The King of Zhennan was a smart man. He knew that cutting down the vassal clan or exterminating the clan were two different outcomes. He naturally knew how to choose, not to mention he had a son.
Ji Wenzhan looked at her, his eyes full of unwillingness and helplessness.
He knew that Lu Qingtang had tried his best. Although Mo Zeshen was a prince, he was still a minister in the end, and there were very few things he could decide.
Both of them leaned against the wall in silence. After a while, Lu Qingtang reminded Ji Wenzhan to return to the table quickly, as he would be discovered if he took too long.
While urging Ji Wenzhan to leave first, she observed whether Xu Lingshu had sent anyone to monitor them.
Sure enough, there was a figure in the corner, moving far away.
Just when Ji Wenzhan was about to leave the corridor, the figure jumped out and shouted sharply: "Who is there!"
"Catch the thief. There is a thief in the palace. Come and catch the thief!"
Ji Wenzhan: "..."
Did he become a thief under his own corridor?
He looked at Lu Qingtang in confusion, "Why are you not surprised at all?"
Lu Qingtang looked calm and sneered, "You will know later."
At this time, a large number of government soldiers rushed out, shouting to catch the assassin, which attracted many officials in the hall to come out to watch the fun.
The soldiers were stunned. The "assassins" in front of them were actually their prince and Princess Chen. Now the joke was really big. Who is talking nonsense, thinking that the Crown Prince and Princess Chen are assassins, and disrupting the banquet.
Chang Xin, the boy beside Ji Wenzhan, pulled out the figure hiding in the dark just now, and saw that it was Jin Niang beside Xu Lingshu.
Jin Niang was so frightened that her legs and feet became weak in front of so many people, and she sat on the ground shivering.
She looked up at the many ferocious-looking soldiers and officials, her eyes filled with fear. This was the first time she had done such a thing.
Ji Wenzhan said sternly: "Are you blind? You can't even tell the difference between this prince and Princess Chen!"
Jinniang immediately fell to the ground, her voice trembling, "Slave... I didn't see anything. I didn't see the Crown Prince and Princess Chen hugging each other, really not!"
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers and officials present were shocked, including Ji Wuhen and Mo Zeshen who came in a hurry.
Ji Wuhen looked shocked, his face immediately turned pale, and he subconsciously looked at Mo Zeshen.
Mo Zeshen naturally knew about this, but he also had to accompany Lu Qingtang to act out the drama, and immediately pretended to be full of anger.
He stepped forward coldly and kicked Jin Niang's shoulder suddenly, "You bitch!"
Jin Niang fell to the ground, and the bones in her shoulders were almost broken. The pain made her look hideous and she couldn't even make a sound.
But she still couldn't forget Xu Lingshu's instructions. She got up from the ground and continued: "I'm talking nonsense. I didn't see anything. I really didn't see anything."
As she spoke, she waved her hands, her voice trembling with pain, and she looked very pitiful.
With such an appearance that there was no three hundred taels of silver in this place, everyone present was surprised. Could it be that what she said was true? What kind of hidden secret did Princess Chen and Prince Zhennan have?
Many officials couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"This person just said that Princess Chen and the Crown Prince are hugging each other. Is that true?"
"It goes without saying that a man and a woman are alone at night, and they are alone in such a low place. Naturally, there is something shady about it."
"By exposing this matter in front of so many people, King Chen has lost his face. I'm afraid he wants to kill people, right? It's a good show."
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After listening to everyone's words, Ji Wenzhan's angry face immediately froze, and he felt everyone's eyes on his face. He immediately looked at Lu Qingtang, his face was anxious and his eyes were full of eagerness.
It's okay for a grown man like him to be slandered. It only takes a while for him to be able to walk openly in front of others, and no one will say anything bad about him. But Lu Qingtang is different. She is a woman, and she is Princess Chen. Compared with ordinary women, she must pay more attention to her reputation, otherwise she will die.
However, Lu Qingtang was very calm, as if she was not the one being slandered.
She squinted at Jin Niang, curled her lips coldly, and gave Ji Wenzhan a reassuring look.
Ji Wenzhan was a little confused. He didn't know why Lu Qingtang was so calm. Just when he was wondering, he heard Lu Qingtang speak again.
She said to Jin Niang: "Since you saw the princess and the prince hugging each other, you must have heard something, right? You might as well tell everyone."
Everyone: So exciting!
They all opened their eyes and cocked their ears, waiting for Jin Niang's answer.
However, Jinniang did not shake her head, looking timid, "Princess, I really didn't hear anything. I didn't hear the princess calling you the prince, please forgive me..."
Everyone looked at Ji Wenzhan. Ji Wenzhan immediately turned red. He shook his head and muttered: "That's not true. She is talking nonsense."
At this time, Ji Wuhen stepped forward quickly and pointed at him with his eyes red.
He snapped at Ji Wenzhan: "You unfilial son, this is Princess Chen, how can you..."
His hands were trembling, and even his voice had changed. He immediately turned around and Chong Mo bowed deeply and saluted, "Your Majesty, this must be a misunderstanding. Although Zhan'er is naughty, he will never do such a thing. Please You know it clearly."
At this moment, his anger and blood surged, and he wished he could slap Ji Wenzhan to death.
He had been warned to stay away from Lu Qingtang a long time ago. Although she looked like Hua Rou, she was still someone else's woman. Sooner or later something would happen to a lonely man and a widowed woman.
I thought this child had been sensible and well-behaved since he was young, but he didn't expect that he would actually do such a thing. His hard work was really wasted.
But it's no wonder, Lu Qingtang and Hua Rou look so similar, and Zhan'er always thinks about his mother, so it's inevitable that sparks will fly after such a contact...
All said and done, it was because he, as a father, was not attentive enough and failed to take good care of Zhan'er, and he was even more unworthy of Rou'er's entrustment. But where is his Rou'er? He really misses her.
Ji Wuhen raised his eyes and looked at Mo Zeshen, and said: "My lord, please don't misunderstand me. The reason why the princess fell in love with you must be because of this cheap servant's nonsense. One day is a hundred days for the husband and wife."
After saying that, Ji Wuhen stood up and Ming Changxin dragged Jin Niang down and beat her to death with sticks.
Jinniang immediately turned pale and knelt on the ground begging for mercy, but Changxin was very strong and grabbed her collar and tried to drag her out of the corridor.
Everyone kept sighing when they saw this, and they were all whispering.
"Is it true or false? Why is King Chen not so angry?"
"It doesn't matter if it's true or false. When a man and a woman are alone together, even if they are innocent..."
"I didn't expect that King Chen would be so handsome and capable, and that Princess Chen would actually steal someone, tsk tsk tsk."
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Jin Niang screamed and struggled, but there was nothing she could do about Chang Xin and she had no choice but to let him drag her aside. The soldiers and officials consciously made way for Chang Xin, but at this moment, another figure appeared at the end of the corridor.
