Two palace maids entered the hall carrying two trays upon hearing the commotion. On the trays were the masterpieces made by Ji Fengyao and her three maids:

Two white armbands embroidered with the characters "土" (Tu) and "匪" (Fei).

"These are the evidence left behind by the robbers, presented by the local officials," Shang Xiche said, looking at Shang Xiye with an expression that seemed to say, "Let's see how you can deny it now."

Shang Xiye hadn't spoken yet.

Ji Fengyao, however, smiled with a look of novelty and strode up, walking with the gait of a female hooligan, to the two palace servants. She picked up the two white armbands with her little fingertips on each side and showed them to everyone.

Finally, she held up the two white armbands in front of Shang Xiche and shook them, saying, "Ha, white armbands, whoever did this is really shameless. Wearing this to someone else's house is like cursing them to die and be reborn soon!"

The three girls: "..."

Emmmmmmm……

Our princess is so ruthless that she even criticizes herself. Who dares to disagree with her!

Shang Xiche: "..."

Everyone in the hall: "..."

Everyone realized that this bandit was cunning; anyone who spoke to her would be embarrassed.

Seeing the silence in the hall and no one responding to her, Ji Fengyao began pacing back and forth in the hall, holding up two white armbands: "Do you know how a dog's front teeth fall out?"

Everyone: "..."

Ji Fengyao muttered to herself, waving the two white armbands in front of everyone: "Laughable! If these things could be used as evidence, even dogs would laugh their heads off! Are you underestimating our prince's intelligence, or underestimating your own? Who the hell would wear these things when robbing someone?"

Ji Fengyao pointed the white armband with the character "土" (earth) at Feng Zhengchang's face and shouted, "You?!"

Feng Zhengchang was so frightened that he straightened up and quickly waved his hands, saying, "No, no, no! This humble official would never dare!"

"It's you again?!" Ji Fengyao pointed at Song Desheng's face behind Feng Zhengchang with the white armband bearing the word "bandit" on it.

Song Desheng immediately jumped up and raised his hands to declare, "Ninth Princess Consort, I am Huiru's father and I am part of the Ninth Prince's family. How could I do such a thing!"

Ji Fengyao tossed the two white armbands out of the hall like trash with two "whoosh" sounds, clapped her hands, shook her head and clicked her tongue: "So, you guys in this year's framing and slandering are really bad at it."

You can't use such clumsy methods to try and frame me just because my father, my elder brother, and I were bandits.

Even if we bandits are idiots and brainless, at least show some respect to our prince!

Our prince is a war god who destroyed five kingdoms. If he didn't have a brain, wouldn't all of us here be... Sigh, never mind!

It's better not to say such hurtful things.

If any of you insist on admitting you have intellectual disabilities and need some love, I can't stop you from seeking warmth, right?

Everyone in the hall: "..."

Anyone who speaks up is an idiot; what else can they say?

Does it mean to openly admit to having intellectual disabilities and needing some love from humanity?

Shang Xiche was so frustrated that his face turned purple. His fists, which were resting on his knees, clenched and unclenched repeatedly as he suppressed the urge to explode. He asked in a deep voice, "Ninth Prince, what do you have to say?"

Shang Xiye reached out and took Ji Fengyao's hand as she returned to her seat, his expression gentle: "I think what Princess Chonghe said makes a lot of sense; Princess Chonghe is very much to my liking, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Your Majesty for the grace of bestowing this marriage upon us."