Qu Jiaorou lost her temper: "I know it was you. Don't try to deny it. Assaulting His Highness the Emperor is a serious crime! Do you think he'll protect you? The Zuo family doesn't have that kind of power!"

The area where she was hit is still throbbing, and she doesn't have time to think much.

It only refers to Zuo Chen.

He yelled at Qu Jian'er.

Faced with Qu Jiaorou's questioning words.

Zuo Chen's eyes narrowed as he was being pointed at, and he began to plan for the other party's future in his mind.

Qu Jian'er suddenly exclaimed, "Really? His Highness was beaten?! How awful! Who did it?!"

She deliberately spoke very loudly, as if afraid that people wouldn't know that Ou Xiao had been beaten.

Upon hearing this...

Qu Jiaorou almost choked on her breath.

She watched as more and more people gathered around.

Try to calm yourself down and stop being hysterical.

Qu Jiaorou gritted her teeth: "You're a celebrity, you're used to putting on an act, I knew it must be you."

Qu Jian'er shrugged: "You think so? Then you're a movie queen, wouldn't you be even better at acting?"

Qu Jiaorou was adamant that the person in front of her was the one, and she kept saying that Qu Jian'er was just making excuses.

Qu Jian'er shook her head: "I stayed at the banquet the whole time, except for going to the restroom once."

Knowing that Ou Xiao was immune to magical attacks, she decided to subject them to physical attacks before taking action against them.

Counterattack.

It starts with being utterly disgraced.

After all, compared to her, Ou Xiao and Qu Jiaorou are the kind of people who value face above all else.

A beating.

It's childish, but simple and effective.

As you can see now, Qu Jiaorou's face is flushed with anger, and more and more people are gathering around.

Long before Qu Jiaorou appeared.

She had already thought of all the reasons.

They waited specifically for Qu Jiaorou to confront her face to face.

Qu Jian'er spoke with great righteousness and conviction.

Zuo Chen readily agreed, saying, "I believe you."

Qu Jiaorou gritted her teeth: "But only you here would be so bold, and only you would be so vulgar and rude!"

Qu Jian'er feigned gentleness: "I'm a weak woman who can't lift a finger, I struggle even to move bricks, how could I have the strength to hit someone?"

She did indeed look frail, and spoke cautiously, as if afraid of saying something wrong.

Those who know Qu Jian'er's true character and strength: No way you'd believe that!

Qu Jiaorou nearly suffocated: "You're weak!?"

Qu Jian'er nodded earnestly.

It seems she wasn't the one who fished and killed the fish back then.

She wasn't the one who kicked the criminal away.

Qu Jiaorou seemed to want to say something more.

Qu Jian'er asked a crucial question: "Where's the evidence? Where's the surveillance footage? You can't just make baseless accusations."

She blinked: "I'm a law-abiding, innocent citizen, how could I possibly leave any evidence against me?"

Zuo Chen stepped forward at the right moment: "Your Highness is injured, and everyone is very worried. However, this is not enough for this young lady to just pick someone to identify the murderer."

He only said one sentence.

This confirmed Qu Jian'er's innocence.

The others heard this.

They also began to defend Qu Jian'er.

"Yes, miss, you should be realistic. Miss Qu clearly did nothing."

“My young friend is very kind-hearted and easy to talk to. Miss, you mustn’t slander a good person.”

"You can't convict innocent people just by talking; what would that say about imperial law?"

"Although Sister Qu is very sharp-tongued, if she says she didn't do it, then she really didn't do it."

"I also believe in Miss Qu Jian'er."

As more and more people speak up.

Qu Jiaorou's expression froze.

She never expected Qu Jian'er to have such a shameless side, nor did she expect that the bystanders would speak up.

She almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

It turned out that Qu Jiaorou really had no evidence.

The others looked at her with even more suspicion.

Only Zuo Chen suddenly smiled in a cryptic way.

He held Qu Jian'er in his arms, his face full of protectiveness despite his frail appearance.

When everyone looked at Zuo Chen, their eyes were filled with thoughts like "beauty leads to ruin" and "from now on, the emperor will not hold court in the morning."

Wu Hanzhou, who was standing to the side, understood what was going on and gave Qu Jian'er a venomous look.

Having witnessed countless women rise to power and wealth, he immediately recognized that Qu Jian'er was acting.

Seeing Zuo Chen so protective of someone with ulterior motives, he began to wonder if Zuo Chen was really doomed.

They were so blind that they couldn't even distinguish right from wrong.

Even if the beating might not have actually happened to Qu Jian'er, it's true that she was acting and faking it.

The fact that so many people protected Qu Jian'er shows that she was quite shrewd.

He recalled the new forces his father had mentioned.

He turned his head to look at Qu Jiaorou.

The other party was a completely new person at the banquet.

He believed that Qu Jiaorou, who was chosen by Ou Xiao, must be someone not to be underestimated and must have extraordinary abilities.

Perhaps Qu Jiaorou is the master of the new force.

In his opinion, Qu Jian'er's methods were far from adequate, and she was not even on his list of candidates to win over.

In the end.

To prevent negative news from spreading.

No one called the police.

Ou Xiao's personal guards immediately surrounded the entire palace, determined to find the culprit.

But they were destined to return empty-handed.

Qu Jian'er never leaves a trace or regrets in her actions, and she would never reveal any flaws.

Once exposed.

It is highly likely that this is a trap to lure the enemy.

After being held in Zuo Chen's arms, Qu Jian'er remained in a daze.

They all forgot to call the police as a helpful person!

She jumped straight down from Zuo Chen's arms, took the bartender's glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

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