If a human trafficker can lie to Shen Jintang for money, he can also frame her for money.
As for Zhang Si, he first betrayed his conscience and accused the Xie family for wealth and glory, and naturally, in order to keep that wealth and glory, he would continue to help the Crown Prince eliminate dissidents.
The statement "I've seen him, he's from the Xie family" is baseless and without any evidence, so how can it be easily believed?
"These are the evidence they used to frame me."
Shen Jintang’s voice was calm and reasonable, “If you can convict me based on just a few vague words, then no one in this court can escape punishment.”
She paused, then turned her gaze to Lu Huaijin, who was kneeling to one side, and sneered slightly: "Master Lu only came to the capital to recognize his relatives ten years ago, right? If that's the case, I'd say that Master Lu is a spy planted by the Northern Di An!"
“You…” Lu Huaijin suddenly looked up, but was stunned into silence by Shen Jintang’s cold gaze. He could only lower his head again, not daring to look at her anymore.
Both sides stuck to their own versions of events, and the court was silent, with no one able to tell who was telling the truth.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to verify this matter."
Just then, Shen Huaixu suddenly stepped out from among the court officials.
He and Shen Jintang had a falling out recently because of the Grand Tutor Shen matter, so his intervention now must be ill-intentioned.
Shen Jintang frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping over Shen Huaixu, her hands unconsciously clenching, her fingertips turning pale.
“Shen Jintang is my cousin. Although we haven’t seen each other for many years, I still remember her. I was the one who gave her her name.”
Shen Huaixu's voice was calm and unhurried, yet it conveyed a sense of certainty.
All eyes immediately turned to him, some of them not quite understanding what he meant.
"Jintang means the crabapple blossoms that are in full bloom today, because she has a crabapple blossom mark on her left shoulder, hence the name."
Shen Huaixu paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over Shen Jintang, and said coldly, "Whether she is Shen Jintang or not can be found out with a simple investigation."
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