Chapter 407 The Prince Lied

Xiao Changheng stood up and was about to speak, but Yun Qingqing stood up and held him back, saying first:

"Empress, Prime Minister Su and his people are so sure that I stole Yun Bailian's things. May I ask if Master Jingyuan's original words were to give the spiritual objects to Yun Bailian?"

The queen was stunned: "Of course..."

Prime Minister Su said loudly:

"Everyone in the city knows that Master Jingyuan designated the gift to be given to Tianfeng. Who else is Tianfeng in the Imperial Capital besides the Crown Princess?"

Yun Qingqing looked at him coldly:

"In other words, Master Jingyuan's original words were that the spiritual object was given to Tianfeng, and he didn't mention Yun Bailian at all. Is that right?"

Prime Minister Su frowned and said:

"Princess, there is no need to argue. You are not trying to say that you are the Phoenix, are you?"

"That's not a bad idea!"

Suddenly a loud voice was heard, and an old man walked out from the seats of officials. It was Zhuang Qinghong, Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy.

Everyone looked at him in surprise, and the emperor was also a little surprised:

"Zhuang Aiqing, what did you just say?"

Scholar Zhuang came before the emperor and bowed:

"Your Majesty, since the Regent Princess married into the palace, everyone has witnessed that not only did the prince's long-standing leg disease heal and his eyesight recover, but she also saved the emperor and exorcised evil spirits for your Majesty. She also saved the life of Commander Yan."

"I think the timely resolution of the Northwest Army's food and grass shortage was also due to the Princess Regent's contribution."

"Not only that, I also heard that the princess played a great role in the battle on the northwest border, and the 100,000 soldiers in the northwest respected her very much!"

"On the other hand, the Crown Princess has made no achievements since her appointment as a consort. The only time she offered sacrifices to the heavens was..."

He paused here, and everyone in the room suddenly recalled the bad memories of the sacrifice to heaven. Their faces changed, especially the emperor, whose face turned black.

Zhuang Qinghong cleared his throat and rephrased:

"The only time she offered sacrifices to the heavens, she angered the heavens and was punished. Comparing the two, I can't help but wonder why the name of Tianfeng fell on the Crown Princess. Obviously, the Regent Princess is more like Tianfeng, right?"

As soon as he said this, all the officials in the room fell into deep thought, and Prime Minister Su was speechless. After all, what Grand Secretary Zhuang said was all true. In this comparison, Yun Bailian was not only unlike Tian Feng, she was even worse than an ordinary woman.

Seeing that even the emperor began to waver, Xiao Zirui immediately stood up and said loudly:

"Master Zhuang, you only know one side of the story! Yun Bailian is destined to be a phoenix. This was confirmed by the former state master using the sect's secret technique! The reason why she has been repeatedly frustrated is clearly because someone has tampered with her luck!"

Zhuang Qinghong frowned and said:

"What do you mean, Prince?"

"It is well known that the Princess Regent is from the Xuanmen Seven Stars Palace!" Xiao Zirui looked at Yun Qingqing and said loudly, "The former Imperial Master has confirmed this with you in public. Do you admit it?"

Although there were some discrepancies in the facts, Yun Qingqing was too lazy to argue and just nodded:

"I do have a close relationship with the Seven Stars Palace."

Xiao Zirui snorted coldly:

"That's it. People from the Xuanmen can never be judged by common sense. What Yun Qingqing did was just relying on the Xuanmen's methods. Other people from the Xuanmen can do the same."

"Although Tian Feng is blessed with good fortune, he is just an ordinary person. If someone from the Xuanmen deliberately targets him, how can he fight back?"

"As everyone knows, the Regent Princess has been brooding over the fact that I broke off the engagement with her, and she is so jealous of the Crown Princess that she sees her as a thorn in her side! The Crown Princess's luck with the Phoenix may have been suppressed or even taken away by her using extraordinary means!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused a lot of discussion.

Prime Minister Su and others also echoed the sentiment, implying that Yun Qingqing relied on the magic of the Taoist sect to attack the Crown Princess.

But before the discussion could escalate, a loud shout suddenly rang out:

"absurd!"

The sound was like the roar of thunder, which immediately made the ears of the civil officials present buzz. The military generals were also startled. Everyone fell silent and looked towards the source of the sound, only to find that it was the Regent who stood up.

Xiao Changheng looked at Xiao Zirui fiercely:

"Do you have any evidence for what the prince said? If you can't produce any evidence, then you are making up stories about my princess. Don't blame me for being rude!"

Xiao Zirui faced Xiao Changheng's anger head-on and was actually a little frightened for a moment.

But he quickly calmed down, curling his lips in secret satisfaction:

"Regarding the matter of Tianfeng's destiny, this palace is just a reasonable guess. Why is the emperor's uncle overreacting?"

"As for the other thing..." Xiao Zirui suddenly took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and shook it, saying loudly, "This silk handkerchief is a souvenir that the Regent Princess secretly sent to me after my wedding!"

"I wanted to refuse sternly, but seeing her begging with tears in her eyes, I could not bear it and accepted it. Her name was embroidered on the handkerchief, which was enough to prove that she was obsessed with me and therefore jealous of the Crown Princess! Do I need to tell you anything else?"

While Xiao Zirui was speaking, he first signaled to the eunuch to hand the handkerchief to the emperor to prevent Yun Qingqing or Xiao Changheng from suddenly snatching it away.

The emperor held the handkerchief and examined it for a moment, then frowned and looked at Yun Qingqing:

"Princess Regent, is this handkerchief really yours? What explanation do you have for what the Crown Prince said?"

Yun Qingqing sneered at Xiao Zirui, and just as she took a step forward, she saw Xiao Zirui retreating hastily, and shouted:

"Don't come over here! The new Imperial Master has reminded me that there are some techniques in the Xuanmen sect that can control a person's words and actions. As long as the distance is close enough, the technique can be performed without anyone noticing!"

"If you get too close to me, who knows if you will secretly use those means to control me and make me say something involuntarily!"

Yun Qingqing looked at him and chuckled.

It seems that this bastard has done a lot of preparation to bring him down, and he is apparently even aware of the mantra.

But unfortunately, the new national teacher he sought advice from was just a newbie in the novice village in his eyes!

Her current state of mind is different from when she first crossed over. She doesn't need to get close to cast a mere mantra!

But in this case, the mantra is not as effective as another spell.

Yun Qingqing curled her lips coldly and looked at the emperor:

"Your Majesty, the prince is lying!"

The emperor frowned and looked at her:

"How do you prove he's lying?"