The palace maid who entered the room didn't see Zhong Muyu and was wondering what was going on when the door suddenly closed, startling her. She quickly tried to push the door, but it wouldn't budge.
The Prince of Fu was still yelling, "Didn't you say the beauty was here? Where is she?"
The young palace maid was sweating profusely with anxiety when Prince Fu exclaimed, "It smells so good..."
As he spoke, he lunged at the palace maid.
Screams echoed from inside the room. Zhong Muyu didn't want to listen anymore. Her condition wasn't good either. She quickly took out an antidote from her spatial storage and swallowed it. Anyway, the ingredients of all love potions should be similar.
About fifteen minutes later, the burning sensation on my body lessened considerably, and at the same time, I heard the footsteps of a group of people not far away.
This sounds like a ploy to catch her cheating and make a fool of herself; these women's methods are really nothing new.
The leading palace servant carried a lantern, and the people who came were the Crown Princess, the Princess of Fu, Ji Xin'er, and Lu Ziyuan.
After all, it was a scandal that happened in the Eastern Palace, and the Crown Princess probably didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
The sounds from inside the room continued to come out intermittently. Ji Xin'er hid obediently behind the Crown Princess, while the Crown Princess's expression changed again and again.
Zhong Muyu did come here to change clothes. If the people inside really were Zhong Muyu and Prince Fu, wouldn't this scandal make them a laughing stock in the world?
However, the Crown Princess still sent someone to open the door.
Ji Xin'er was still an unmarried woman, and the Crown Princess only asked her to wait outside. When the three of them went in, the incense in the room had burned out, and the fragrance had dissipated a lot through the broken window. The two people on the bed seemed to be still not satisfied.
The sudden intrusion of this group of people startled Prince Fu, who instantly sobered up and retreated to the corner of the bed.
The furious Princess Fu's face trembled, as if she wanted to tear him apart.
As the daughter of a military family, Princess Fu was both fierce in appearance and temperament. What she couldn't tolerate most was her husband's philandering. Upon seeing this, she picked up a vase to smash it, but was stopped by the crowd.
The Crown Princess cried out, "Third sister-in-law, please bear with it and don't make a scene!"
"How could I tolerate such a despicable act? It seems that if I don't teach him a lesson for a while, he won't know what he's supposed to do!"
The young palace maid on the bed was already crying so hard she could hardly breathe. Seeing the fierce look on Princess Fu's face, she thought she was going to be beaten. She hurriedly threw on some clothes and knelt down, kowtowing: "Your Highness, Princess Consort, spare me! Your Highness, Princess Consort, spare me!"
Seeing that the person on the bed was not Zhong Muyu, Lu Ziyuan was instantly relieved. He never thought that Zhong Muyu would have an affair with Prince Fu. Would a woman like her be interested in someone like that?
So who is spreading false information? And where is Zhong Muyu now?
He stopped Princess Fu and said, "Third sister-in-law, don't be anxious. It's important to sort out the situation first. I think there must be something fishy about this."
Ji Xin'er heard everything clearly from outside the door.
Her eyes widened in surprise; the person on the bed wasn't Zhong Muyu!
Su Zhirou made her drink so much alcohol, and the doors and windows were locked when she came. How could she possibly escape?
Just as she was wondering what was going on, everyone in the room was dressed and ready to be interrogated.
Princess Fu slammed her hand on the table: "Speak! Tell the truth!"
Prince Fu shuddered and said, "Yes, she said there was a beauty waiting for me here, so I..."
"So you came? Well, looks like you've got a problem!"
Princess Fu made a move to strike, but the Crown Princess quickly stopped her: "Wait a minute! What's your name, little palace maid?"
"My name is Caibei."
The young palace maid, her face streaked with tears, was terrified.
"Caibei, why did you bring Prince Fu here? Didn't you bring Princess Ling here to change clothes before?"
"This servant, this servant..."
The young palace maid stammered, not daring to speak.
"If you don't confess, then I'll have no choice but to use torture!"
Upon hearing about the torture, Ji Xin'er panicked. She had bribed this young palace maid; if the maid couldn't withstand the torture, she would surely implicate her!
Ji Xin'er hurriedly ran in and said, "Your Highness, since this is a scandal, it is not advisable to make a big fuss about it. The guests outside have not yet left."
The Crown Princess thought for a moment and said, "That's true, then let's detain her for now."
Lu Ziyuan asked the young palace maid, "Where is the Princess Consort of Ling now, who came with you?"
"This servant does not know."
Just then, Zhong Muyu swaggered in from outside.
Seeing the room full of people, she feigned surprise and asked, "I just heard some noise here. I didn't expect to find you all here. What's going on?"
Seeing her appear here unharmed, Ji Xin'er gritted her teeth and said, "Zhong Muyu, where have you been?"
"Me? She brought me here to change clothes, but I waited and she didn't show up. I wanted to go to the bathroom, but I couldn't open the door. I was so desperate that I found something to break the window and ran out!"
As she spoke, Zhong Muyu moved the screen to show everyone the smashed window.
No one in the palace is a fool. Zhong Muyu was locked up here, and then Prince Fu appeared. No matter how you look at it, it was all done on purpose by someone with ulterior motives.
Lu Ziyuan clenched his fists. Even though he and Zhong Muyu didn't get along, Zhong Muyu was still his princess consort. To scheme against Zhong Muyu was to scheme against him.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I fear that someone may be plotting against me. Perhaps we should conduct the trial here directly."
The Crown Princess agreed, saying, "Indeed. Someone, go and inform the Crown Prince to end the banquet. I need to deal with this matter immediately."
Ji Xin'er watched anxiously from the side.
Zhong Muyu looked on with amusement: "Since this palace maid dared to do such a thing, ordinary punishments probably wouldn't work on her. The prince happens to be carrying a sword. If she doesn't talk, how about we give her a slow slicing?"
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