The old woman and the servant carried out four ragged men from the room.

Three of them were strangers, with dark and rough skin, dirty bodies, messy hair, and looked unkempt, as if they hadn't taken a shower for many days.

As for the other one, he was a familiar face, the dandy second son of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery, known throughout the capital.

The ladies quickly hugged their daughters in their arms, covered their eyes, and scolded:

"It's a sin. Why should we, innocent girls, watch such filthy things?"

There were also some elders with higher status who directly reprimanded Princess Jiamin:

"You're too impulsive!"

Princess Jiamin was stunned by the scene before her. She asked the maid:

"Just them? No one else?"

The old woman nodded and said, "My lord, there are only four of them. We have searched the house thoroughly and there is indeed no one else."

In other words, Shi Lidie was not in it.

Princess Jiamin subconsciously looked at Fang Ruoruo. The originally agreed plan had gone awry, and she habitually wanted to ask Fang Ruoruo what to do.

But Fang Ruoruo didn't look at her. She just covered her face and cried quietly.

At this time, the host of the banquet, the Gao Changbo couple, finally arrived. They had already learned the cause and effect of the matter from their servants, so when they arrived, they immediately scolded Princess Jiamin:

"Princess Jiamin is so arrogant. She orders people around in my Gaochang Marquis's mansion and acts so domineeringly! When something happened, she didn't think of asking the master to handle it, but instead made a big fuss on her own, making my Gaochang Marquis's mansion a laughing stock in the whole capital!"

"Although I am not as high-ranking as Prince Yi, I am still an Earl after all. After the banquet is over, I will go to the palace to meet the emperor and sue you for being arrogant and rude!"

Princess Jiamin had never been scolded like this before. She stiffened her neck and retorted:

"Gao Changbo is really a traitor, he doesn't know a good person's heart! I'm afraid that someone will do something shameful in your house and ruin your daughter's reputation, so I want to investigate the matter in front of everyone."

"But you turned around and accused me of something and wanted to report me to the Emperor's uncle. It's really disheartening."

Mrs. Gao Changbo asked:

"Then may I ask Princess Jiamin, have you found out anything?"

"I was just about to investigate, and you came?" said Princess Jiamin.

"Okay!" said Lady Gao Changbo, "I'll give you a favor and let you investigate. If you find out, if this matter has nothing to do with the princess, I'll kowtow to you and apologize. But if Princess Jiamin can't give me a satisfactory explanation, then I'll have no choice but to ask for an audience with His Majesty!"

Princess Jiamin is now feeling very nervous, after all, this matter is really related to her.

At least, these three homeless people were arranged by her, but she didn't know why Fang Youdao was involved. But the only thing she knew was that this matter must be related to Shi Lidie.

She lowered her head, thought for a moment, and was about to speak when she saw Shi Lidie and Wen Tan walking leisurely from the back of the crowd to the front and smiling at her.

Shi Lidie said:

"Princess Jiamin, you must conduct a thorough trial!"

"The second son of the Fang family is the legitimate son of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery, and he is also the brother of your best friend Fang Ruoruo. He was abused by several men and suffered so much. Tsk tsk, I can't bear to see it!"

As Shi Lidie spoke, a look of heartache appeared on her face.

The system in my mind, Ah Feng, complained at this moment:

[Tsk tsk, your acting skills are too exaggerated for not being able to get any roles. ]

Shi Lidie just smiled and said nothing more.

Fang Youdao, on the other hand, seemed to have just recovered from the blow. He quickly wrapped up his clothes and raised his head to ask:

"Princess Jiamin, I have no grudges against you in the past or today. You and Ruoruo are still good friends. Why did you want to harm me like this? What benefit do you get from doing this?"

As soon as the words fell, the crowd of onlookers exploded.

what?

Is this matter really related to Princess Jiamin?

Didn't she discover that someone was doing something shady here, so she called everyone here to expose it in public? How come from what Mr. Fang said, it turned out that Princess Jiamin was the one who planned this?

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Princess Jiamin was anxious.

"I'm not talking nonsense. You sent a maid to call me here, saying that you had something to discuss with me. As soon as I entered the room, I was controlled by these low-class people!" Fang Youdao said, gritting his teeth, "The three of them were unconscious, as if they were drugged. I couldn't break free, so they succeeded! May I ask, Princess Jiamin, didn't you plan all this?"

When Mrs. Gao Changbo heard this, a sneer appeared on her face:

"Since the victim has pointed out the culprit, we should just follow the clues and investigate further!"

"These three strange men are not from the Gaochangbo Mansion. How did they get in and what means did they use? We will know once we investigate. Moreover, the Second Young Master said that these three men were poisoned, so there must be some remnants in the room."

"Madame Qian, go in and search. If you find anything, tie up all the maids and servants in Fenglai Waterside and interrogate them one by one. I don't believe that we can't find out who is behind this!"

Mrs. Gao Changbo acted decisively and made good arrangements. Under the witness of the onlookers, the servants in the mansion quickly took action.

In less than an incense stick of time, the matter was clear -

The three homeless men came in disguised as servants doing purchasing for the mansion. The purchasing manager confessed that Princess Jiamin's personal maid gave him a hundred taels of silver and asked him for a favor, and the silver note was still in his possession.

A little maid in Fenglai Waterside confessed that this room was prepared by Princess Jiamin herself, and aphrodisiac incense was lit inside. She also asked them to guard it and not let anyone else enter by mistake. They had to wait for Xiaozhi to bring people over before they could open the door.

Xiaozhi was found in the rockery in the back garden, his clothes in a tangled mess and he was unconscious.

"Splash water on her to wake her up!" Mrs. Gao Changbo ordered.

A basin of water was poured at Xiaozhi, and she woke up quickly. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a large group of people surrounding her. Such a big scene made her tremble with fear.

After using the truth talisman, Xiaozhi will forget what happened during that period of time.

So her memory still stayed at the time when she was bribed by Princess Jiamin to take Shi Lidie to the warm room, which was actually to Fenglai Waterside Pavilion. She couldn't remember anything after that.

Mrs. Gao Changbo briefly explained the situation and asked Xiaozhi to tell the truth, so Xiaozhi spoke:

"I am ordered by Princess Jiamin to take Princess Yun'an to Fenglai Waterside Pavilion and send her to that room to be abused by three homeless people."

"But I don't know what happened. I suddenly fell into a coma."

When Shi Lidie heard this, she suddenly attacked Princess Jiamin, feeling heartbroken:

"Princess Jiamin, you have such a vicious heart! You first sent someone to send me to this room, and then sent someone to find the second son of the Fang family and asked him to come to this room as well!"

"The room is full of aphrodisiac scents. No matter if it's me or the Second Young Master, we'll just become lambs to be slaughtered after we go in. You might even accuse me of committing incest with your own brother!"

"You are trying to put the second son of the Fang family in an unjust position! You want to kill my brother and me!"

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