Jiang Xue lowered her head, bearing the humiliation, and acquiesced to the crimes falsely accused of her, frantically calculating her last escape route in her mind.

She still has evidence of the crimes committed by the nobles of Hailan Star. As long as they leave alive, they will definitely try to contact her.

As long as those nobles are around, she will find a way to contact the Federation!

The verdict has been upheld, and several guards have gathered around.

She took a deep breath, suppressing her resentment and bitterness, and let the guards escort her out.

But the matter is not over yet.

"Wait! She can't leave yet!"

A crisp sound suddenly rang out.

Jiang Xue gritted her teeth and turned her head to glare at Jiang Zhixia.

What else does this useless woman want to do?!

She didn't believe that Jiang Zhixia was stopping now because she was being soft-hearted towards her.

Hasn't she ruined herself enough?!

Jiang Zhixia didn't even glance at her. After shouting, she looked down and tugged at the sleeve of the boy beside her.

"Lu Jue, stand up."

Lu Jue was a little confused about what the princess wanted to do, but he obediently stood up.

A document was handed to him.

Jiang Zhixia pointed to the stage with a bright smile and said in a low voice, "Take this and go—overturn the case for the Lu family."

She wants Lu Jue to personally overturn the Lu family's case!

Lu Jue stared at her in astonishment.

What? What?

The others present looked puzzled as they watched the two speaking in hushed tones.

Actually, they've been quite curious since the trial began.

Of course, they recognized the Third Princess Jiang Zhixia. After all, who hadn't heard some of the gossip and rumors about this useless female princess?

But what about that sinner?

What's the princess doing bringing a slave to a royal trial?

Jiang Ting turned his head to look at Jiang Zhixia, his brows furrowing slightly.

The female was tilting her head back, looking quite happy, and whispered something in the silver-haired boy's ear.

In fact, there were still many doubts about the whole matter, but the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, in their anger, quickly began the trial, and he didn't have time to ask.

Was the knife on Jiang Zhixia really the one Jiang Xue used to assassinate her?

What exactly happened that day that made Jiang Xue suddenly attempt to assassinate her?

Also, why did the female follow him to Hailan Star in the first place? What did she want to do?

The Empress Dowager and His Majesty also looked over, wondering what their daughter was up to this time.

After Jiang Zhixia finished speaking, she took a step back and smiled at Lu Jue, "Go ahead."

Lu Jue stared blankly at the princess, took a deep breath, and clenched the documents in his hand.

He turned around, straightened his back, and stepped onto the judge's bench.

Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, he stopped in front of Jiang Ting and solemnly presented the documents with both hands.

The boy's voice was steady and powerful, echoing throughout the courtroom.

"Your Highness, Lu Jue, a descendant of the Lu family of Hailan Star, requests that you, the Empress, and His Majesty investigate the case of Jiang Xue's collusion with the Federation and smuggling of supplies on Hailan Star!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room widened their eyes slightly.

Colluding with the Federation? Smuggling supplies?

Isn't this treason?!

Is what this sinner said true or false?

Upon hearing his words, Jiang Xue's expression instantly turned ferocious, and she began to struggle wildly.

"Nonsense! He's talking nonsense! I didn't collude with the Federation!"

Several guards held her down tightly.

She twisted her neck desperately, staring intently at the document on the stage.

The reason she admitted to Jiang Zhixia splashing dirty water was because she dared not expose her scheming against Jiang Ting!

It wasn't that they were afraid of Jiang Ting. After all, he was just an adopted son, not a member of the royal family. No matter how severe the punishment, could it be more severe than assassinating a princess?

Her biggest fear was that the royal family would follow the clues to find the source of that banned drug!

Jiang Zhixia was clearly determined to stick to her story about the assassination attempt. If she were exposed for colluding with the Federation, treason, and assassinating the royal family, she could face the death penalty, even if she was a royal female!

Jiang Ting took the documents and looked down as he flipped through them.

He frowned after reading only a few pages.

This information is much more detailed than what he found on Hailanxing.

It contains records of the actual amount of supplies transported by various nobles on Hailan Star at different times, as well as manpower data from unknown sources... It is almost a complete chain of evidence.

And all the clues ultimately point to the same person—Jiang Xue.

He looked up at the judge's bench.

The female came over eagerly, and the moment their eyes met, she smiled at him.

How did Jiang Zhixia get access to this information?

But now is not the time to ask that.

Jiang Ting paused for a second, then turned around and handed the documents directly to the Empress.

Jiang Lin took it and looked through it with Wu Zhan.

Only Jiang Xue's piercing screams remained in the judge's dock.

"No! That's fake! It's slander! Jiang Zhixia slandered me!"

A moment later, Jiang Lin raised her head, her face darkening.

Wu Zhan glared angrily and pointed at Jiang Xue.

"How dare you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the contents of the document were projected onto the screen.

The densely packed data was clearly displayed before everyone's eyes.

Upon closer inspection, the royal family members were in an uproar.

"Smuggling supplies for so many years?!"

"How dare these nobles? Were they all acting on Jiang Xue's orders, abusing her power?"

"This...this is outright treason!"

As Jiang Xue looked at the documents, all the color drained from her face.

How is that possible!

How could Jiang Zhixia, a powerless and useless woman, possibly have the ability to find out all this?!

She suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Jiang Zhixia.

The useless woman was sitting there lazily, and when she met her gaze, she even gave her a brighter smile.

Lu Jue knelt on the stage, his back straight, and slowly raised his head.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I request that you both reopen the case of the Lu family's treason two years ago!"

Jiang Lin and Wu Zhan both looked down at him.

The two remained silent for a long time before exchanging a glance.

This glance was extremely complex, but they both understood each other's meaning.

Jiang Lin looked helplessly at her daughter, who was looking at her with hopeful eyes, then raised her head and delivered her final verdict.

"Jiang Xue, the guilty woman, is suspected of colluding with the Federation to commit treason. She is detained pending trial. If the allegations are true, she will be sentenced to death!" She paused, then continued, "The Lu family case will be retried."

When Jiang Xue heard the word "death penalty," her mind went blank.

She writhed wildly on the ground, the chains binding her rattling loudly. "No! You can't do this to me! That information is fake!"

Seeing that she was struggling fiercely, the guards increased the pressure on her.

"I am a royal female! What right do you have—"

Didn't you understand?

Jiang Zhixia lazily interrupted her, standing up to meet her gaze.

"Not a royal female, but a sinner female."

Jiang Xue trembled violently, desperately crawling forward while gripping the floor, as if she wanted to pounce on her and bite her to death.

"Jiang Zhixia—!!!"

She let out a piercing roar.

The guards dared not delay and roughly dragged her out.

The roar gradually faded into the distance, eventually disappearing at the entrance of the courtroom.

Lu Jue was in a daze after hearing the Empress's verdict.

The Lu family's case is about to be overturned.

Those who died will no longer bear the stigma of treason.

The Lu family's innocence can be proven... and I will no longer be a slave, right?

He slowly turned his head and looked at the judge's bench.

There, his princess was looking at him with a smile, cupping her hands to her lips and silently moving them to herself.

I kept my promise.

……

After the royal trial concluded, Jiang Xue was taken to a lower-level prison for safekeeping.

Jiang Zhixia was overjoyed and grabbed Lu Jue to leave.

I had only taken two steps when a hand came across at me.

Jiang Lin stood in front of her, looking down at her with an air of noble aloofness.

"Where to?"

Jiang Zhixia blinked, then innocently shook her clasped hands with Lu Jue: "Mother, take Lu Jue to retrieve the slave chip."

The Lu family was publicly sentenced to a retrial. Lu Jue was no longer a criminal, so of course the chip had to be removed.

Jiang Lin looked at her daughter's self-righteous demeanor, and then at the silver-haired boy with a straight back behind her.

She raised her hand and pointed to Jiang Ting, who was not far away.

"Just have your older brother take you there. Come with me, I have something to tell you."

After saying that, she turned around and gave her daughter a back view that left no room for refusal.

Jiang Zhixia: "..."

She glanced at Jiang Ting hesitantly.

The man walked over and reached out to pat her head.

"Don't worry, we'll go with the female first, then we'll go with her."

She turned to look at Lu Jue again.

Lu Jue's eyes were still red. When he met the princess's gaze, he suppressed his emotions and smiled at her, his eyes full of affection.

"Princess, don't worry, His Highness will take me there."

He was just about to ask Jiang Ting what exactly happened with Jiang Xue's plot to murder the princess.

Looking at her two boyfriends, Jiang Zhixia noticed that this was the first time she had seen them get along so well.

"Oh well……"

……

The Empress's bedroom in the Imperial Palace.

Jiang Zhixia sat on the edge of the bed, watching her mother squat down and rummage through something.

After a while, Jiang Lin found a small, exquisite box, and sat on the bed with her daughter, placing the box on her lap.

She didn't open it immediately, but instead reached out and hugged her daughter.

"Xiaxia, let's talk about your older brother first."

Jiang Zhixia leaned against her mother's chest, feeling a little nervous.

She tilted her head up obediently and said, "Mother, please ask."

A hint of a smile flashed in Jiang Lin's eyes as she softly asked, "When did you find out he wasn't your biological brother?"

Jiang Zhixia paused for a moment.

This is really hard to tell my mother, after all, Jiang Ting's true identity was revealed because of that forced kiss...

She could only give a vague answer: "It was probably before I made Su Chen my official husband."

Jiang Lin frowned slightly after hearing this.

Before Ding Su Chen becomes the official husband?

That happened before the time of Aier Star.

My daughter must be very anxious knowing such a big thing happened, and I, as her mother, didn't even realize it.

She sighed softly, didn't ask any more questions, and gently stroked the wooden box.

"The things in here all belong to your older brother's biological mother."

Jiang Zhixia was taken aback.

The eldest brother's biological mother?

She looked at the box with curiosity.

The eldest brother himself said that he had never met his biological mother, and only knew that he was adopted by the Queen.

She was curious about this too.

Where did Mother find her older brother? She actually picked up an SS-rank?

But looking at the mother's appearance, it doesn't seem like she picked it up?

Jiang Lin recalled some past events, speaking softly and slowly.

"Your older brother's biological mother is a very special female. Her mental strength is so great that she can soothe males of any level, and even soothe multiple males at once."

"She was secretly trained by the empire's high command, and that's when I met her."

Jiang Lin opened the box and took out a photo.

The photograph was taken using outdated technology, appearing to be from hundreds of years ago, but because it belonged to a close friend, she had treasured it for many years, and it remained completely undamaged.

"This is your eldest brother's mother, her name is Mingyue."

"When we met, I wasn't the Queen yet, and she had just been sent to the Central Star for secret training. She was introverted and timid, but she became much more lively once you got to know her, which was completely different from Jiang Ting."

"Mingyue is the most unique female in the history of the empire. She achieved the ability to use mental power to disrupt enemy soldiers. She is the first and only female who can destroy the mental domain of a male without forming a contract."

"However, Jiang Ting and his mother do share some resemblance in their eyes and eyebrows, don't you think?"

Jiang Zhixia lowered her head and stared at the photo with wide eyes.

After seeing the person in the photo clearly, she was so shocked that she couldn't hear what her mother was saying!

Help!

The eldest brother's biological mother is in the photo, facing her—

He made a "Rock you" gesture!!!

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