The disaster, however, originated from his childhood sweetheart, the young mistress of the Chen family.
According to Qin Hu’s memories, he had accompanied his fiancée to the palace to pay respects to Princess Chang’an. The Princess and Chen Ruoli had been close since childhood, so she arranged a banquet for them. But later, Qin Hu suffered a blackout. When he woke up, he was already in the Imperial Guard’s prison, informed that he had drunkenly molested the Princess and had harbored malicious intent.
Even more bizarre was what followed: Chen Ruoli actually submitted a formal impeachment against her own fiancé, Qin Hu, listing seventy-two crimes, each supported by evidence. Qin Hu felt as if struck by a lightning bolt; he simply could not believe his ears.
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