This remark woke people up from their dreams. Many people who were still confused immediately associated it with the queen, and everyone looked at the queen with something wrong.
The queen was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood!
She had spent so many years trying to maintain her gentle and virtuous image, but Lan Shuang shattered it with just a few words. Who could swallow this?
And whether it should be said or not, people are always willing to believe in their own inherent thinking. From the very beginning, no one really believed that she would be good to the late queen's children. Even if she did her best on the surface, everyone would still have doubts in their hearts. Lan Shuang's words today were just a fuse, which ignited all the doubts lurking in everyone's hearts in one breath!
At this moment, the queen only regretted that she didn't have eight mouths so that she couldn't defend herself.
"I know everyone is suspicious, but we can't jump to conclusions without evidence, lest we wrongly accuse innocent people. So after I came back, I devoted myself to searching for Daixi's whereabouts."
The queen's heart skipped a beat when she heard that.
No, there's no way she could find it, impossible!
Du Xilun, hidden in the crowd, also opened his eyes wide, and began to feel uneasy. He had also been sending people to search for Dai Xi's whereabouts, but they couldn't find her. Could it be that Lan Shuang found her first? How could it be possible? Where did she get the manpower?
Du Xilun was feeling uneasy and hypnotized himself, thinking that if he couldn't do it, Lan Shuang would definitely not be able to do it.
However, Lan Shuang's next sentence shattered his lucky fantasy.
"Maybe God felt that I had a hard time, so he sent me a dream. I dreamt of Daixi's hiding place, so I asked General Louis to send people to look for her. Luckily, I found her."
After Lan Shuang finished speaking, she looked around and took in everyone's different expressions.
"Someone come here—bring Daixi up here!"
At her command, the soldiers who had been waiting outside came in, carrying a disheveled woman. Wherever the foul smell passed, everyone avoided it and retreated.
Du Xilun was completely stunned. She actually found him?!
How is that possible?
The soldier looked straight ahead and pushed Daixi to the front of the platform and knelt down, "Your Highness, Daixi is here."
Lan Shuang nodded gently to the two soldiers: "Thank you for your hard work."
Then she looked at Dai Xi in the middle, and her face instantly turned gloomy.
"Daixi, long time no see."
Dai Xi looked up at the bright and beautiful Lan Shuang in fear, her dry lips trembling: "Your Highness..."
"When you pushed me into the sea, did you ever think this day would come?"
Lan Shuang's tone was cold, and Dai Xi's face turned pale instantly. "I, I really didn't mean it, I..."
Lan Shuang didn't say anything, but stretched out her hand, and Los handed her his white handkerchief.
Lan Shuang took it and smiled at him, then turned around and leaned over to pinch Dai Xi's chin and wipe her face, "Why are you so pitiful? You said that your life has not been easy since you left me."
She slowly approached Daixi and said in a voice that only the two of them, oh no, the two of them and the fish could hear: "In front of everyone, Daixi, think it over before you speak. You need to figure out one thing——"
Lan Shuang exerted force on her hand, and Dai Xi burst into tears in pain.
"Your life is in my hands now. With one command from me, your body will be torn apart, and no one can save you. Do you understand? A wise person should know how to judge the situation."
Lan Shuang smiled sweetly, so beautiful that it was beyond words, but Dai Xi felt that it was the devil's smile, and that death was beckoning to her.
"I……"
She was still hesitating, and Lan Shuang gently wiped her face. In the eyes of outsiders, Lan Shuang was reluctant and still had feelings for Dai Xi at this time.
Dai Xi's eyes fell on the queen beside her, but the queen just stared at her without saying a word.
Lan Shuang continued to add fuel to the fire: "Look, you're just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time. At this critical moment, they can't even hide from you, so how can they stand up for you? Even if I wanted to kill you now, they would only watch coldly. Only I can save you, so why are you still hesitating?"
Her tone suddenly turned cold: "Now, I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes."
Daixi gritted her teeth, but in the end her instinct for survival prevailed. She took a last look at the queen, but she still didn't speak. Daixi was completely disappointed, and she lowered her head and burst into tears.
After a long pause, he said, "I am the one who has wronged Your Highness! I was bribed and blinded by money, so I did this. Please forgive me this time, Your Highness. I won't dare to do it again!"
Lan Shuang gave a short laugh, then stood up, clutching her handkerchief and putting on an expression of unbearable grief. Her peripheral vision kept tracking the door, and when she saw someone appear, she immediately burst into tears. "Daixi, you and I grew up together. I treated you like my own sister, sharing everything with you. I never thought you would kill me for a little money! Who on earth could have so much money that could make you disregard the friendship we've shared for so many years?"
Daixi knelt on the ground, looking around, and finally pointed at Du Xilun who was quietly squeezing into the back of the crowd, "It's him! Lord Du Xilun!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the area around Du Xilun was instantly cleared and everyone stepped away, making him look particularly awkward standing there.
Du Xilun: "..."
His expression changed again and again, and in the end he didn't know whether to leave or not.
"He found me and promised me a lifetime of endless wealth and glory, and that he could even put in some nice words for me to marry into a powerful family. I've lived in poverty since I was a child, and I really don't want to live that kind of life anymore. That's why I was so tempted to agree. Your Highness... please forgive me this time!"
Dai Xi reached out to grab the hem of Lan Shuang's skirt, but Los grabbed a corner of Lan Shuang's skirt and pulled it open, leaving Dai Xi's hand empty.
Daixi looked at him stiffly, and Los said only one word: "Dirty."
Daixi: “…”
"Lord Dusilen, what do you want to say?"
Lan Shuang looked at Du Xilun, whose expression changed drastically. "I didn't do that! Your Highness, you can't listen to this maid's one-sided words. She's slandering me! Your Highness and I have no grudges against each other, so why would I kill you?"
"Because you are the queen's brother, and you want the second princess to succeed to the throne, as long as the eldest princess is alive, the second princess has no right of succession. Seeing that the second princess is about to come of age, you have no choice but to take the first step and eliminate the eldest princess!"
Dai Xi laid everything out without a care in the world.
"Nonsense! Who told you to slander me and the queen? Is it not—"
"shut up!"
A majestic voice sounded from the entrance of the hall. Everyone was startled and saluted: "Your Majesty."
The king was followed by Louis, and the group walked in in a mighty manner. Louis exchanged a glance with Lan Shuang calmly.
Lan Shuang nodded. "Your Majesty, now that the truth is out, it's up to you to decide what to do next. I'm tired. As for Dai Xi... after the interrogation, please hand her over to me. I have something to say to her."
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