The Crown Princess's mind raced. Having just been reminded by Zu An, she now strongly suspected that the other party was mostly a pawn of Prince Qi's faction, used to target those loyal to the Crown Prince: "That's right, General Cheng, your statement is not convincing enough."
Cheng Xiongqiang suppressed his anger: "Your Highness, I am not speaking carelessly. Yesterday, a guard passed by and saw two embroidered-robed messengers come out of his house. They are witnesses. As everyone knows, embroidered-robed messengers always travel alone. Who would invite another person to their private residence? Therefore, the other person must be an assassin!"
He sneered inwardly. If Zu'an denied it, he would immediately press his advantage and force him to reveal the identity of the other Embroidered-Robed Envoy, then bring him in for a confrontation. In that case, he would be doomed.
The Crown Princess frowned and looked at Zu An: "Is this true?"
Zu An shook his head directly: "That's utter nonsense. When did I ever come out with another Embroidered-Robe Envoy? Those guards are all your soldiers, so they naturally listen to what you say. General Cheng, you've really gone to great lengths to frame me."
Cheng Xiong almost spat out blood. How could someone be lying through their teeth? How could there be such a shameless person in the world!
He used to be a master at framing people, able to make innocent people guilty. But this time, even though he knew the other party was guilty, he felt like he couldn't do anything about it!
Cheng Xiong's anger level increased by 999+999+999...
Cheng Xiong hurriedly said, "Your Highness, do not be deceived by this person. He harbors evil intentions, colludes with assassins, and is definitely plotting some earth-shattering conspiracy."
The Crown Princess interrupted him directly: "Enough! If Eleventh Prince really colluded with the assassins, why did you save me... cough cough... and the Crown Prince from the assassins last night?"
Cheng Xiong subconsciously replied, "The assassins who went to Kunning Palace and East Palace yesterday might not be the same group. He colluded with the assassins in Kunning Palace, but he may not have anything to do with the assassins in East Palace."
The Crown Princess's face immediately darkened: "The person who saved me and the Crown Prince is colluding with the assassins from Kunning Palace. Is General Cheng implying that we want to kill the Empress?"
Cheng Xiong was shocked and exclaimed, "This humble general wouldn't dare! This humble general didn't mean that..."
He was about to say something when the Crown Princess interrupted him directly: "Enough. The Eleventh Prince was personally vetted by the Emperor and Zhu Xie. If there is a problem with him, does General Cheng think that with the Emperor and Zhu Xie's wisdom, they would be unable to judge people well?"
Cheng Xiong broke out in a cold sweat: "This humble general dares not."
This woman is really something else; she's throwing one accusation after another at him, and he can't handle it.
Knowing that the Crown Princess was here today, he knew he couldn't deal with Zu An, so he decisively led his guards away. He also thought about coming back when the Crown Princess wasn't around, so he would be better prepared next time and wouldn't waste words with Zu An. He would suppress him with overwhelming force as soon as they met.
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