Chapter 90 What crime have I committed?
The empress glanced at Di Ran, narrowed her eyes slightly, and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, do you know why I called you here?"
Di Ran said coldly, expressionless: "I don't know."
"Oh?"
"Today, I received an accusation from Pei Aiqing and Prince Zhan, saying that Prince Beichen bullied others and abused his power for personal gain, snatched the bride in the street, injured the wedding procession, and snatched the groom in the sedan chair. Is this true?"
Facing the empress's questioning and the two angry gazes that seemed to want to kill him, Di Ran remained calm and composed.
"It's true."
After saying this, the empress didn't wait for her to speak.
Pei Han jumped out hurriedly and pointed at Di Ran with an excited look.
"Your Majesty, you have heard it all. King Beichen has already admitted the matter. You must make the decision for this old minister!"
"I believe I have always been self-disciplined and law-abiding, and have never offended King Beichen. Why does the prince want to bully me like this?"
"And this king!"
Ji Yunhuan also stood up and denounced Di Ran's evil deeds in the same harsh words as Pei Han.
"Prince Beichen ruined my son's marriage, snatched my son away, and severely injured my daughter. He also beat the palace guards for no reason. He is so arrogant!"
Ji Yunhuan looked at Di Ran, his face filled with anger: "Please, King Beichen, hand over my son and give me an explanation!"
The empress looked at the silent Di Ran, narrowed her eyes, and questioned in a cold voice.
"King Beichen, do you admit your guilt?!"
Faced with Pei Han and Ji Yunhuan's aggressive attitude, the empress rebuked them.
Di Ran raised his eyebrows slightly: "What crime have I committed?"
The empress's face turned dark. She couldn't believe that Di Ran had admitted it himself and yet was still innocent?
The empress finally got hold of Di Ran’s evidence, how could she let him go so easily?
"Now that there are witnesses, the Pei family and the Zhan Palace have accused you of kidnapping and injuring someone, and you yourself have admitted it. Do you still dare to deny it?"
The empress looked at Di Ran with cold eyes, and a fierce murderous look flashed in her eyes.
The majestic and fierce aura had no effect on Di Ran, who remained calm. Di Ran raised his eyes and looked at Ji Yunhuan, his cold eyes slightly fluctuated strangely, and then returned to calmness.
Facing the empress's questioning and accusations, Di Ran stood calmly with his hands behind his back and said indifferently.
"First, the fate of the War King's daughter Ji Yan is entirely her own fault. She was the first to insult me, and I only gave her a small lesson, but she refused to repent and intended to murder me."
"Now, I have only given her a small punishment and a severe warning. I have already let her off lightly by not sending her to the Dali Temple for trial. How can you blame me for being ruthless?"
"You are talking nonsense! How could my daughter murder you? It's obvious that you are trying to cover up your crime with your lies!"
When Ji Yunhuan heard Di Ran slandering his daughter, he retorted angrily.
She didn't believe Di Ran's words at all. Instead, she thought that Di Ran framed Yan'er with such a crime in order to get rid of the crime.
Di Ran's eyes turned slightly cold: "Whether I am talking nonsense or not, the people watching can all testify to it."
"you!……"
Ji Yunhuan glared at him angrily.
Pei Han at the side said in a deep voice: "What about this old minister? How did this old minister offend the prince? Is the prince going to ruin my daughter's marriage and steal her husband?"
"Your daughter's husband?"
Di Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, and his breath turned cold in an instant.
Pei Han was frightened by the cold gaze. He calmed down and his face darkened.
"Why? Your Majesty wants to deny it?"
"Today is the day my daughter is getting married, but you, Your Highness, snatched the bride away in public and took my daughter's husband away!"
"Your Highness just said that the people on the street can testify. Don't you want to admit it?"
Using his own words to stop himself, Di Ran didn't show any anger on his face.
Instead, he curled his thin lips in a slight sneer and looked up at the empress.
"Your Majesty, do you think it is wrong for me to steal the bride?"
(End of this chapter)
