Mu Chenshuang retorted, "What Linglong wants to ask is exactly what I'm wondering about. If someone is deliberately framing me, they will naturally try every means to point the finger at me. I've only been back at the manor for two days. A maid I don't even know claims that I ordered her to give me poison. Doesn't the princess find such testimony ridiculous? Isn't this a deliberate frame-up?"
Feng Lian stared wide-eyed at Mu Chen Shuang, her chest heaving, clearly enraged. "You..."
Mu Chenshuang lowered her eyes and withdrew her gaze, her cold eyes falling on Chunxiao. She said in a cold voice, "There is also a maid exiled from the Libei Prince's Mansion. Do I know you? If I knew you, why would I need to have Zhang Mama find you to serve me?"
Chunxiao trembled all over. She dared not answer Mu Chenshuang's words. She slowly raised her eyes, her eyes trembling, and said excitedly, "Miss, how can you say that? You saved me when I was exiled to Youzhou. You said you felt deep sympathy for the Prince of Libei and that the Prime Minister's Mansion must have framed the Prince of Libei."
Mu Chenshuang gave a cold laugh, her icy eyes fixed on Chunxiao, "Then tell me, when, where, and when did I save you? And why did I save you?"
Chunxiao dared not continue to look at Mu Chenshuang, lowered her head, and stammered, "It was...it was the tenth year of Yonghe, the fourteenth day of the third month. I was begging on the street at the time, and you took pity on me and saved me. I told you that I was a maid exiled by the Prince of Libei, and you took pity on me and saved me and gave me silver. Have you really forgotten?"
"Is that so? Unfortunately, I contracted the virus this year and have been recuperating in Xiyu. All my travel history in Xiyu is traceable. Why would you lie to frame me?"
Chunxiao was shocked and terrified. Mu Chenshuang's words left her speechless. She looked up abruptly, crying and trembling, "Miss, you can't slander me. I'm telling the truth!"
As she spoke, Chunxiao hurriedly turned and knelt before Fenglian, her voice trembling as she said, "Princess, everything I said is true. The eldest young lady instructed me to put the medicine in the food that Miss Xue was going to eat. If something happens to Miss Xue in the Marquis's mansion, Madam Lu will be the first to be held responsible. The eldest young lady said that she is a princess and has a gold medal bestowed by His Majesty. Even if the Ministry of Justice investigates, she can remain unscathed. I was just doing what the eldest young lady instructed. Please, Princess, spare my life. Please, Princess, spare my life."
Seeing this, Mu Yazhi quickly stepped forward to add fuel to the fire: "Sister, how could you be so vicious? Did you drug Jiajia not just because she offended you today, but because you wanted to stand up for the Prince of Libei? You even wanted to frame Mother. It's a shame that Mother kept speaking up for you. Sister, you're confused. The matter of the Prince of Libei was ordered by His Majesty himself. Are you questioning His Majesty's decision?"
She had to admire her mother; she was indeed very thoughtful. She had offended His Majesty, and even with Crown Prince Junheng present, she couldn't save Mu Chenshuang.
"Since you've always trusted me, why do you believe this maid's words so much, but not what I, your older sister, say?"
Mu Chenshuang's question made Mu Yazhi pause for a few seconds.
Feng Lian suddenly shouted, "Mu Chenshuang, that's enough! Even now, you're still trying to deny it. I never expected you to be so audacious. Are you planning a rebellion?!"
Mu Chenshuang calmly said, "I cannot bear the charge of treason. It has been four years since the incident involving the Prince of Libei. Not to mention that a maid has remained loyal to the Prince of Libei's mansion for four years, since she claims to be a maid of the Prince of Libei's mansion, I need her to prove her identity."
Feng Lian frowned and stared at Mu Chengshuang. "Mu Chengshuang, I see you really won't give up until you're completely cornered. I don't want to hear you continue to make excuses. Things have come to this point. If you have any excuses to make, go to the Court of Justice and make your excuses slowly. Lord Li, the witnesses and evidence are there. What are you still standing there for?"
Seeing this, Fu Junheng stepped forward and said coldly, "It is too hasty for you to believe the words of a maid so readily. I am very curious about Princess Weiyang's question just now. Why didn't she answer it directly? Since there is evidence that Princess Weiyang was in Xiyu back then, why didn't you send someone to investigate the truth first, instead of rushing to arrest her?"
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