Yue Mingxuan stared at her coldly and said, "Since you claim you don't even know who that man was, then how can you be so sure I'm a liar? Leaving that aside, you dared to slander your own master. As my maid, not only did you fail to defend me just now, you even tried to push me toward death. A servant who betrays their master for personal gain deserves nothing less than death by beating!"
It was only at this moment that Su Jin finally understood why earlier, when she had looked at the Fifth Prince a sudden fear had risen in her heart.
Now she was completely silenced, unable to say anything in her defense.
However, because this was about life and death even though the corner of her mouth ached with a tearing pain from the heavy slap she had just received she could not care about it anymore.
"No… no, it is not like that. I only told the truth," Su Jin cried while groveling on the ground with snot and tears running down her face as she begged desperately. "Prince, Prince, I only did not want you to be fooled by the Fifth Prince. Please, for the sake of my loyalty, spare me this time."
Rong Tieshan waved his hand, not even wanting to look at her again. "A traitor who betrays her master, what more is there to say? Drag her away!"
Su Jin began to tremble all over from fear.
Had not Princess Xie said that this time the Fifth Prince would surely have no chance to turn things around? Then why was she the one about to be beaten to death instead?
She was still so young and she did not want to die.
Realizing that the prince would no longer listen to her explanations, Su Jin quickly turned toward the crowd and cried out in panic, "Princess Xie, please, save me!"
Yue Mingxuan heard this desperate cry and his bright eyes carried a knowing smile.
Just as he had expected, when a person was pushed to the final moment, they would always grab onto the last straw of survival and in doing so, they often reveal the one pulling the strings from behind.
As Su Jin's plea echoed out, the gaze of the whole crowd turned toward one young woman's face.
That woman wore a fresh green and flowery jeweled gown, her beautiful black hair carefully arranged to fall gracefully down her back. Her delicate and charming face shone brightly in the crowd, standing tall and radiant like a flawless pearl.
She was none other than Princess Xie of Nanxie Kingdom, the most beautiful woman in Nanxie Kingdom and also the princess sent as a hostage to Beirong Kingdom, the Third Princess of Nanxie Kingdom.
Sensing Yue Mingxuan's clear gaze upon her, Xie Lianhua froze for a moment. Then, with elegant steps, she left the crowd and came forward.
Standing before Su Jin, she lowered her eyes and lightly scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting? Younger Brother Mingxuan only went out to play for a while. He would never do the shameful things you speak of. Of course you deserve punishment for this."