Li Xiao continued his interrogation, "Alright, Chen, speak slowly and clearly. What grievances do you have? His Majesty will stand up for you."

Chen kowtowed, speaking clearly:

"What Qian Fen said earlier is true, but he lied about not knowing the prince. I personally saw and heard him talking to that fake prince. The other party gave him several thousand taels of silver and asked him to continue to spread the story of the fake prince's alliance with him."

Madam Chen hugged her daughter, her face pale. "I dare not make a sound. I was thinking of leaving first to see if I could find an opportunity to inform Prince Yuansheng."

"I never expected that my daughter and I would be hunted down as soon as we entered the capital. We fought desperately to escape, and were only saved by a brave man."

Li Xiao pressed further, "How can you be sure that's a fake prince?"

Ms. Chen showed a grateful smile:

"Because I have seen Prince Yuansheng before, and she even saved my daughter's life on the night of the Lantern Festival. She was as dazzling as a fairy, how could I not recognize her?"

"That person looks about six-tenths like the prince, but he is definitely not the prince."

Madam Chen looked at Xiao Zhixing and said, "Although I am foolish, I know how to repay kindness, so I kept that in mind before I left."

She glared resentfully at Qian Fen, who grew increasingly terrified as she spoke. "Have you forgotten? My family was once a renowned spice family. It declined because my grandfather mismanaged it, but my father passed down the family's spice recipe to me. He was blind to choose you, this heartless bastard, for me. You squandered my dowry and now you want to take the lives of my mother and me."

"You beast! Lan'er is your own flesh and blood! You even want to kill her!"

After cursing angrily, Chen took a deep breath and quickly got back to the point, "That person has entered our house many times, so she must have been carrying my family's special perfume scent."

"That perfume is incredibly strong, it clings to you like glue. Even if she changes her clothes and a month or two has passed, the scent won't be gone. All you need is a hunting dog to find her trail."

Xiao Zhixing was overjoyed, "That's wonderful, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yunqi waved his hand, "Order the Ministry of Justice's patrol officers to immediately take their hunting dogs and arrest the man."

Xiao Zhixing also instructed, "Xiong Chumo and Shi Jiaowu, you two go too."

"Bring that person back to me, dead or alive!" she gritted her teeth, her killing intent palpable.

The group agreed, took the sachets of perfume provided by Chen, and quickly set off.

At this point, everything became clear.

This scheme against Xiao Zhixing was ruthless; it almost succeeded at the slightest mistake.

[Yellow comment: Thank goodness, they didn't expect the prince wasn't involved in setting the question, and they certainly didn't expect there to be a key witness.]

[Red comment: Whew, that was close! One by one, the plot holes have been filled, and the truth has been uncovered. Otherwise, Xiao Zhixing would have been unable to defend himself, or at least his reputation would have been severely damaged.]

[Green comment: I was so damn nervous! I didn't dare to look away for a second. God help me, I've been proven innocent.]

[Red comment: Xiao Zhixing has a bit of luck on him.]

[Green comment: No, I don't believe it was luck. Xiao Zhixing must have sensed something beforehand, and thus countered every move, turning the situation around.]

[Red comment: Yes, I feel the same way. It's such a pity I don't know all the arrangements behind her story; it must have been very interesting.]

[Yellow comment: Hey, didn't you guys say you didn't like our goddess?]

[Red comments: Get lost, we've really fallen for it, okay?]

[Green comment: Exactly, why can't we chase after the female lead?]

The live stream room returned to its lively, hip-hop atmosphere.

Bai Su wiped the sweat from his forehead. "My god, luckily I'm just a nobody, no one pays attention to me or schemes against me. If I were in this situation, I wouldn't even survive a chapter, let alone react quickly enough to make arrangements. I would have fainted on the spot. Being a tool is great, I love being a tool!"

On the scene, the Emperor System also realized, "Do you think she already knew about this?"

Zhao Yunqi pondered, "How do you think she found out?"

The Emperor System pondered, "Last year, there were rumors that she was looking for a husband. She must have found out something, which isn't surprising, but..."

"She insisted on not participating in setting the questions, as if she knew someone would use them to scheme against her?"

"Yes, this is it, what a coincidence."

Zhao Yunqi frowned. "What exactly are you trying to say? It's normal for her to discover the anomaly in advance and take action on her own. It just shows that she anticipates the enemy's moves and is very shrewd."

The Emperor System buzzed, "No, no, I always find it strange that the person behind it happened to deliver the sample questions at 9 PM that night. I can't figure it out."

Zhao Yunqi: "Perhaps they are genuinely afraid that Qian Fen is too stupid and want him to solve and polish the problems as soon as possible?"

Xiao Zhixing chuckled inwardly. It was right that they couldn't understand, because they subconsciously overlooked the fact that she could also get the sample questions at Hai Shi (9-11 PM).

No matter how they investigate, they have no evidence that they had never encountered the sample questions before that, even if they think it's too much of a coincidence.

Zhao Yunqi suddenly said coldly, "Never mind that for now. How are you going to explain this to me? How did the person behind this get the sample questions? You were sure the sample questions hadn't been leaked, but the other party got them immediately."

The Emperor System erupted in anger again, "I'm investigating too! I'll find out the truth even if you don't tell me!"

He absolutely would not allow anything to escape his control.

Zhao Yunqi said with a headache, "This is a small matter. Haven't you realized yet? If the people behind this are really those things, they have successfully offended Xiao Zhixing! They have completely enraged her. With her vengeful nature, she will not rest until she has thoroughly investigated and found her enemy."

The Emperor System seemed to freeze, and the next moment it almost burst out cursing, "Damn it! Damn it! Bastard! Bastard!!"

If he had a body, he would be fuming with rage right now; it's truly one problem after another.

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