"It's so embarrassing. I actually believed it before, thinking that Princess Changning was really a fraud."
"We all owe the princess an apology."
"..."
After someone took the lead in apologizing, everyone genuinely apologized to Situ Zhi.
Situ Zhi forgave their previous rudeness.
But she had no intention of letting He Shizi off the hook for slandering and spreading rumors.
She reported it to the authorities.
The officials arrested He Shizi and sentenced him to a year in prison.
He Shizi was filled with remorse.
He shouldn't have listened to hearsay and, upon hearing that Princess Changning, a good-for-nothing who couldn't even play the zither properly, had become a painting genius, he had the idea of replacing her.
As a result, he was utterly disgraced.
If he really goes to jail, his life will be ruined.
So he pleaded his case: "Princess, I'm innocent! I was misled and that's why I did such a stupid thing. Please let me go. I promise to live an honest life from now on."
Situ Zhi asked him, "Who misled you?"
He Shizi quickly replied.
“A young gentleman, whom I met at the Seven Days Tea House, told me that I couldn’t paint and couldn’t even play the zither well.”
Do you know his name?
"……have no idea."
Situ Zhi scoffed: "How am I supposed to know if what you're saying is true or false? Even if it's true, no one else has come to slander me, it's you who has."
He Shizi was speechless.
Situ Zhi said calmly, "Reflect on your actions in prison and then try to be a clean person when you get out."
She felt no sympathy for this person whatsoever.
If she hadn't been working on a new piece these past few days and hadn't been able to create it on the spot, she might not have been able to prove herself so successfully.
She calmly walked out of the government office, but unexpectedly, a figure came into view.
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