"Madam Xu is right. If the emperor breaks the law, he shall be punished the same as the common people." Nangong Jin stood up straight and spoke expressionlessly.
Hearing this, Song Zhijin immediately spoke up, "But there is no evidence to prove that Jiahe did this. If we jump to such a conclusion, some people will inevitably speculate that this was done to clear Madam Xu."
"Everyone has his own consequences. If this was done by me, Xu Miaomiao, I would have no complaints even if I sue the Shangguan family." Xu Miaomiao said calmly on the side.
Seeing Nangong Jin and Xu Miaomiao singing the same tune, Song Zhijin was speechless.
"Princess Duan Jing arrives——"
A servant outside the door called out, and the next moment, the maid opened the curtain in front of her. A graceful and elegant woman walked slowly over. Seeing Princess Duan Jing, Princess Jiahe raised the corner of her mouth proudly, glanced at Xu Miaomiao, and then looked at Princess Duan Jing aggrievedly: "Mother."
"Meet the princess."
Nangong Jin and Xu Miaomiao on the side also immediately saluted the woman in front of them.
Princess Duan Jing said nothing, walked slowly to the main seat beside her and sat down, then she looked at everyone.
When he saw Xu Miaomiao, he pretended to be surprised: "You, little lady, although you have no name or status, but you are involved in many of the affairs of the Wang family."
Xu Miaomiao could naturally hear the disgust in the painting, and immediately bowed to the woman in the main seat and said, "Miaomiao is just a commoner, I dare not."
"Now, you can even wrongly accuse the princess. Is there anything else you dare not do?"
The woman's words were heart-piercing. She stared at Xu Miaomiao and spoke.
With just a few words, he put the entire blame on Xu Miaomiao.
"Princess, this was not done by Madam Xu." Nangong Jin, who was standing by, wanted to speak, but saw the woman waving her hand tiredly: "Okay, don't cover up this for her. I have heard from the soldiers in your camp how it happened."
She paused, then turned to look at Jiahe who was squatting on the ground and said, "Jiahe, get up quickly. You are a princess, but you don't even care about your dignity."
"Yes, mother."
Seeing this, Song Zhijin, who was standing by, hurriedly helped Princess Jiahe up.
Princess Duan Jing looked at Xu Miaomiao and continued, "Since there was a problem with your cakes, you have to take the responsibility. You can't try to shift the blame to others and clear yourself. Although I have never done business, I know that if you continue like this, this business will not last long."
Xu Miaomiao understood the implicit meaning of the woman's words. She had to swallow her anger and accept the consequences. No matter what the truth was, the blame had to be placed on Xu Miaomiao.
But if she was really the kind of person who confuses right and wrong, she would never have been able to successfully open these stores.
"From what the princess said, it seems that she wants Miao Miao to take all the blame herself."
"How dare you!" The servant next to him pointed at Xu Miaomiao and said, "How dare you, a lowly person, speak to the princess like that? I think you don't want to live anymore!"
Seeing this, the princess waved her hand and signaled the servant beside her to shut up.
Then he put on a smile and looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "You are so interesting, young lady. You make it sound like I wronged a good person and I want you to take the blame."
"This is the fact. I'm just stating the facts." Xu Miaomiao straightened her back and looked at the person in front of her. She had never been afraid of the powerful and wealthy. If she hadn't been afraid of implicating Song Wushao, she would never have been hypocritical with these people.
But now, they insisted on stuffing this dirty cloth into their mouths to disgust him, and she absolutely could not tolerate it.
When Nangong Jin heard this, he couldn't help but applaud Xu Miaomiao.
The sound of applause attracted everyone's attention. Princess Duan Jing looked at Nangong Jin and her face turned unhappy. She said, "Although you are the only son of the Nangong family, you shouldn't act so recklessly. You can't avoid being criticized for protecting others by relying on your status. Now that I have dealt with this matter for you, you should not be a good person."
Princess Duan Jing's words meant to remind Nangong Jin in various ways to tell him not to cause trouble, but Nangong Jin, who had always grown up in this capital city full of intrigues, was not afraid of her. He immediately said, "The Nangong family has been loyal to the emperor and the court for generations. Naturally, we stand on the side of justice. We dare not shield others, let alone be good people in vain."
"Humph, what a loyal servant to the court." Princess Duan Jing looked at Nangong Jin with a cold face and said, "Then I dare to ask, Mr. Nangong, what is the role of a monarch and a minister?"
"This land belongs to the king, and this king is naturally the current emperor. We, as ministers, must find out the truth in order to help the emperor solve his problems. We must not wrongly accuse any good person."
"You are such a jerk, Nangong Jin!" Princess Duanjing was so angry that she slammed the table and stood up, with the hairpin on her head swinging.
Ah Da who was standing by also gasped when he heard this. Princess Duan Jing was well-known in the capital for her wisdom and concern for her reputation. Now she actually got angry under such circumstances. She must have been very angry.
"Everything should be done with reason. Now that you have no evidence, you want to prove that Jiahe was responsible based on these few words. We, the Jingwang Mansion, will never admit it."
"This is easy to handle." Xu Miaomiao said immediately: "This red rouge powder is very easy to get on the body. If this poison is really given by Princess Jiahe, just shine a candle on your hand and a red shadow will appear on it. Princess Jiahe, do you dare to test it?"
Hearing this, Princess Jiahe clenched her fists, then stepped forward and said, "Why not!"
Ah Da, who was standing by, was also very perceptive. Upon hearing what everyone said, he immediately went downstairs and brought up the candles.
I thought the truth would soon come out, but when the candle was close to Princess Jiahe's fingertips, there was no red mark on it. Seeing this, the Princess Jiahe chuckled.
"What else do you have to say now?"
"Since this thing is man-made, then everyone present is a suspect, so each of us should check it out."
As soon as Xu Miaomiao finished speaking, Nangong Jin stepped forward and placed his hand on the red candle. Then everyone's eyes fell on Song Zhijin.
"I don't need to be tested, right?" Song Zhijin said awkwardly, "I haven't been to the military camp these days, so how could I have the opportunity to do such a despicable thing?"
Xu Miaomiao remained silent. Nangong Jin, who was standing beside her, looked at Song Zhijin and said, "Test it."
After hearing this, Song Zhijin swallowed and raised her hand tremblingly.
Princess Jiahe on the side also became anxious and immediately said, "Enough! I did this."
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