Chapter 1172: Mercy

Dai Boheng was completely dispirited on the ground. In an instant, he lost the confidence and confidence of the elegant young master before he entered the room.

His heart was as dead as ash. He slowly said, “I have never lied to the Princess. I only blame myself for pulling tricks on her…”

“What’s the use of saying all this now? It’s true that you bullied me, and it’s true that you hurt me. Just because you pulled tricks on me, do you think you’re innocent?” The first princess said coldly, “If you tell the truth today, your family still has some leeway. If you continue to deceive me, you’ll definitely die!”

Dai Boheng raised his head to look at her.

He laughed in a mocking manner.

“The Dai family is already dead.” He sighed. “Now that the Princess knows that she’s been bewitched, I’m afraid she knows clearly who did it and what the other party did, right?

“My family can be considered innocent. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have chosen me to marry you… It’s a pity that my family was unfortunate. When my second uncle was sent out to be an official, he made a huge mistake… That mistake caused my entire family to suffer. I thought that I could hide it for a lifetime, but I didn’t expect that after Prince Rong returned to the capital, he would come looking for me. Back then, the letters were in his hands, and he knew all the accounts clearly. If I didn’t do as he asked…”

Dai Boheng gave a wry smile.

“First Princess, if we were to marry, perhaps with the protection of the Princess, I would be able to escape this calamity. However, how could I not care about my parents and brothers?” Dai Boheng said.

When the first princess heard that, she scoffed. “So you abandoned me? You used my life in exchange for your entire family?”

“No!” Dai Boheng’s heart jolted. “I won’t harm the Princess’ life! The people sent by Prince Rong said that this is a fortune-stealing technique. The Princess has the imperial family’s fortune. If I take away this fortune, the Princess will only be… unfortunate for a while, but you are the Princess…”

As she was the princess, even if she lost her fortune, she would only be injured at most. It was not to the point of losing her life.

However, his words made the first princess’ heart turn cold.

She initially thought that perhaps he had been coerced and had no choice but to do so. He should have some care for her in his heart.

However, she did not expect that his so-called care would be so cheap.

“As long as I have my life, it will be your mercy to me, right?” The first princess was extremely hurt and smiled instead. “In the imperial family, who would live a good life when they made a big mistake and are forgiven? Prince Rong kept his life, but that was when he was young when he made the mistake. Even so, he was sent to a remote fief. My second brother and third brother are still alive, but one became a commoner and the other was imprisoned. How are they living freely?

“As a princess, if I really committed an unforgivable crime, even if they did not kill me with a foot of white silk, I would not have an easy life for the rest of my life!”

The first princess felt that Dai Boheng was extremely laughable.

If the princess made a fool of herself, her father, in order to protect the imperial family’s dignity even if he was not willing, he would still have to take action against her!

Whether he was sent to the Taoist temple for cultivation or imprisoned for life, they would all be notorious for thousands of years. Moreover, she still had her mother!

It was fine if she suffered alone, but what about her mother?! Was she not innocent?!

“Tell me, who did your second uncle communicate with? How could those letters have such a great impact?” The first princess asked again.

“He… When he was an official overseas, he got to know many traveling merchants. Those people held many rare treasures produced by Mount Rong in their hands. My second uncle was envious for a moment and thought the price was cheap and fair. He almost gave half of them to him, so he often bought them. Later that year, on the Empress Dowager’s birthday, my second uncle sold… the border defense map in order to buy a piece of jade. That was why the people of Mount Rong attacked so quickly back then. There was no strength to resist at the border at all…”

Were it not for the bandit’s sudden fall from the sky, the bodies of thousands of people would have been cold by the time the imperial court came to their aid.