Jiang Shu returned her purse, which was stained with the scent of calming incense and was still very new. Then Xu Jing stopped her under the Moon Gate and encouraged her to give the calming incense to Su Qianji. Su Qianji didn't know that it was a calming incense that could not be lit, so he asked her to light it, and then he fell into the trap.
This turned out to be a trap, and she was the one being plotted against.
"Where did you find this purse?" Zhao Huang asked coldly.
Zhao Ce was not very interested in the questioning from the other side, but was instead concerned about what Jiang Yao did not say.
"Jiang Yao, what do you want to say?"
Need I say more?
No.
Jiang Yao sighed and walked forward with heavy steps.
Lord Zhang hesitated a little, looked at Jiang Yao and said nothing.
Jiang Yao had already knelt down obediently.
"Your Majesty, this purse is mine."
Since it was a trap and she was already in it, resistance would only make the situation more disadvantageous to her.
Mr. Zhang put down his purse and stood aside.
Zhao Huang frowned and looked at Jiang Yao, not knowing what to say.
Zhao Ce was also startled: "Jiang Yao, you said this purse is yours?"
"Yes, Prince, the purse is mine."
"Then you also ordered the calming incense in Qianji's room yesterday?"
"I ordered it." Jiang Yao admitted directly: "But it was Master Su who asked me to order it."
Lang Qi retorted coldly, "Master can't touch the tranquilizing incense, why would he let you light it?"
He always thought that Jiang Yao didn't have the courage to do that, but he didn't expect it was actually her. He really misjudged her.
"Jiang Yao, tell me honestly, were you really the one who ordered the calming incense?"
Jiang Yao nodded, then raised his head, his expression neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Majesty, I ordered the calming incense. It was indeed Master Su who asked me to order it. However, I think Master Su must not have known that it was the calming incense, so that's why he asked me to order it."
Then he pointed at Xu Jing and said, "But the tranquilizing incense was given to me by Xu Jing."
Xu Jing froze up and knelt down in fear. "Your Majesty, Jiang Yao is accusing me falsely. I didn't give her any calming incense at all."
Jiang Yao had expected this answer, so she was very calm.
"Jiang Yao, do you have anything to say?" Zhao Huang asked her.
Jiang Yao's tone was very calm: "I know Xu Jing will say that, and she will also say that she was with Jiang Shu all day yesterday, oh, and maybe Jiang Xing, and maybe He Wan'er. She will say that they have always been together and she has never seen me give me calming incense."
Zhao Huang was silent for a moment, then looked at Xu Jing: "Where were you yesterday?"
"Your Majesty." Xu Jing hesitated, because Jiang Yao had already said what she was about to say, and it was indeed as Jiang Yao said: "I...I was indeed with Sister Jiang Shu, Sister He Wan'er, and Sister Jiang Xing yesterday."
Jiang Yao had an expression that said, "Look, let me tell you," and his silence was more powerful than words.
Zhao Huang glanced at Zhao Ce and asked in a low voice, "Cer, who do you think is telling the truth?"
"I believe in Jiang Yao."
Zhao Ce looked at Jiang Yao, and from the very beginning there was only conviction in his eyes, no doubt.
He couldn't guarantee the Jiang Yao of the past, but the Jiang Yao he knew recently would definitely not deliberately give Su Qianji calming incense.
"Oh? Are you so convinced without any evidence?" Zhao Huang asked him with a raised eyebrow.
Zhao Ce smiled: "Father, you don't believe Jiang Yao would deliberately light the calming incense."
If I believed him, I wouldn't ask him.
Zhao Huang laughed: "Is it just her cowardice?"
Even Zhao Huang understood Jiang Yao's courage. How could he light the calming incense when he knew that Su Qianji could not smell it?
"Your Majesty, I can vouch for Sister Xu Jing. She was with us the entire day yesterday."
Jiang Shu came forward and knelt beside Xu Jing, and then Jiang Xing also knelt down.
He Wan'er did not step forward immediately, and there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes.
Jiang Shu looked back at her and asked, "Wasn't Sister Wan'er with us yesterday? Sister Xu Jing also mended your clothes, didn't she?"
He Wan'er lowered her eyes, walked forward slowly and knelt down: "I can also testify for Xu Jing. She was with us yesterday."
Zhao Huang rubbed his forehead and then asked, "What did Aunt Liu say?"
Nanny Liu knelt down and glanced at Jiang Yao. Although she didn't believe it was Jiang Yao who did it, she still had to tell the truth: "Your Majesty, yesterday I only saw Miss Jiang Yao in the front yard. The four saints never came."
Now all the blame is directed at Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yao knelt there with her back straight and her head down so that only her eyebrows and eyes could be seen. The aura she exuded was neither humble nor arrogant, and she was calm and composed, not at all like someone who had been caught.
Zhao Huang was a little troubled and asked in a low voice: "Jiang Yao, don't you have anything you want to explain?"
"Yes." Jiang Yao looked up: "Your Majesty, can I speak now?"
Zhao Huang: "...I didn't ask you not to explain."
"I have to wait until they finish editing it."
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did we make it up?" Xu Jing yelled at her.
Jiang Yao slowly turned his head and asked in surprise, "First of all, you said you were with them all day yesterday. That's a lie because it's totally impossible."
Zhao Ce's eyes lit up, and he suddenly laughed: "I also think it's unlikely. Don't you eat?"
"That's right." Jiang Yao spread his hands and said, "You guys still want to go to the toilet. Are the four of you going there together, holding hands?"
He Wan'er seemed to have thought of something, and after hesitating to speak, she lowered her head and said nothing.
"Even if we were having a meal, or...how could we possibly run to the front yard to give you some calming incense in that short time?"
"The toilet isn't far from the front yard, so running here is quick. There's no problem with the timing." Jiang Yao finished speaking, gazing at her deeply. "The most important thing is that you said from the beginning that you were with them the entire day and had never been apart. That's not true. So you're not explaining at all, you're covering it up."
"You're talking nonsense. I didn't do it. What am I trying to hide? It's obvious that you're just blaming it on me out of guilt."
Xu Jing was so excited that her eyes turned red.
Jiang Yao, on the other hand, was very calm.
"No, you clearly came to see me yesterday afternoon, and you handed the tray to me yourself."
"I don't."
"You did. When you saw me yesterday, not only did you ask me to bring in the calming incense, you also chatted with me. You said you didn't like my eldest sister, nor did you like my third sister. Oh, right, you said you liked the crown prince, so you particularly disliked my eldest sister." Jiang Yao spoke quickly, not giving her a chance to speak. "You also said that my eldest sister is not worthy of the crown prince, and that you are more talented than my eldest sister. It would be a good idea for you to be the crown princess."
This is not just a matter of tranquilizing incense, it also involves Zhao Ce's romantic scandal.
That’s right, Jiang Yao did it on purpose. She spoke very calmly, and seemed to be recalling what happened yesterday.
Now Zhao Huang was confused, and Zhao Ce was also confused.
Xu Jing was excited: "Jiang Yao, you are clearly talking nonsense. When did I ever say that?"
"It was just yesterday, don't you remember? I was still wearing red clothes then."
"You're talking nonsense. You were clearly wearing green clothes yesterday."
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