"It was the Princess... who wrote many letters inviting me to meet, which is why I came! After arriving at the Prince's residence, I did indeed meet the Princess in this room, but she used a dirty trick on me, and I fainted. When I woke up..."
"Your Majesty! I am truly innocent! The affair with the Princess is a lie, and I have no idea why I was in bed with Your Majesty..."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. He didn't say anything more to Xu Zhuo, but turned to look at Gu Jiangli.
The moment the emperor's gaze fell upon Gu Jiangli, a hint of scrutiny appeared in his eyes.
"Your Highness, now that the finger is pointed at you, what are your words?"
Gu Jiangli adopted a very polite demeanor and replied:
"Your Majesty, I have not seen Xu Zhuo in the Prince's residence. There was indeed a strange thing today. A maid said that the Prince was injured in the mine and, in order not to worry the mistress, he is resting alone in this room. I need to go and take care of him alone."
"I originally intended to go, but I suddenly had a stomachache and was unable to go in person. So I sent my personal maid, Lotus, to the side gate to take care of the prince."
"But when Lotus returned, she said that she had not seen the prince, so she thought the news was wrong."
"At the same time, I saw a strange man blowing smoke into the next room with a bamboo stick."
"Although Lotus felt strange, she didn't stop it because she thought that no one lived in that room, and she returned home."
"Soon after, the side gate became too lively, so I rushed over to see what was going on. That's what happened."
Upon hearing Gu Jiangli's words, Lan Shuang immediately erupted in anger, "You're talking complete nonsense!"
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