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"What did you say?"
Originally, because the two elders had pleaded so passionately, the Emperor also felt that his previous order was perhaps made somewhat in haste and anger.
Even if he truly hated Chu Qianli to the bone, he couldn't simply beat her to death with sticks in front of two high officials with military power.
Just now, he had indeed been extremely angry!
But he had not anticipated that the two would plead on her behalf.
Chu Qianli not only showed no remorse, but she also dared to openly defy him!
The fury that the Emperor had barely suppressed suddenly surged up again.
"Chu Qianli, you dare..."
"Qianli!"
"Xiaoqi!"
"First, I have not stolen Yu Linglong's prescription; it is Yu Linglong who has falsely accused me. I am innocent!"
"Second, I did not escape from prison tonight; it was someone else's arrangement, aiming to put me to death!"
