"Hmph~ How dare a prince commit such a disgraceful act in the palace!" Emperor Jun Bufan said angrily.
"Your Majesty, Yu'er is always cautious in her actions. How could she do such a thing? Someone must have framed her," Consort Liang hurriedly stepped forward to defend her.
Consort Liang glanced at Ji Fengyan, her eyes no longer showing the satisfaction she once had, but instead filled with disdain.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Chenyuan's face darkened. What did Consort Liang mean by this?
"Yes, Father, someone must have framed us," Jun Linyu hurriedly explained.
Ji Fengyan stood there stunned. How could this be so different from what she had expected!
"Your Majesty, I have no idea how I ended up here, and with the Third Prince... Please investigate, Your Majesty." Ji Fengyan's long eyelashes were covered with tears, making her look like a lotus emerging from the water, pitiful and endearing.
Ji Fengyan noticed Liang Bingyan in the crowd, who was watching her with an amused look.
Ji Fengyan snorted inwardly, thinking to herself, "Liang Bingyan, let's see if you'll still be laughing out loud later."
"Your Majesty, all of this was a scheme orchestrated by Liang Bingyan! I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!" Ji Fengyan cried out.
Liang Bingyan's smile froze. She never expected that Ji Fengyan would openly pin the blame on her. "Ji Fengyan, stop talking nonsense. Even if I wanted to frame you, I would never frame my cousin!"
"Your Majesty, just now, my daughter and Liang Bingyan were drinking with the Third Prince. Later, the Third Prince was clearly a little drunk, but Liang Bingyan kept insisting that he drink more."
"I suspect Liang Bingyan tampered with the wine to get His Highness drunk. Later, when His Highness's robes were accidentally spilled with wine, she tried to take the opportunity to help him away, but to her surprise, His Highness only wanted me to help him."
"That's why... Waaah..." Ji Fengyan said aggrievedly.
"Yes, there must be something wrong with the wine!" Jun Linyu realized instantly.
The crowd began to believe Ji Fengyan's words, since it was common knowledge that Liang Bingyan liked the Third Prince, and Ji Fengyan was originally the future Third Prince's wife. It was unreasonable for her to do such a thing.
The emperor's complexion did indeed improve, while Liang Bingyan looked at the subtle expressions on everyone's faces and was completely bewildered. How could this be!
"That's not true! I didn't! It wasn't me!" Liang Bingyan knelt down and protested.
Ji Jiuying scoffed, "What an idiot!"
"Gong Mingyue, wasn't this erotic scene quite exciting?"
"What's so interesting about this? Little Jiu'er is much prettier!"
"······"
However, their whispered conversation really offended some people.
Jun Luoli looked at the two of them with jealousy. If she wasn't mistaken, it was Ji Jiuying who had seduced the Grand Preceptor first. What a vixen!
"Your Majesty, perhaps we should thoroughly investigate this matter before making any further plans?" Grand Tutor Liang, who had remained silent until now, spoke up.
"Alright, do as the Grand Tutor says. Go and bring over the wine cups and wine from the Third Prince's table!" Emperor Jun Bufan nodded.
Before long, several guards brought over the entire table.
The crowd;......
"Ninth Girl, would you be so kind as to take a look?" Emperor Jun Bufan turned to look in Ji Jiuying's direction.
Everyone's attention turned to Ji Jiuying!
Ji Jiuying was the only Heavenly-level alchemist present, so it was best to leave the investigation to her.
But Ji Fengyan was clearly flustered and looked at Ji Rufeng.
Ji Rufeng naturally understood what his sister meant; she simply didn't trust Ji Jiuying, after all, they were enemies.
Although he was also an alchemist, he was not as tall as Ji Jiuying, so he had to try to stay as close to the edge of the table as possible to prevent Ji Jiuying from taking revenge on him!
However, Ji Rufeng never expected that the medicine was made by his own sister.
"Your Majesty, of course you can." Ji Jiuying looked up and met Ji Fengyan's gaze. Her eyes flashed with an unreadable meaning. Those phoenix eyes seemed to be able to see into the depths of her heart, which startled Ji Fengyan and made her break out in a cold sweat.
Ji Jiuying pretended to pick up the wine glass on the table, look at it, and smell it. After a while, she put down the wine glass and said, "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the glass and the wine. The problem is with this plate of peanuts. A strong aphrodisiac, called 'Hehuan San,' has been put on the peanuts. After taking this drug, one will lose their mind."
Upon hearing Ji Jiuying's words, both Consort Liang and Jun Linyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Jun Linyu looked at Ji Jiuying with eyes full of gratitude. He felt that Ji Jiuying was helping him so much because they had been engaged.
“Father, now you can prove my innocence!” Jun Linyu said.
"Hmph! As the third prince, you were plotted against without even realizing it. How can you achieve anything great? I'm punishing you by confining you to your quarters for a month!" Emperor Jun Bufan said coldly.
"Yes, Father."
"Liang Bingyan, do you have anything else to say?" The emperor turned to look at Liang Bingyan.
"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly. Although I admire Your Highness the Third Prince, I absolutely did not drug him!" Liang Bingyan said calmly and earnestly.
"Hmph~ Who else could Liang Bingyan be besides you? Don't try to deny it!" Ji Fengyan looked heartbroken, as if she had been framed.
"Ji Fengyan, what makes you so sure I was the one who drugged her? I didn't touch that plate of peanuts from beginning to end. If I'm suspected of drugging her, you can't clear your name either!" Liang Bingyan said angrily.
"You! Third Prince, Yan'er didn't..."
"Alright, that's enough! Since the Third Prince has already taken Ji Fengyan's body, the wedding will proceed ahead of schedule!" The Emperor was so annoyed by this that his good mood for the whole day was completely ruined!
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