Feng Ji arrived at the backyard.
The noble ladies were all captivated by the handsome and dashing Prince Xiaoyao, their eyes constantly lingering on him.
It's a pity that Prince Xiaoyao and Crown Prince Junheng are a couple. Just thinking about Crown Prince Junheng's unparalleled beauty and figure makes it all the more regrettable.
But it doesn't seem so bad that the two are together; at least no woman can have them, otherwise it would make all the women in the world jealous.
The crowd paid their respects.
When Feng Ji and Feng Yunqi met, they exchanged a few polite greetings.
When Feng Ji saw Xue Jiajia, his expression softened. "Jiajia, what brings you here?"
Xue Jiajia took out a white pill from her hand, stepped forward, and handed it to Feng Ji. "Cousin Ji, can you help me see what's inside this pill?"
Feng Ji took the pill, used his inner strength slightly to turn it into powder, and then raised his hand to smell it.
His sword-like eyebrows furrowed slightly.
As Mu Yazhi watched Feng Ji's actions, even though she was usually calm, her heart couldn't stop pounding wildly.
Feng Ji looked at Xue Jiajia and asked, "Where did you get these pills? Are you taking them?"
Seeing Feng Ji's suddenly serious expression, Xue Jiajia felt a pang of guilt and stammered, "Mu Yazhi gave it to me. My face was covered in pimples and my complexion was yellow. I didn't look good at all. The medicine from the imperial physician didn't work, so I took this pill that Mu Yazhi gave me, and my face got better."
"Since you've asked me to look at this medicine, you must already know the consequences of taking it."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the noble ladies around them varied.
Judging from the expression on Xiaoyao Wang's face, you can tell that this pill must have very serious side effects.
Xue Jiajia twisted her fingers, looking terrified, a far cry from her earlier aggressive demeanor.
"I was poisoned by that old nanny before, and after returning home to recuperate, I stopped taking the medicine. Who knew that after stopping for two days, my face started breaking out in pustules? Then I found out that this medicine was actually for old women who were willing to risk their lives to preserve their appearance. At my age, taking it..."
Xue Jiajia was unsure how to continue. She had been taking the medication for so long, and if it had really affected her health, these gossipy people would hear it and start making things up about her.
Feng Ji's icy gaze swept over Mu Yazhi. Upon receiving his gaze, Mu Yazhi's whole body went limp, and her shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
"Miss Mu, you plotted to murder the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. Do you know your crime?"
These words were spoken.
Everyone was shocked, staring wide-eyed at Mu Yazhi in disbelief. What kind of harm could this pill cause the Prince of Xiaoyao to utter the word "murder"?
Why did Mu Yazhi frame Xue Jiajia?
Mu Yazhi looked bewildered and confused, her red-rimmed eyes fixed on Feng Ji. "Your Highness, I don't know what crime I have committed. It is true that I gave Jiajia these pills, but after Jiajia took them, her face returned to normal. Also, Jiajia said she had pustules, but she is perfectly fine now."
He looked completely unaware, as if he had been wronged and aggrieved.
"Are you questioning my judgment?"
His tone was devoid of any warmth, yet his manner exuded an air of unquestionable authority.
Mu Yazhi trembled, clenched her fingers, knelt down, lowered her head, and her voice trembled.
“This humble woman dares not question Your Highness. Firstly, I have no reason to harm Jiajia. Secondly, I know that this pill has excellent beautifying effects. I consider Jiajia a sister, which is why I gave it to her.”
Mu Chenshuang coldly looked at Mu Yazhi kneeling on the ground. As expected of Lu Wei's daughter, Mu Yazhi was not completely stupid. She was so good at arguing that she almost made people believe her.
As expected.
Xiang Qingying stepped forward to speak for Mu Yazhi, "Yes, Your Highness, Yazhi truly cares about Miss Xue and is wholeheartedly on her side. She has no reason to frame Miss Xue. Miss Xue and Yazhi had a good relationship before, but after coming here with Princess Weiyang today, Miss Xue questioned Yazhi without even knowing the facts. We all know that Princess Weiyang dislikes Yazhi. I wonder if Princess Weiyang said something behind her back that made Miss Xue so agitated and accuse Yazhi today."
These words were simply meant to show Feng Ji that Mu Chenshuang was the one who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes.
She had always harbored resentment. At His Majesty's birthday banquet, Prince Xiaoyao and Crown Prince Junheng stood up for Mu Chenshuang. How could a wild and unruly woman like her deserve such care from Prince Xiaoyao and Crown Prince Junheng? Mu Chenshuang was simply not worthy.
"I have no interest in your grudges and grievances." Feng Ji didn't want to say anything more to Xiang Qingying, and his cold gaze fell on Mu Yazhi. "I'd like to know where Miss Mu got these pills?"
Mu Yazhi lowered her head, hesitated for a long time, and then said with difficulty, "Your Highness, please forgive me. The person who gave me the pills said that I must not tell anyone his name or background."
Feng Ji's eyes darkened. "Is that so? In that case, Miss Mu, go to the Court of Justice and consider it carefully."
Feng Ji looked at the City King and said, "City King."
The city king didn't ask any further questions and ordered his guards to take Mu Yazhi away.
Mu Yazhi trembled and looked up abruptly at the approaching guard. She panicked and hurriedly said, "He is an alchemist from the Divine Physician Sect."
The members of the Divine Doctor Sect are elusive and rarely seen; few people know their true identities. In any case, by shifting the blame onto someone who can't be found at all, they can't do anything about her.
Even if she is exposed, she can still defend herself by saying that she was just deceived, and besides, most people believe her.
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