Someone beat the petition drum to sue Yi Chenxuan, which has caused a huge uproar. As the person involved, Yi Chenxuan should be the one who cares the most.
But he seemed completely unconcerned, arriving just one after the Emperor today, half an hour later than scheduled.
Yi Chenxuan appeared fearless. In response to Grand Tutor An's questioning, he casually replied, "This prince has always acted uprightly and honestly, and has never been afraid of being falsely accused. Every day at dawn, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, and today is no exception."
Tiansheng Kingdom has always valued filial piety, and Yi Chenxuan's words impressed many people present.
How could a filial prince, who is also efficient in his work, be the person Miss An accused of abusing his brothers, harming disaster victims, and engaging in debauchery in the military camp?
Even before the trial began, most people were on Yi Chenxuan's side.
In private gambling dens, ten times more people bet on Yi Chenxuan to win than on An Yuan'er.
Prime Minister Pan warned, "Miss An, you have rendered meritorious service in disaster relief and have been specially granted the title of Peerless County Princess by the Emperor. You should know that slandering and framing a prince is a capital offense. Have you thought this through?"
An Yuan'er did not hesitate and said firmly, "What I said is the truth, there is no need to think about it anymore."
Yi Chenxuan snorted coldly, somewhat disdainfully.
He volunteered, saying, "Father, since everything An Yuan'er accused me of is related to disaster relief, why not invite some people who know about the disaster relief situation that day to tell me the actual situation so that I can clear my name?"
Emperor Tiansheng, behind the screen, nodded in agreement.
Yi Chenxuan gave An Yuan'er a provocative look, then clapped his hands, and a group of people arrived.
There were representatives of military officers from the camp, representatives of ministers from the camp, and representatives of disaster victims.
Grand Tutor An asked, "Did you all witness everything during the disaster relief efforts at the camp? With His Majesty here, you must not utter a single falsehood."
The representatives knelt respectfully on the ground and nodded.
"Then tell everyone the truth about the disaster relief situation you have seen."
The officer representative spoke first: "After the Sixth Prince was seriously injured, the First Prince rushed to the camp immediately to handle the disaster relief and aftermath. However, for some reason, Miss An refused to relinquish the power of disaster relief and insisted on handling it herself."
The camp minister's representative echoed, "How can a woman hold power in a military camp? Miss An's actions have caused dissatisfaction among many people in the camp. The reason why the disaster relief was able to continue was because the First Prince was magnanimous and took the initiative to give the disaster relief authority to Miss An, giving all the credit to her. The First Prince also helped to appease the emotions of the ministers, while he himself worked silently behind the scenes without uttering a single complaint."
The representative of the disaster victims dared not look An Yuan'er in the eye. After struggling for a long time, he said, "After the First Prince arrived, he brought us food. The porridge was distributed to us twice a day by the First Prince and his ministers. We are all grateful for the First Prince's great kindness. As for Miss An, after the Sixth Prince was seriously injured, she was busy taking care of him and rarely appeared."
After these three groups finished speaking, the onlookers began to argue and make a fuss.
"The Crown Prince is a good person. He doesn't compete or fight for anything and even gives up all the credit. Miss An is really heartless and doesn't know how to be grateful at all."
"Who says otherwise! Women are truly vicious; she actually turned around and accused the First Prince. If we hadn't heard this, the First Prince would have been wrongly accused to death."
"The Crown Prince's act of helping the disaster victims makes him a good official for us. We cannot allow a good official to be wronged. We beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for the Crown Prince."
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