The news that Jiang Xue, the lord of Hailan Star, had murdered the princess and was immediately escorted to the capital star for trial quickly swept across the entire empire.

The nobles who had once colluded with Jiang Xue, who were trying their best to protect her position as lord, turned green with rage upon hearing this news.

How can they protect her then?!

Has she lost her mind?! How dare she lay a hand on a princess?!

Now, forget about claiming sovereignty; even murdering a royal female will result in being expelled from the royal family and exiled to a desolate planet!

A group of nobles cursed Jiang Xue in their hearts, fearing that their crimes would be exposed, their faces filled with anxiety and helplessness.

The citizens of other star systems sighed with regret upon hearing the news.

There's been so much gossip in just a few days.

First, rumors spread that the Crown Prince was not of royal blood. Before they could figure out if it was true or not, another rumor came that a female member of a royal branch was plotting to murder the princess.

The royal family is really having a lot of fun.

On the royal warship being escorted to the capital planet, Jiang Xue experienced for the first time what it meant to be unable to defend herself.

In the corner of the cabin, she had a specially made chain around her wrist, her hair was disheveled, her eyes were sinister, and she was curled up into a large ball.

The cabin door was pushed open, and two guards walked in.

The fleet was about to depart, and they were assigned to guard it.

Jiang Xue raised her head and shouted hoarsely at them, "I want to see the Queen! I didn't assassinate the princess! She framed me! She framed me!"

The guards didn't even lift their eyelids, showing her absolutely no respect or caution towards a female.

"I am a royal female! You can't treat me like this! I want to see the Queen! Do you hear me?!" When the guards didn't react, she screamed even more frantically.

But nobody paid any attention to her.

They knew perfectly well that this female had failed in her plot to murder the princess and was now useless; who would listen to her anymore?

The fleet departs.

Inside the cabin, Jiang Zhixia clung to Jiang Ting's arm, half asleep.

Jiang Lin and Wu Zhan sat beside her, their expressions identically awkward.

The two men watched as their daughter clung to their eldest son, their eyes twitching slightly involuntarily.

Although I've accepted the fact that I have these two children, the fact that my son has suddenly become my daughter's bestial husband... this feeling is really complicated.

Jiang Ting knew that the Empress and His Majesty were watching him, so he refrained from pulling the woman hanging on his arm into his arms.

Jiang Zhixia groggily raised her head and noticed two very strong gazes beside her. Instead of letting go, she snuggled closer to her older brother.

Dear Father and Mother, this is called desensitization training. Get used to it as soon as possible!

Wu Zhan couldn't take it anymore and chose to close his eyes.

He really needs more time.

Military headquarters.

Lu Jue rushed out like a madman.

Instructor Li and Instructor Liu held him tightly from both sides.

"What are you doing, you brat! Tomorrow's a holiday, how can you just run off like that!"

"Yeah, kid! To be blunt, you're still a slave! Running off like this, don't you want to stay in the military anymore?!"

"Exactly! Even if it's an emergency, you should contact your supervisor to apply! Don't be so impulsive!"

Lu Jue's muscles tensed, his face showing signs of collapse: "Instructors, please, please let me out! The princess has been murdered, I need to see her!"

He hasn't been able to contact the princess for three days.

At first, he thought that Jiang Ting had used tricks to steal the princess's attention, since he hadn't seen that old man at the military headquarters.

But the longer it went on, the more he felt something was wrong.

Why would the princess suddenly cut off contact?

Only today did he see the political news of Hailanxing on his personal computer.

Jiang Xue actually plotted to murder the princess!

He broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't care about anything else; all he wanted to do was rush out and find the princess as quickly as possible!

Instructor Li, whose old arms and legs were almost broken from being bent over, shouted in utter incomprehension, "Didn't the news say the princess is fine?! She's with the Crown Prince now! Calm down!"

Lu Jue grew even more anxious and blurted out, "Who knows if that old man protected the princess properly!"

Instructor Li, Instructor Liu: "??!"

Who's the old man?

He's talking about the Crown Prince?!

The two were stunned for a moment, and Lu Jue suddenly broke free of his restraints and rushed out.

He had only taken a few steps when he slowly came to a stop.

A familiar pink hovercar is slowly landing in front of the military gate.

The car door opened, and the figure that had been terrified jumped out.

Jiang Zhixia was a little surprised to see him looking somewhat disheveled.

"Lu Jue? What are you doing?"

She rushed to the military headquarters as soon as she landed. She originally wanted to send a message to Lu Jue, but the signal was bad on the way back to the capital planet, so she simply came to pick him up.

The moment Lu Jue saw her, he lunged at her.

"Princess!"

He trembled with fear and pulled the female into his arms to examine her closely.

"Are you alright? Did Jiang Xue hurt you? What did she do to you?!"

Jiang Zhixia was embraced tightly, and only after hearing a series of questions did she realize that Lu Jue must have seen the news.

Seeing the anxiety in the boy's eyes, she felt a surge of tenderness in her heart and gently comforted him.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm perfectly fine, see, I'm perfectly alright, aren't I?"

Lu Jue held her tightly, still shaken, his breathing rapid.

He nearly went mad when he learned that Jiang Xue had harmed the princess.

He has no family, no friends. If Jiang Xue were to hurt the princess again...

He didn't even dare to think about it.

"Princess, why haven't you replied to my messages these past few days? Why didn't you tell me you were going to Hailan Star? I... I'm so scared of you..."

He didn't continue.

Jiang Zhixia felt his trembling and knew he was terrified.

But there are more important things to do now, and we can't delay.

Let's comfort him after we've finished dealing with this matter.

"I'm really fine. I'll explain later. Now, come with me."

She pushed the boy into the car with a hint of anxiety.

Not far away, Instructor Li and Instructor Liu stared in disbelief as the Third Princess stuffed the person into the hovercar as if coaxing a child.

So... the rumors circulating in the military that Lu Jue is going to be taken as a concubine by the princess might be true.

After settling Lu Jue in, Jiang Zhixia turned and walked to the two instructors.

Instructor Li and Instructor Liu snapped out of their daze and quickly stood up straight and saluted.

"Your Highness!"

"Instructors, I need to take him away for a while," she said, pulling out an application from her pocket and handing it over. "This is his proof of leaving the military headquarters."

Instructor Li took it and was stunned.

Lu Jue, is he going to participate in a military trial?

……

The hovercar sped along.

Lu Jue sat in the passenger seat, staring intently at the female beside him, gripping her hand tightly as if he would lose her if he loosened his grip even slightly.

Jiang Zhixia patted him reassuringly, then suddenly broke into a bright smile.

"Lu Jue, aren't you going to ask me where I'm taking you?"

Lu Jue was still shaken and was overjoyed that she was alright.

Hearing the princess ask this question, he glanced out the window.

It was definitely not the way home, nor the way to the palace.

He looked at the princess with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Zhixia gripped his hand tightly, speaking each word clearly.

"We're going to overturn the verdict against the Lu family."

Lu Jue was stunned for a moment, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

……

The highest court of the empire.

The Empress and His Majesty stood solemnly on the high place.

On both sides were dozens of huge light screens floating in mid-air. Each screen contained members of the royal family from various star regions of the empire, who participated in the judgment in real time through trial communications.

In the center, Jiang Xue was chained and knelt with her head down.

She had lost her usual approachable and dignified demeanor and was utterly disheveled.

Jiang Lin looked at her coldly, her voice devoid of any warmth.

"Jiang Xue, the guilty woman, attempted to murder the princess. Effective immediately, she is stripped of her royal female status, exiled to a desolate planet, and imprisoned for life."

Everyone present agreed without objection.

Who would dare disagree?

Jiang Xue was out of her mind to assassinate the princess, and she didn't even try to hide it from people; so many royal guards saw it.

Furthermore, given the Empress Dowager and His Majesty's resolute stance, who would dare to confront a mere female from a collateral branch?

The verdict is final.

Surprisingly, Jiang Xue did not become hysterical upon hearing her verdict.

She simply raised her head slowly, her sinister eyes sweeping across the judge's bench.

There, a beautiful female sat with a smile on her face, sitting intimately with the silver-haired boy beside her.

Their eyes met, and none of them backed down.

Jiang Zhixia was happy that the wicked had been punished.

Seeing that she still dared to glare at him, he immediately raised his eyebrows without fear and gave a provocative smile.

See how it feels to be framed?

Lu Jue stared intently at Jiang Xue, his eyes surging with hatred, and clenched his fists.

Watching his enemy fall from the high platform with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

But from the moment the princess brought him here, he vaguely guessed that this was the result the princess had fought for for him.

How did the princess manage to do that?

If Jiang Xue really intended to assassinate her, how dangerous would that be for the princess... Just how much effort did she put into this for herself?

Jiang Xue stared straight at them, then suddenly chuckled.

How naive! So incredibly naive!

It's just exile, just losing her royal status! As long as she's alive, she still has a chance!

Because—there's also the Federation!

All the supplies she sent over the years weren't given away for nothing. As long as she can find a way to contact the Federation, she will definitely be able to turn things around!

Jiang Zhixia met the madness in her eyes and frowned slightly.

Has Jiang Xue gone mad?

It's okay, going crazy won't delay things later.

She had no intention of letting Jiang Xue leave the capital planet alive.

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