Jiang Xiancao first read out Lu's confession in front of Marquis Wen Ning, and then personally led people to search his study.
Marquis Wen Ning did not expect that someone would discover the location of the secret compartment. In addition, he did not receive any information before the imperial guards arrived and did not remember to make any preparations. Therefore, the Xuanyin Tianlu was kept in its original place, allowing Jiang Xiancao to find out.
She ordered someone to bring the Xuanyin Tianlu and the birth date and time characters pasted on it to the Marquis of Wenning. "My Lord, could you please explain what this is?"
Marquis Wen Ning was trembling all over, and after a long while he finally said in a hoarse voice:
"This isn't mine. Someone put it here to frame me!"
Shu Linyue sneered beside him and said calmly:
"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to deny it, my Lord?"
Marquis Wen Ning suddenly turned his head and glared at her fiercely, "You must have colluded with Prince Zhan to frame me, you bitch. I will never let you go..."
Hearing the dirty words coming out of his mouth, Jiang Xiancao's eyes turned cold. He walked straight to Wen Ninghou and punched him in the face.
Shen Tingsi's body was one that had practiced martial arts, and she did not restrain her strength. Wen Ninghou was just a scholar, and he immediately vomited blood, mixed with broken teeth.
Marquis Wenning raised his head in disbelief and said incoherently:
"You, you actually dare to hit me!"
Jiang Xiancao laughed, "Why wouldn't I dare to hit you?"
"You unfilial daughter, you are not the Ninth Prince at all!" Marquis Wen Ning roared, ignoring the pain in his face and mouth, "Are you trying to kill your father?!"
Shu Linyue's eyes showed some worry, but Jiang Xiancao let him yell expressionlessly, then smiled and said:
"It seems that Marquis Wenning has been using evil magic to harm others and himself for years, and has been deeply bewitched by evil spirits. His mind is no longer clear, and he can even speak such outrageous nonsense."
Shen Yubai also nodded calmly:
"The Marquis was very close to Imperial Preceptor Huiming before. If things go wrong, the Imperial Preceptor might come to the palace and say that Xiao Jiuer's soul has been replaced, and it was also instigated by the Marquis.
You've truly wronged the Imperial Master. His attempt to practice magic failed in front of the Emperor, and now he's lost his reputation and status and is under house arrest in Lingyin Temple. I'm afraid he'll be stuck in the temple forever."
His words were addressed to the imperial guards present.
Sure enough, some people in the imperial guards were still skeptical, but after hearing these words, they all showed expressions of understanding, and believed that Marquis Wen Ning was desperate and was making random accusations. No one believed the nonsense about the Ninth Prince and Miss Jiang exchanging souls.
Marquis Wen Ning shouted anxiously, "I want to go to the palace to see the emperor. I can prove that Jiang Xiancao has taken over the Ninth Prince's body!"
Chen Yubai sneered, "My brother is so busy with affairs of state that he doesn't have the energy to listen to you raving madly. My Lord, you should save your words for after you're in the Imperial Prison."
Marquis Wenning turned to look at the leader of the Imperial Guards:
"Master Yuan, you can't just believe what Prince Zhan and his family say! If they truly have a clear conscience, why would they forcibly abduct my daughter from my mansion a few days ago? They clearly know that my daughter's body contains the true spirit of the Ninth Prince, and they're afraid that if he stays in the Marquis' Mansion, their conspiracy will be exposed!"
The deputy leader of the imperial guards, Lord Yuan, never got involved in the court's factional disputes. When he was young, he served as Emperor Yong's sword-bearing guard and had always been loyal to Emperor Yong alone.
Hearing this, he couldn’t help but look at Shen Yubai.
Seeing that he was somewhat shaken, Marquis Wen Ning said quickly:
"If Master Yuan doesn't believe me, you can send someone to the Ninth Prince's residence to invite the real Ninth Prince to come and confront them face to face!"
Master Yuan looked at Shen Yubai, hesitating to speak, but heard Shen Yubai smile and say:
"No need to trouble Master Yuan, I have already invited Miss Jiang Er here."
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