When Miss Lin learned that Qiao Zhen wanted to talk to her about the red porcelain bottle of poison, she panicked a little. Yet, she calmly asked the servant who delivered the message, "What red porcelain bottle? What poison? What is the princess doing barging into the Lin residence?"
Because of his preconceived notions, Lu Yuanchuan was already somewhat biased towards Miss Lin.
Miss Lin tried to calm her breathing. "Young Master Lu, please forgive me for being unable to accompany you. This matter came too suddenly. Please forgive me."
Watching Miss Lin's figure disappear into the distance, Lu Yuanchuan struggled with his conscience for a long time before finally taking his servant and chasing after her. "Miss Lin, why don't you let Yuanchuan come along?"
Miss Lin hesitated and said, "If this matter causes the relationship between Young Master Lu and the princess to grow even colder, wouldn't Yu Yun feel guilty? Therefore, Young Master Lu, please go back."
After hearing Miss Lin's words, Lu Yuanchuan became even more determined to go with her. "The princess made a scene first. If the relationship becomes even colder, it has nothing to do with Miss Lin."
Lin Yuyun frowned slightly, then relaxed her brows after a moment. "Then Yuyun will thank Young Master Lu in advance."
Qiao Zhen barged into Lin Yuyun's boudoir, ransacked the room, and pulled out the red porcelain vase. "Ha! I've found all the evidence, what else do you have to say?!"
Lin Yuyun and Lu Yuanchuan entered the Lu residence one after the other. After entering Lin Yuyun's courtyard, they saw that the flowers and plants in her room, as well as the things in her boudoir, were all in a mess.
Lord Lin and his wife were being held back by Xu Ruankuang's subordinates, so Qiao Zhen was in no hurry. She raised her hand and lashed her whip at Lin Yuyun, "Miss Lin! Now that things have come to this, what do you have to say?!"
The whip struck Lin Yuyun's cheek, but it didn't disfigure her. She was panting heavily, and the maidservant beside her quickly fed her a pill. Lu Yuanchuan also reached out to support Lin Yuyun.
Lu Yuanchuan's expression was even colder than before. "If Miss Lin has truly done something heinous, then Lord Wang, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, will naturally be the judge. Is it not reasonable for the princess to overstep her bounds and act on her behalf?"
Qiao Zhen raised her head and stared at Lu Yuanchuan with wide eyes. "A mistake is a mistake, and the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is of no use here!"
Lin Yuyun finally recovered and looked weakly at Qiao Zhen, "Princess, I have no knowledge of any poison or porcelain bottle. Are you mistaken?"
Qiao Zhen said sternly, "Admit your mistake? Didn't you poison my personal maid's mother, then use that to threaten her, and after learning my whereabouts, plotted to kidnap me?!"
"How could that idiot uncle of yours possibly come up with a way to mislead everyone?! He clearly doesn't know that I am the princess of the current dynasty!"
Lin Yuyun leaned most of her body against Lu Yuanchuan, her eyes lowered as she sobbed softly, "If my uncle knew you were a princess, how could he have done such a rebellious thing?"
Qiao Zhen retorted, "If he didn't know I was a princess of the current dynasty, why would he kidnap me near the princess's residence?! And the poison in this red porcelain bottle is exactly the same as the poison in Chunzhu's body. How does Miss Lin explain that?! Now that the truth has come out, you think you can get away with it by shedding a few tears? Do you think you can fool me like a fool? Dream on!"
She was still not satisfied as she spoke, and as her chest heaved, she lashed out at Lin Yuyun with the whip again.
Lu Yuanchuan flicked his sleeve to deflect most of the force of the red whip, and then used his arm to absorb a small portion of the force for Lin Yuyun.
Qiao Zhen looked at Lu Yuanchuan in disbelief, "You're just taking advantage of the fact that this princess likes you!"
A lowly, unassuming maidservant knelt timidly on the ground, weeping as she spoke: "That red porcelain vase was clearly placed in my young lady's room by General Xu, who serves the princess! Earlier, when I was sweeping fallen leaves in the courtyard, I saw a black figure flit by, and the clothes were clearly General Xu's. At first, I asked Cuizhi, who is beside me, and she said it was the shadow of a pigeon. I just didn't remember it. Besides, how could my young lady know something the princess doesn't?"
Lin Yuyun felt that things were developing somewhat subtly; it was almost as if a few words from her maid had turned the tide for her. Although she was the one who benefited now, she still felt that something was amiss.
Enraged, Qiao Zhen raised her hand to lash out at Lin Yuyun again, shouting, "Miss Lin is so cunning!"
Lu Yuanchuan lashed out at Qiao Zhen with his whip, and then retaliated by lashing Qiao Zhen with the same whip.
Qiao Zhen stared blankly at the red whip flying towards her, which struck her cheek squarely. She belatedly covered her burning cheek.
Lu Yuanchuan said in a calm, almost indifferent tone, "Miss Lin was with me just now and had no time to talk to this maid. Moreover, the princess came with great force, and Miss Lin could not have known what was going on. Do I need to explain the situation more clearly?"
Qiao Zhen lowered her eyes, then suddenly looked up in disbelief. "I asked A-Kuang to send people to secretly observe Miss Lin and Chunzhu. Otherwise, how would I know that there was such a thing in Miss Lin's room?" She grasped at the last straw. "Where is Chunzhu? Let her talk!"
Chunzhu arrived late, her eyes filled with tears, and she knelt weakly on the ground. "Princess, this servant dares not lie. This servant has never met Miss Lin. This servant cannot go against her conscience and say what the princess instructed her to say."
Qiao Zhen took a few steps back, pointing at Chunzhu, Lin Yuyun, and Lu Yuanchuan, "Ha! Good! Good! You're all birds of a feather! No wonder someone knew my whereabouts. Chunzhu, Chunzhu, I, Qiao Zhen, was blind to have fallen for someone like you! Since you're speaking up for Miss Lin, then you'll move out of the Princess's residence and become Miss Lin's maid!"
Lu Yuanchuan finally couldn't help but frown slightly, "Now that things have come to this, is the princess just making excuses?"
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