Before leaving, Zhongyuan Yidianhong grabbed Ye Qingwan again and whispered to her, "The Seventh Princess is dead, and the sect is looking for a scapegoat again. You should handle it well."

Ye Qingwan was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

The Seventh Princess...is dead?!

How is it possible? The person they intercepted tonight was clearly not the Seventh Princess, how could she die?

In the original novel, the Seventh Princess was killed by mistake by her and Qingqing, but didn’t she not kill anyone?

Who did it?

Ye Qingwan's mind was in a mess. She kept forcing herself to calm down along the way. Don't panic when encountering things. Post a circle of friends first...

Damn it, it's not funny and I can't calm down at all.

When she was brought to the palace, the body of the seventh princess was placed in the main hall. Liu Sheng, Prince Xiang and others stood aside with their heads down. The emperor lowered his head, with a few slightly gray hairs hanging from his crown.

The whole person looked very decadent, but there was a strong sense of hostility lingering around him.

Ye Qingwan knelt down and saluted. The emperor then raised his head and stared at her with murderous eyes: "Ye Qingwan, my seventh princess was killed innocently tonight. Do you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences." Ye Qingwan knew what the emperor meant. He was doubting her, but this was really not her doing.

According to the development of the original plot, it was indeed she and Ning Qingqing who killed the Seventh Princess. Then they framed Xia Xuejian, but she had no intention of killing the Seventh Princess at all. She robbed the princess' carriage tonight just to beat her up.

Which bastard did this?

This bastard killed the princess and wanted to put the blame on her.

This plot has gone astray to the Pacific Ocean.

Wait a minute, what did Honghong say to her before coming?

Is the sect looking for a scapegoat?

So it was the sect that did this? But why did the sect kill the Seventh Princess? They had no grudges against each other.

Besides, all the members of the sect are people from the martial arts world. Don’t people from the martial arts world value loyalty the most?

Generally speaking, unless there is a deep hatred, no one would kill someone who doesn't know martial arts.

So if the person was not killed by the sect, then who are they cleaning up the traces of the murder for?

At this moment, a name suddenly popped up in her mind: Xia Xuejian.

Let me sort out the clues. If the Seventh Princess was really killed by Xia Xuejian, then I will expose the matter now and expose Xia Xuejian. She will be arrested for killing the princess and then beheaded...

Although the plot is not quite right in some details, the result is actually completely consistent with the original work, without any deviation.

It must be that I messed up the plot and the system automatically fixed it for me.

Although I feel very sorry for the Seventh Princess, but... in the original novel, her scene was indeed finished.

Seventh Princess, if you want to blame someone, just blame the original author for not giving you a good ending.

"My condolences?" The emperor suddenly stood up, staggered to her, and stared at her intently: "But someone told me that you attacked the princess's carriage on the long street tonight."

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have been in the mansion all night and have not gone out. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can ask His Royal Highness Prince Xiang." Ye Qingwan brought up Prince Xiang.

At that time, King Xiang suspected her, so he went to the mansion in person to look for her. She just happened to become her witness, so she could make good use of her.

Nangong Fusang was named and glared at Ye Qingwan unwillingly, but he still knelt down and said, "Father, when I arrived at the Prime Minister's residence, Ye Qingwan was indeed in the residence. As for whether he was in the residence before that, I don't know."

He was originally going to arrest her, but ended up becoming the most powerful eyewitness for her exoneration, and accidentally cleared her of the charges.

At this moment, King Xiang just wanted to slap himself. This time he lost.

After hearing his words, the emperor suddenly looked at Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the people who attacked me were two women. They covered their faces at the time, so I didn't see their faces clearly. But I saw the height and build of one of the assassins..."

As Liu Sheng spoke, he glanced at Ye Qingwan silently and said, "She does look 80% like Miss Ye."

Ye Qingwan was stunned for a moment, and looked at him in surprise, but Liu Sheng still kept his eyes down and did not communicate with her at all.

Seeing him like this, Ye Qingwan's hands trembled. Could it be that the old tutor really thought that I was the one who killed the Seventh Princess?

But it was normal for him to be suspicious, after all, it was she who attacked the Seventh Princess's carriage. Although the Seventh Princess was not in the carriage, there was no guarantee that she would not go to find the Seventh Princess again after leaving.

Right? !

Who knows.

She took a deep breath to calm herself down, and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know who attacked Master Liu, but the one who could do it must be very skilled in martial arts. I learned martial arts from Commander Meng Tao. Your Majesty can ask Commander Meng Tao if I have such ability."

After Ye Qingwan finished speaking, Meng Tao also knelt beside her and testified for her: "Your Majesty, I can testify that Miss Ye is good at riding and shooting, but I have never taught her any sword skills. Moreover, Miss Ye's physique is not suitable for martial arts."

What I mean is, she doesn't have this ability.

When the emperor heard that Meng Tao also vouched for her, he turned around and walked back to his throne in silence.

"Alright, everyone go down, Master Liu stay."

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed to thank the emperor for his grace and left one after another.

Before Ye Qingwan got up, she glanced at Liu Sheng again, but he never looked at her from beginning to end.

After everyone left, the emperor asked him, "I don't believe what others say, but I believe you. Tell me the truth. Was the person who assassinated you tonight Ye Qingwan?"

Liu Sheng cupped his hands and said firmly, "I did not see the assassin's face clearly, but I cannot rule out the possibility that it was Ye Qingwan, because the assassin's figure is very similar to hers."

Upon hearing this, the emperor kept staring at him, as if trying to find some flaw in him.

But in the end, it was discovered that Liu Sheng was like a solid rock, motionless at all, which was impeccable.

The emperor knew that Liu Sheng had Ye Qingwan in his heart. If the assassin was really Ye Qingwan, he would definitely try his best to excuse her. Now, not only did he not excuse her, but he said without hesitation that the assassin's figure was very similar to Ye Qingwan, which seemed to be true, so he believed it a little.

If Liu Sheng had said even one word to protect Ye Qingwan just now, he would never have let Ye Qingwan leave the palace alive tonight.

I would rather kill ten thousand people by mistake than let one go.

This is the emperor.

"Okay, I trust you, Lord Liu. I will let you investigate this matter thoroughly and give me a satisfactory answer."

"I obey your order." Liu Sheng accepted the order and left the palace.

Section 90

When he arrived at the palace gate, he happened to see Zhongyuan Yidianhong helping Ye Qingwan into the carriage. Ye Qingwan also felt the gaze behind her and turned to look at him.

The two looked at each other from a distance, neither speaking, as if each was waiting for the other to speak first.

Liu Sheng looked at it for a while, then turned around and got into the carriage: "Shihu, go back home."

Ye Qingwan was still standing on the carriage, silently watching Liu Sheng's carriage passing by her. When passing by, the curtain of Liu Sheng's carriage was blown up by the wind, but he did not take his eyes off her and did not even give her a glance.

Ye Qingwan let out a breath and got into the carriage silently.

The way the plot played out tonight was really annoying.

Shihu drove the carriage and asked in confusion: "Master, why don't you explain to Miss Ye? You did this for her?"

"The situation is tense right now. If His Majesty knew that I was still in contact with her, he would definitely suspect her. I will try to avoid suspicion first. I will explain to her after this matter is over."

Liu Sheng said this as he drew aside the curtains and silently looked at the carriage following behind.