"Your Highness, we have no grudge against each other, why are you framing me like this?!"
The woman's voice was like a sharp sword, full of indignation.
"You wicked woman! The evidence is overwhelming, what more can you say?! You stole Wan'er's position as my principal wife, and now you're still not satisfied, you want to kill her! Such a vicious woman is unworthy to be my queen!..."
The man's tone was filled with anger and disappointment.
As soon as Yu Shuang received the body, she found that her hands were tied behind her back and she was forced to kneel on the ground, unable to move.
She suppressed the nameless anger rising within her.
"How dare you! She wants to see what's going on."
The richly dressed man and woman in front were still chattering on and on.
The girl named Wan'er seemed to have suffered some great injustice, glaring at her with a face full of accusation.
His face was filled with disbelief, as if his body had committed some terrible crime.
He stirs things up from time to time.
The prince was furious and sentenced the man to punishment in just a few words.
After a barrage of words, he threatened to divorce his wife and elevate Wan'er to the position of his principal wife.
Yu Shuang roughly understood what was going on from their few words—
The original owner was embroiled in a poisoning scandal, with witnesses and physical evidence to prove it, leaving no room for denial.
She easily broke free from the two old women who were holding her on either side.
He said with absolute certainty amidst everyone's astonished gazes:
"I didn't poison him!"
The two scoundrels almost laughed out of anger.
So all their previous revelations were for nothing?
With witnesses and physical evidence, the charges have been established, yet you still want to deny it?
Does it make sense?
The maid Xiaoxi was the first to retaliate.
"Your Highness, stop struggling in vain. Our plan has indeed failed. It's all my fault. I deserve to die. I have failed Your Highness's trust... Waaah..."
"Sister, you didn't poison her, you had your head maid, Xiao Xi, do it. Xiao Xi has already admitted it, how can you deny it? Cough cough cough..."
She had barely finished speaking when she began to cough weakly.
The prince looked at her with heartache and pulled her into his arms.
Gently comfort him, telling him not to get upset over someone who isn't worth it, and to leave everything to him to handle.
We must give her an explanation.
His gaze toward Yu Shuang immediately turned cold.
"Guards! Seize this poisonous woman..."
Yu Shuang casually pointed to a burly guard and interrupted him.
"It wasn't Xiao Xi who poisoned him, it was him!"
Her words were forceful and clear, and coupled with her confident demeanor, it was strangely believable that people were starting to believe her nonsense.
The Prince Ning's personal guard, who was suddenly called out, was completely dumbfounded.
When he looked at the princess, he met a pair of deep, unfathomable black eyes, and his mind went completely blank.
He knelt down with a thud, begging for mercy in fear:
"I didn't, I didn't, I didn't..."
However, although he said no, his face clearly showed his guilty conscience.
Everyone looked at him strangely.
Everyone believes you didn't do it. You're just being silly, daring to poison the prince's beloved concubine, Consort Yu.
But... what's with this guilty look on your face?
Anyone with eyes can see that something fishy is going on here.
Prince Ning, Mu Yanzhou, scrutinized the guard with suspicion for a long time.
This is Gu San, his most trusted personal bodyguard and his indispensable right-hand man.
He was highly skilled in martial arts, efficient in his work, and utterly loyal to him.
This trust has been earned through countless verifications over the years.
He simply couldn't believe that this person would poison Wan'er.
But this obviously guilty conscience is too suspicious...
We should deal with this wicked woman first, no matter what.
"Gu San, you are my confidant, so I naturally trust you. You may step down now."
Gu San thanked the prince with deep emotion, then glared at Yu Wan'er with a smug look on his face.
This seemingly subtle action, which everyone noticed, sent chills down their spines.
Is Gu San possessed by an evil spirit?
If they understood correctly, that look in his eyes just now was him vying for the emperor's favor with Consort Yu, right?
Gu San, how dare you?
Even if you are the prince's right-hand man, you can't compare to Consort Yu.
Yu Wan'er was also completely bewildered by the guard's glare.
How dare a mere guard compete with her for favor?
The world is truly vast and full of wonders.
Mu Yanzhou had just noticed that the guard's gaze was strange, as if he was overly emotional.
In doing so, it's inevitable that one's thinking will wander in a certain direction, making one feel uncomfortable, like having swallowed a fly, and somewhat nauseous.
He immediately flew into a rage.
"Get out of here! Don't you dare show your face in front of me for the next few days!"
Gu San suddenly knelt down again, grabbed someone's leg, and, with tears streaming down his face, begged the prince to rescind his order:
"Your Highness, please forgive me! I was overcome with emotion. You may punish me however you wish, but you cannot punish me by taking me away from you. That would be far too cruel to me…Does Your Highness still remember the promise you made to me after we faced life and death together? You said I was your closest confidant, and that as long as I remained loyal to you, no one could surpass my place in your heart…"
The more he talked, the more outrageous it became, and the more it sparked people's imaginations.
Gu San was burly and highly skilled in martial arts. Mu Yanzhou was disgusted by the pervert pressing his face against him, but he couldn't break free for the time being.
He glared fiercely at the other servants and roared:
"Are you all dead? Hurry up and drag this insolent bastard away!"
It's no wonder the servants were stunned; the event happened too suddenly and was too shocking.
Good heavens! The ancient guard actually harbored such illicit thoughts about the prince.
Judging from the situation, it seems they are deeply in love, and from the few words spoken by the ancient guard, it seems the prince has also given a response…
Perhaps it was just wishful thinking on the part of the guard, and a misunderstanding of the prince's response.
But just thinking about it is terrifying...
Several guards tried to pry Gu San off, but Gu San was incredibly strong and wouldn't let go, and no one could do anything to him.
"Your Highness, you can't be so cruel to your subordinates... Waaah... Have you really forgotten Gu San, who sheltered you from the wind and rain by Daming Lake?..."
The prince's face turned from green to red, then red to green, his pent-up anger reaching its peak, just about to erupt.
Then they were interrupted by a voice.
"Gu San, stop trying to change the subject! Tell me, why did you poison Consort Yu? You might as well tell the truth!"
Gu San suddenly calmed down, glaring at Consort Yu with a dark and twisted expression, then looked at Yu Shuang with disdain:
"Hmph, since I've been discovered, I won't pretend anymore... As you can all see, it's because I'm jealous that Consort Yu stole my place in the Prince's heart! I wanted to find a scapegoat, so I came up with this brilliant scheme to kill two birds with one stone... Blah blah blah..."
He then recounted in detail how he bribed the maid Xiaoxi, how he poisoned Consort Yu's food, and how he framed the Princess.
It also vividly portrays his dark, twisted, and crawling psychology.
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