The Empress's face darkened, while the Imperial Noble Consort pursed her lips, looking pleased with herself. "Empress, this Wanqing is truly pitiful. She fell into a trap and discovered the Second Prince was there too. She was probably rejoicing inwardly. Who knew the Second Prince would smell a woman's unique fragrance and lose control? If this gets out, oh, how embarrassing!"
The Queen's expression was gloomy. "Miss Ni, when you came back to get help, did you know that Miss Yang had also fallen into it? When you were alone with the Second Prince, did he do anything inappropriate to you?"
"To the Queen, Yang Wanqing was still with the Fourth Prince at that time. The Second Prince simply wanted to save me and never had any improper intentions! The Second Prince is very upright, and I trust him!"
Ni Yueshan didn't look at Jing Yuchen, her eyes were firm.
"Tsk tsk, Queen, there's such a huge difference in appearance between Miss Ni and Miss Yang. How could she be coveted by the Second Prince? But Miss Yang is different. She's delicate and beautiful. One is like a hard stone, the other is a soft jade!"
There was a look of pride in the Imperial Concubine's eyes. Since Yang Wanqing wanted to bite Jing Yuchen, there was no reason for her not to support her.
The Queen snorted coldly, "Although Yang Wanqing is somewhat pretty, the Second Prince has seen all kinds of women. I don't believe he would lose his composure over her!"
"Yuchen, I only need your words. Have you ever been disrespectful to her?"
Jing Yuchen knelt on the ground, his back straight: "Your son has never done that!"
"Okay, I believe you!"
When the Queen's eyes fell on Yang Wanqing again, there was a hint of sharpness in them.
"You keep saying that the Second Prince insulted you. Well, why don't you let the palace servants take you down and examine you thoroughly?"
Yang Wanqing looked at the Queen in surprise, "Wanqing, Wanqing doesn't need a body examination. Wanqing is innocent!"
"You are still innocent, so why do you say that the Second Prince humiliated you and destroyed your innocence?"
Yang Wanqing was stunned: "The Second Prince only kissed Wanqing and then reached out to forcibly take off Wanqing's clothes, but he still didn't succeed!"
"Is that so? Since he kissed you and took off your clothes, and someone else put out a rope to rescue people, why did the Second Prince let you be rescued in a disheveled state? Why didn't he threaten you and tell you not to say anything when you were in the trap? Doesn't he know that if this matter gets out, his reputation will be in jeopardy?"
The Queen's questions were stern and powerful, and Yang Wanqing felt extremely pressured.
She lowered her head: "This... maybe the Second Prince didn't think much about it, or maybe he hoped that the matter would be exposed. He wanted to marry Wanqing!"
Yang Wanqing's words made the Queen burst into laughter. The Queen has always been noble and graceful, extremely dignified, but now she is laughing like this, which shows how much she does not trust her words!
"As the son I raised myself, how could you not think twice before encountering something like this? How naive is he? If he deliberately let you sue him, hoping that the truth would be revealed, why is he refusing to admit it now?"
Yang Wanqing's forehead was covered in sweat. She had to admit that the Queen's words made it difficult for her to answer...
"Miss Yang, I consider you the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, so I think I should give him some respect. If you persist and try to make false accusations, I will not tolerate it!"
The Queen was usually kind to others, but now she was uttering such threatening words, clearly angry.
Yang Wanqing's face was pale, and things didn't seem to be going as smoothly as she had imagined.
Jing Chengzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, said at this time: "Mother, I was also there at that time. I wonder if there are some things I should say or not?"
Jing Chengzhi spoke with some hesitation. The queen knew that Jing Chengzhi would not say anything good, but since he opened his mouth, he would definitely say it.
The Imperial Noble Consort scolded him: "This is a serious matter, how can you hide it? Tell me what you have to say!"
Sure enough, before the Queen could speak, the Imperial Noble Consort had already asked Jing Chengzhi to explain quickly.
"...When Chengzhi passed by the trap, he heard some unpleasant noises. Yes, it was my second brother who was making teasing noises inside the trap, while Miss Yang was begging for mercy!"
The Queen's words should have cleared Jing Yuchen of all charges, but Jing Chengzhi's words made it difficult for Jing Yuchen to escape the blame again...
The Imperial Concubine covered her mouth and said, "This is so inappropriate!"
"Then why didn't I hear anything when I arrived?" Ni Yueshan looked at Jing Chengzhi sharply. Jing Yuchen had done so much for her. If he hadn't saved her, how could he be framed? So she couldn't just stand by and watch!
"Humph, this prince arrived before you. There are some things that I heard but Miss Ni didn't. What's so strange about that?"
"What on earth is going on? It's causing such a big commotion!"
Outside the tent, a majestic questioning voice was heard. Everyone looked outside the tent and saw a bright yellow figure slowly walking towards them, surrounded by palace servants.
Everyone quickly saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
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