Xia Chujian had been convinced that Tantai Jing was definitely Quan Jiuyi's daughter, but to her surprise, she was neither the Empress's daughter nor Quan Jiuyi's daughter!
So that Dog Emperor had another mistress no one knew about?! More importantly, how had that Dog Emperor managed to secretly bring this child into the palace right under the noses of the two top noble families and so many members of the Imperial Family?! How had the Empress's child gone missing? And where was Quan Jiuyi's child? These questions flashed through her mind in an instant, but she did not dwell on them.
In any case, none of this had anything to do with her. She did not care how many mistresses that Dog Emperor had.
At that moment, Councilor Kang of the Senate's House, seemingly trying to retaliate for the embarrassment Xia Chujian had caused him earlier, suddenly said, "Although Girl Jing is not the Crown Princess, she still carries the Emperor's bloodline. At the very least, she is a citizen."
"What crime is it for citizen Xia Chujian to kill a Commoner?"
Xia Chujian did not indulge him either and said directly, "This Girl Jing ordered people to kill my teammates and their entire families. She also tried to kill me and my entire family."
"I killed her in return only in self-defense."
"Under the law, Citizens do not have Criminal Immunity when they kill Commoners."
"Commoners have the right to self-defense against Citizens."
Xia Chujian looked at Councilor Kang of the Senate's House, her voice as cold as ice that had endured for ten thousand years. "So, Councilor Kang, are you planning to seek justice for us Commoners and impose Collective Punishment on Girl Jing's paternal and maternal families?"
"After all, this murderer is already dead. We cannot exactly