Now, to cover up his own shame, the Prime Minister is resorting to baseless accusations against me; this is utterly unreasonable.
Celebrating ahead of time? Or did they go too far?
This is something a woman could say.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Li, with his patriarchal mindset, had veins throbbing on his forehead. "This old minister does not know what the princess did to my son that forced him to take action against her."
But this old minister knows full well that my son is by no means a man who is fond of men, and the words of someone who betrays the steward cannot be trusted.”
Li Xiangguo knew that his son had bribed officials of the Dali Temple to send Xiao Zuo to the Ye family. With the testimonies of Xiao Zuo and several officials, there was no way to refute the story.
He compromised and prioritized preserving Li Chenghai's reputation. As for Li Chenghai's plot to harm Ye Zhen, firstly, it failed, and secondly, among noble families, it's not uncommon for juniors to have grudges and seek revenge against each other.
Although Cheng Hai was defeated, he also lost his life. If things were handled properly, he would be seen as a victim, while Ye Zhen would be branded as a vicious person.
"On the contrary, Princess, if you say that my son plotted against you, why are you standing here unharmed and even led people to the Ye family in time? Wasn't all of this planned by the Princess?"
Ye Zhen raised the bracelet on his wrist. "I am unharmed because I have been harmed by the Ye family too much and do not trust Ye Zhengqing. I took the antidote that can cure all poisons in advance as a precaution."
Unexpectedly, I actually escaped a disaster. Ye Zhengqing confessed to murdering his own father, and I saw that the prisoner Xiao Zuo was in the Ye family. As a princess personally appointed by His Majesty, I naturally had to send the prisoner back first and report to the authorities in time.
The Prime Minister just said that Lord Li has absolutely no interest in men, so how could I have imagined that Lord Li would be in the Ye family?
"I wonder how I can scheme against them while he's at the Ye family's house. Does the Prime Minister overestimate me, thinking I can arrest Lord Li in broad daylight and take him to the Ye family to drug them?"
Li Chenghai is the son of the prime minister, and he is accompanied by a follower with considerable martial arts skills. If he were truly kidnapped, his follower would definitely report it to the prime minister's residence immediately.
Moreover, Ye Zhen has always had an alibi, so she didn't have time to kidnap Li Chenghai.
Having served in the court for many years, Prime Minister Li was speechless for the first time, and wished he could tear Ye Zhen to pieces with his eyes.
Just as he was thinking about how to turn the tables, he heard an official from the Dali Temple report, "Sir, someone outside has accused Li Chenghai of violating his personal guard. The guard refused to be his concubine and killed him."
The official glanced at Prime Minister Li and continued, "The person who filed the complaint looks similar to Ye Zhengqing."
Li Xiangguo's heart sank; Ye Zhen had come prepared.
He looked at Ye Zhen and, sure enough, saw Ye Zhen smiling at him, a very provocative smile.
At least, that's how Prime Minister Li sees it.
He clenched his fist slightly. What a reckless girl...
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