Wei Linyuan turned his gaze, his icy phoenix eyes fixed on Mu Siyu.
Her smile was cold and chilling: "Imperial Noble Consort, is what the young master of the Yang family said true?"
Mu Siyu shuddered and immediately tried to shirk responsibility.
"No! Your Excellency, the poison that drove the black snake mad was administered by the Dean. He poisoned the trees in the forest and used the scent to fumigate the black snake."
"It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"
"If it weren't for you, how would you have known how to poison him?"
Suddenly, a clear, melodious female voice came from behind the soldier.
Everyone turned their eyes and saw two fine horses slowly galloping into the center of the dense forest.
Soon there was a man and a woman.
The woman was in front, and the man followed closely behind.
The woman was dressed in a red riding outfit, with a gold mask covering her eyes. Her gaze shifted slightly, revealing a rare and dashing air.
Upon seeing her approach, the academy disciples all bowed and greeted her: "Greetings, Princess!"
Princess Nanliang was born to Zhu Ziqing's deceased elder sister and the Prime Minister, and her name was Ji Xuan.
He understands animal language, is good at capturing monsters, and raises handsome men.
They control the underground banks in Nanliang and have more money in their hands than the national treasury.
Consequently, they lived an extremely luxurious and decadent life.
Faced with life and death, Mu Siyu's mind couldn't process anything, and he could only resort to framing and slander.
"Princess, it was...it was the Dean who told me. He said he saw that Mu Sijin was extremely arrogant in the academy and wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of her, so he asked me to help!"
"I didn't do anything, I really didn't do anything!"
"Really? Then ask my darling." Ji Xuan said, then reached out and beckoned to the black snake that was bowing down in front of Si Jin.
Upon seeing this, the black snake, as if seeing its master, obediently crawled over.
It stuck out its tongue twice, as if trying to express something.
Seeing everyone's surprise, Ji Xuan kindly explained, "You don't know yet, do you? A week ago, I went out to hunt monsters and already took Xiao Hei as my own."
"I noticed something unusual about Xiao Hei on the magic artifact I was using to form a bond, so I rushed over here."
"I can't even bear to hurt Xiao Hei myself. Dean..."
As Ji Xuan spoke, she suddenly turned her head, her cold gaze fixed on the white-bearded dean hiding behind the crowd, speaking slowly and deliberately.
"Who gave you the audacity to poison it?"
The woman's voice suddenly turned cold as she spoke the last few words, causing the dean to kneel on the ground.
Ji Xuan understands animal language, so if the black snake leads people to find evidence, he will have no way to refute it.
But he couldn't implicate Zhu Ziqing and Mu Siyu, otherwise he feared Zhu Ziqing would kill his entire family.
He could only lower his head and take all the blame.
Mu Siyu breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed to the ground exhausted, tears streaming down his face.
Ji Xuan was finally satisfied. She reached out and stroked the black snake, then coldly reminded him, "Now you know that Xiao Hei is mine. It is very docile, and no one is allowed to hurt it in the future."
He then looked at Wei Linyuan and said, "Your Excellency, the Dean is using a black snake to injure people. I'll have to trouble you to handle this."
Si Jin did not kneel down, nor did she look at Ji Xuan like the others.
Instead, he walked past her and stared intently at the man behind her.
That was during the Northern Qi Dynasty, when Shen Yi was the most capable general under the original owner.
This was also what he had Xiao Yao find out before: the closest ally to him in the Southern Liang capital.
He must secretly contact Shen Yi and use him to reach out to the former Northern Qi officials in order to overthrow the country.
Noticing Si Jin's gaze, Wei Linyuan immediately changed the subject: "Princess, have you taken on a new male concubine again?"
"Yes," Ji Xuan replied with a smile, "He's the most skilled general in Northern Qi, isn't he handsome?"
"It's beautiful." Wei Linyuan's eyes deepened. "I wonder if the princess would be so kind as to part with that general and give him to me?"
"Your Excellency likes it too? Sure, but what will Your Excellency offer in exchange?"
Ji Xuan's gaze fell on Si Jin, and she slightly raised her hand to ask.
"Is he okay?"
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