your life and death."

After he finished speaking, Xie Lin stood up and walked out.

The executioner was already standing on the execution platform, holding a big knife in his hand. The twenty-two people kneeling on the platform were crying and shouting, their hearts were broken.

Xie Lin sat on the execution platform and glanced at the sun. There was no sun today, but it was already noon. He raised his hand slightly, and the people below immediately shouted, "It's three quarters past noon. Execution!"

The executioners raised their swords high, twenty-two heads fell to the ground, blood gushed out and gathered into a stream on the ground.

Master Lingxu rushed out and was immediately picked up and dragged to the execution platform. Her face was pale and her hat fell off.

In front of the people and Xie Lin, she said: "The rumor that the Crown Princess and Princess Cheng are twins came from my mouth. The Crown Princess, as a woman, had to go to the battlefield, which was shameful for a woman, so I deliberately spread this rumor and let the Crown Princess die under the invisible knife!

"It is said that monks do not tell lies, but I told such a huge lie and killed so many people. I hope everyone will learn from my mistakes and not make such a big mistake! The Crown Princess recovered Yan and Lan for Daqi and killed the traitors. Even though she is a woman, she should be respected by the people of the world!

"Please, Your Highness, let me die. My death is not a pity. I only hope that my death can put an end to the rumors and allow the Crown Princess to return safely!"

The crowd burst into exclamations of "Ah!"

Is that so?

This Master Lingxu is really going too far.

Many people were indeed dissatisfied with women going to the battlefield, as there was no such precedent in Da Qi. However, the Crown Princess, as a woman, won the battle, so many people who were dissatisfied became convinced and did not think of using rumors to seriously injure her.

No matter what, the division of Daqi into two is always heartbreaking, and all patriotic people cannot tolerate such a division.

It is exciting enough that the Crown Princess recaptured the two cities of Yan and Lan.

Master Lingxu was a nun, but she used rumors to put the Crown Princess to death. She was really evil.

Xie Lin said, "Master Lingxu wants to die? I will grant your wish!"

The executioner raised his knife again, and Master Lingxu's head rolled to the ground. Until her death, her eyes were still shedding tears.

Xie Lin said: "Hang the head of Master Lingxu on the top of the city wall for three days."

"What? Master Lingxu confessed? She told the people that it was a rumor?" The queen of Fengwu Palace stood up from her chair when she heard the news.

"The prince actually gave a direct order to kill them all, not even sparing Master Lingxu's life! He is truly cruel and ruthless," said the queen.

She was furious and felt a little powerless!

The Queen took her people to the Eastern Palace. When Xie Lin returned to the Eastern Palace, he directly confronted the Queen.

Xie Lin spoke first: "The Queen is so free to come to the East Palace?"

The Queen said angrily, "I have already known everything about the Crown Prince's treatment of Master Lingxu. I invited her to the palace. If you chop off her head like this, do you still have me, your mother, in your eyes?"

Xie Lin: "She spread rumors about the Crown Princess. According to the laws of Daqi, she should be put to death. I did not harm the people behind her, which is already a mercy outside the law."

The Queen's eyes were filled with rage: "Do you think that executing Master Lingxu will kill the truth? The truth is already in the hearts of the people. Xu Shulan fell into the water, Cai Ning was poisoned, and even strange things will happen in the Zhenguo Mansion sooner or later, causing many people to die or get injured. The truth that the Crown Princess is an evil ghost will sooner or later be known to the people!

"Your Highness cannot ignore the country and the people of Daqi just because he has her in his heart. There will be three years of drought and five years of floods. There will be countless casualties and the country will be broken. Can Your Highness bear it?"

Xie Lin looked at her straight, and suddenly sneered: "The Queen is the source of the rumors. Master Lingxu and those twenty-two people only died for the Queen."

The queen was shocked, and a raging rage swept over her: "What nonsense are you talking about! Ever since you became the crown prince, I have always been thinking about you and the crown princess. I know I was sorry for you before, but I have been making it up to you since then!"

By the end, she was in pain and sad.

“The Empress’ acting skills are really good, it’s a pity that she is from an imperial family, otherwise she could really go on stage and give a couple of performances, which would definitely be a big hit.” Xie Lin’s mouth curved into an arc that seemed like a smile.

"As for what you said about an accident at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and casualties, let's wait and see." Xie Lin looked straight at her.

"However, Her Majesty, please do not send anyone to secretly attack them. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is now heavily guarded. Once your people go there, they will not be able to come back."

"Is this how you think of me? I have already lost Ye'er. You are my only son and my greatest support in this life. I have never been able to be good to you enough, but you actually think of me like this!" The queen was heartbroken.

She continued, "I am not cursing you or the Great Qi Empire, nor am I unwilling to tolerate the Crown Princess. Look at the Crown Princess's situation now. Can she still come back to you alive?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch ran over and knelt down in front of Xie Lin and the queen.

"Your Highness, news has come from Yanzhou City that the Crown Princess has regained consciousness and is no longer in danger of death. She has already set off for the capital on December 13th."

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