The prince took a step forward and said seriously: "Father, this thief dares to plot against the emperor's sister. This shows how audacious he is."
"Fortunately, Mrs. Qiao caught the thief's accomplice in the back house. She is waiting outside the imperial study and asked my father to bring someone for interrogation."
The eldest princess trembled slightly when she heard this.
She knew that this person must be Cai Lanxun to plot against Zuo Anning, but she didn't expect that he would be caught for being so useless!
According to her understanding of Cailan, Cailan should be able to disguise himself when he went to bribe people. She just hoped that the person would not recognize Cailan at all.
Worst case scenario, if Cai Lan is identified...
Thinking of this, the eldest princess' heart strings trembled.
With how loyal Cai Lan is to her, she should be able to take all the blame...
Emperor Yong was furious. He didn't expect that there would be people in the Yong Dynasty who despised the Tian family so much.
The thief dared to harm the eldest princess, but he didn't take him as the emperor seriously!
"Bring it in!"
The door of the royal study room was opened, Huang Pei led the way, and two young father-in-laws came in behind them dragging a little girl.
The reason for dragging was that the little girl was trembling with fear, her face was pale, and her legs were so weak that she could no longer stand.
As soon as the two little father-in-laws let go of their hands, the little girl threw herself to the ground.
"Keep your head up."
Emperor Yong's cold voice sounded.
The little girl had long forgotten to react, she just buried her head and whimpered.
Huang Pei saw Emperor Yong frowning impatiently, so he stepped forward and grabbed the little girl's hair, forcing her to raise her head.
As soon as the little girl raised her eyes, she met a majestic face amidst all the splendor.
She let out a cry and burst into tears from fear. It took a lot of patience to prevent her pants from getting wet.
You must know that the storybooks and the storytellers in the teahouses have said that if you violate the rules in front of the palace, you will offend the emperor and you will be beheaded!
She doesn’t want to die yet!
Emperor Yong was eager to know who was behind the scenes, so he said coldly: "Tell me who instigated you, and I will spare your life!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Pei leaned down and said to the little girl's ear:
"The Holy One is giving you a chance to live now. If you don't want to die, then take it seriously."
The little girl shed tears and nodded repeatedly when she heard this.
Upon seeing this, Huang Pei pulled off the cloth bag from the little girl's mouth. She coughed twice and shouted repeatedly:
"Long live, long live, long live! Long live, long live, long live!"
Huang Pei saw this and kicked her gently, "Speak quickly, don't let the Lord wait in a hurry!"
"What's your name and who ordered you? Come quickly."
In order to survive, the little girl could only hold on to this life-saving straw no matter how scared she was.
She said with a trembling cry: "I... no, Cao Min, Cao Min Liu Lian'er, the person who instructs Cao Min is outside the palace!"
Hearing this, the eldest princess's hand hidden under her sleeves shook suddenly.
She recognized Cai Lan!
The prince and Qiao Zhongguo showed shock at the right time.
Emperor Yong's brows furrowed sharply, "Just outside the palace? Call them all in and ask her to identify him!"
The four maids beside the eldest princess all walked in tremblingly. Liu Lianer looked around and then settled on Cai Lan.
"That's her!"
Liu Lian'er raised her voice.
"Just now, Cao Min was not sure, but now that she has taken a closer look, she is right. There is an inconspicuous mole at the end of her right eyebrow!"
Huang Pei walked to Cai Lan on his own without the need for Emperor Yong's order.
Cailan's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, her face turned red, her whole body was shaking, and the palms of her hands were soaked with sweat.
Huang Pei took a closer look and saw a small mole!
He turned around and nodded to Emperor Yong.
Emperor Yong's face suddenly darkened, and before he could speak, Cailan fell to his knees with a plop.
"Your Majesty, this slave is unjustly accused! This bitch has such a bloody mouth! She must have just seen the mole on the end of my eyebrow, and she is just talking nonsense in order to survive!"
"Your Majesty, this servant is loyal to the princess, how could he frame the princess!"
Cai Lan's voice was mournful and she spoke quickly.
Liu Lian'er saw a glimmer of hope at this moment, so she naturally used all her strength to bite Cai Lan to death.
"I didn't lie! I still have evidence!"
Liu Lian'er said, reaching into the lapel of her clothes and taking out a ball of handkerchief!
"Your Majesty! There is also a handkerchief wrapped in this veil, which is the aphrodisiac she gave to the grassroots. She asked the grassroots to use it on Miss Zuo of Duke Yan's mansion!"
"The Duke of Yanguo?"
Emperor Yong suddenly raised his voice, wondering why the Duke of Yan was involved in this matter.
Huang Pei hurried forward to take the veil, and Liu Lian'er quickly said: "Sir, be careful! The medicine in this veil is very strong. If you inhale even a little bit, you will lose your consciousness."
"This is what she told the grassroots!"
Liu Lian'er stared at Cai Lan and said fiercely.
Upon seeing this, Huang Pei held the handkerchief in his hand and looked at Emperor Yong with a questioning expression.
Emperor Yong said coldly: "Mr. Xuan, take a good look!"
Huang Pei hurriedly held the handkerchief and went out. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Huang Pei hurriedly returned.
"Your Majesty, Dr. Zou has tested it, and it is indeed a bad medicine! Moreover, this medicine is extremely powerful, the ingredients are expensive, and the quality is excellent!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong looked down at Cailan and said angrily:
"The witnesses and material evidence are all there, what else do you have to say!"
Cailan trembled all over and fell to the ground in fear. She wanted to make excuses, but she didn't know where to start.
Seeing this, the princess closed her eyes in despair. The next moment she sat up straight and said in a trembling voice:
"It's you! Cailan, it's you! How could you treat me like this! I usually treat you well!"
Cailan turned her head when she heard the sound, and saw tears in the eldest princess's eyes, looking at her intently, and her heart trembled.
Yes, the princess treated her well. She was raised from a little maid to a personal maid, and she was given infinite honor.
She had already made the decision to die in Qiao Mansion just now, so how could she be afraid now?
Thinking of this, she suddenly distorted her face and said in a sharp voice: "Your Highness, this slave is filled with hatred! Why was this slave born a humble slave, but you are so high and noble?"
"You said you treat your slave well? Oh, that's just a meager charity from His Highness! For a small reward, this slave must be grateful and humble!"
"I'm not willing to give in! I just want to see how noble you can be, Princess, after you have lost your virginity, lost your manners, and your life has been ruined!"
"He's just like a slave, reduced to the meanest of human beings!"
Cai Lan shouted with red eyes. When she saw the princess's eyes widening in disbelief, her heart was full of guilt, and even her heart was cut.
In order to save the princess, she could only slander her like this, hoping that the princess would not blame her.
"Okay! What a naughty and evil slave!"
Emperor Yong was furious. He resented the betrayal of others the most, especially those around him!
As Xian'er's personal maid, this evil slave actually has such evil thoughts!
Upon hearing this, the prince immediately agreed: "Such a wolf-hearted person is simply outrageous!"
"However, since this matter was all planned by you, I would like to ask you, how did you, a little palace maid, obtain such expensive filthy medicine?"
