Hongguo immediately spoke up. "Your Majesty, please forgive us! It was the Imperial Preceptor! He said the little princess was a monster, and that she was the reason the Empress Dowager had fallen ill and never recovered."
"Your Majesty, the little princess is a monster."
"Please see the truth, Your Majesty. All these things the little princess brought are demonic objects, and she herself is a monster. She even has a tail."
Ye Yubei sneered. "The Imperial Preceptor?"
Cold sweat covered the Imperial Preceptor's forehead as he prostrated himself on the ground. "Your Majesty, you must not let that monster deceive you! Demonic energy has filled the palace lately. Your humble servant glimpsed heaven's secrets and discovered that this demon was the one wreaking havoc in the palace. Your Majesty should put her to death at once."
You're the monster! Your whole family are monsters! This princess is a little lucky star, a little good-fortune koi!
Ye Tangtang clung to Ye Yubei's arm, looking so aggrieved that tears were about to spill. "Emperor Father, Tang Tang isn't a monster."
Seeing his daughter's aggrieved expression, Ye Yubei felt fury surge through him.
"Is that so? Drag this Imperial Preceptor away for deceiving the people with his demonic lies. In three days, behead him for all to see."
Empress Lu immediately pleaded, "Your Majesty, please reconsider! The Imperial Preceptor oversees the entire Directorate of Astronomy. What he says is almost certainly true. I beg Your Majesty to spare his life."
"Spare his life? Empress, you are implicated in this as well. You barged into the Palace of Gathered Elegance without permission and seized the Ninth Princess. Who gave you the nerve to do such a thing?"
Empress Lu raised her head and met Ye Yubei's gaze. "Didn't Your Majesty? Your Majesty put