Ning Sizhen froze, his expression turning blank.
how so?
Liu'er clearly said that she had already modified the machine, and Ning Sijin was bound to be doomed today.
Why did it turn out like this?!
Ning Sizhen's rationality crumbled, and he immediately looked up and roared, "Father, this is slander! This is absolutely slander!"
"Yes, Father, this is slander."
Si Jin stepped forward at the opportune moment, a faint smile on his face, and raised his hand in a salute: "Your subject wishes to accuse Nangong Liu'er and Second Imperial Brother of framing and slandering you. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
This reversal startled all the civil and military officials present. Just as they were nervously speculating about the reason, the emperor picked up a stack of memorials and slammed them on Ning Sizhen's head.
He smashed the head of the arrogant Second Prince until it bled profusely, and shouted angrily, "It clearly says on the label! Blood tests show the child's father is Ning Sizhen!"
"Moreover, Nangong Liuer is already two months pregnant. I remember that two months ago, Jin'er's old injury flared up again, and she was recuperating at the Imperial Hospital. She didn't return to the Prince's residence at all!"
"How dare you file a complaint like this? Do you think this matter isn't big enough, or that I'm not embarrassed enough?!"
Nangong Liuer panicked, her face turning deathly pale.
That's impossible!
She had set the machine up perfectly, so why did it suddenly malfunction?!
"Impossible, impossible... Your Majesty! I am not lying. It must be a problem with the machine. Let me test it again."
Nangong Liuer adjusted the machine data again, suppressing her fear, and circled her stomach once more.
As a result, the printed report was exactly the same as the previous one.
They are still Ning Sizhen's children!
The emperor's face darkened further.
The civil and military officials also cast disgusted glances at Nangong Liuer and Ning Sizhen.
A few whispers arose quietly, not reaching the ears of the emperor in his high position, but Nangong Liu'er overheard them all.
"Nangong Liu'er is so unchaste, yet she has the nerve to come here and slander the Fourth Prince! I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"The Fourth Prince pleaded for her a few days ago, gave her a letter of divorce, and spared her life. He has done more than enough. It's really not worth it for her to be slandered like this!"
"If Nangong Liu'er didn't have those amazing abilities, with her character, how could she have survived to this day!"
"No! That's not how it is!"
Nangong Liuer flew into a rage and kicked the machine next to her away: "It must be a problem with this machine! Someone must have tampered with the machine's settings!"
She turned her head fiercely, instinctively staring at Si Jin: "Ning Si Jin... it must be him!"
"This is such a misunderstanding." Si Jin turned his eyes, glanced at Nangong Liuer, and smiled cruelly and resolutely: "Miss Nangong, you were the one who voiced your grievances, you were the one who took the machine, you were the one who tested the results, and you were the one who conceived the child. It has nothing to do with me."
"Now that your slander has failed, you're trying to turn the tables on me. There's no such logic in the world."
Si Jin spoke slowly and deliberately, shattering Nangong Liuer's seemingly flawless scheme.
Nangong Liuer fell into deep despair.
He collapsed to the ground, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
But before he could catch his breath, Si Jin reminded him softly, "Disrespecting the emperor by not kneeling before him is punishable by death according to the laws of our dynasty."
Execution...
Nangong Liuer tensed up; she was practically driven mad.
She had just escaped death, and now she's putting herself in grave danger again.
What should we do?
What else can we do?
As her life hung in the balance, she looked at Ning Sizhen through teary eyes, wanting to ask him for help.
Unexpectedly, Ning Sizhen disregarded his injured head and immediately knelt down.
With a sanctimonious air, she said, "Father, it was indeed Liu'er's fault for misunderstanding Fourth Brother due to not investigating the truth..."
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