As soon as Chu Feixue finished speaking, Chu Qianli clearly felt many cold gazes directed at her.
Indeed, she had instantly become the bad woman who bullied the weak and committed heinous crimes.
Everyone sighed inwardly.
At this moment, another clear and cold voice broke the deadlock:
"If that is the case, then tell me, what exactly did you do to harm this King's Consort?"
Harm the Consort!
This accusation was quite serious!
Chu Feixue was stunned and, for a moment, could not answer a single word!
There could be many reasons for angering Chu Qianli, perhaps it was simply because Chu Qianli was petty.
But harming Chu Qianli... that was a completely different matter!
"Your Highness..."
"I am asking you!" Feng Yexuan's voice was instantly tinged with a thick layer of frost.
Stared at by his bone-chilling gaze, Chu Feixue's legs went weak, and she directly collapsed onto the ground!
The fury of Prince Xuan was not something ordinary people could withstand!
Especially a young lady!
"Your Highness, I... I didn't..."
"I heard you with my own ears just now say that you had harmed the Consort!"
"N-no, that's not it, I just... I just made my sister unhappy, I..."
"Making her sad is harming her! You have great audacity to dare bully my people!"
Feng Yexuan flicked his long sleeves and said angrily, "Guards! Drag her out and give her thirty strokes!"
"Your Highness!" A group of people trembled in fear!
Thirty strokes for a young lady, wouldn't that leave her backside bruised and bleeding?
Even if she could recover, her buttocks and waist would likely be scarred.
Was the Prince's heart truly so cruel!
He truly did not understand the concept of cherishing a maiden!
Chu Qianli hadn't expected this man to stand up for her before she could even speak.
However, with just a few words, she saw a fact clearly.
That was, this man, at times, could truly cover the sky with one hand.
Even with the Duke and the Grand Tutor present, if he didn't want to give anyone face, he wouldn't!
She suspected that even if the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were here, it would be the same!
"Your Highness! Your Highness, I didn't..."
Chu Feixue's entire body went limp with fear.
Leng Ji had already ordered people to come and escort her away.
Chu Hongtao said anxiously, "Your Highness, a jest between young girls, why... why... Your Highness, please calm your anger!"
Who would have thought that the Prince would act without distinguishing right from wrong and immediately make an example of someone?
Could it be that Chu Qianli was truly so important in his heart?
Others weren't even allowed to say a word against her?
Chu Buqu also hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.
Seeing his granddaughter about to be dragged away, although his heart leaned towards Chu Qianli, Chu Feixue was, after all, his granddaughter.
After a young lady was beaten with boards, could her body still be presentable?
"Your Highness, Feixue was indeed wrong, so I will have her come and apologize to Xiao Qi, Your Highness..."
"If one makes a mistake, one must be punished. Does the Duke believe that a simple 'I'm sorry' is enough after harming someone?"
Feng Yexuan's attitude towards him wasn't too bad, but that didn't mean he was willing to listen to Chu Buqu.
"Your Highness..."
"Your Highness, if Feixue made a mistake, Your Highness should indeed punish her, but last night... last night Xiao Qi jumped into the lake herself."
This was the first time the pitiful Chu Huaiyu spoke so firmly in front of Feng Yexuan.
She raised her head, her beautiful eyes fluttering slightly due to sadness.
This stunning appearance made many of the men around her's hearts stir.
Even Qing Ming couldn't help but feel pity.
Chu Huaiyu said softly, "Your Highness, if this matter is to be investigated, Xiao Qi also has fault. If Your Highness punishes Feixue casually without asking for the reasons, Your Highness... is also wrong?"