Chapter 662: Bullying by Power
Taking a deep breath, Zhong Mingxin slowly recounted how Nangong Xin had kept him under soft imprisonment in the Commandery Princess Mansion for the past ten years.
After speaking, he continued, "Emperor, I truly had no intention with Princess Mingyue, but the Commandery Princess has been unwilling to let me leave. I beseech you, Emperor, to make a judgment and restore my freedom!"
Hearing Zhong Mingxin’s account, Nolan Deye couldn’t help but flush with embarrassment for Nangong Xin’s actions. Angered, he picked up the teacup from the table and smashed it onto Nangong Xin’s body.
"Look at what you’ve done; you’ve completely disgraced our Royal Family."
Although Nangong Xin wasn’t a member of their Royal Family, she was a Commandery Princess conferred by the court.
If word got out that Princess Mingyue went as far as to forcibly keep a man by imprisoning and poisoning him, it wouldn’t just be the reputation of the Royal Family that would suffer, but the credibility of the court would also decline.
Nangong Xin immediately knelt on the ground and after kowtowing, she started to defend herself, "Emperor, I truly like Zhong Mingxin. Moreover, for all these years, I have always been by his side. Even a lump of stone would have warmed up by now. He had clearly promised to marry me, but now he’s backstabbing me here. Emperor, you must seek justice for me!"
"I didn’t," Zhong Mingxin immediately retorted, "I have never promised to marry you; don’t talk nonsense here."