Lin Pianpian, who was disguised as Shi Lidie, had already been beaten all over.

Every time she breathed, the wounds on her body would be affected, causing her to grimace in pain. But no matter how painful it was, she endured it tightly and did not say a word, for fear that her voice would be heard and people would know that she was not Shi Lidie.

Lin Pianpian always remembered what Ye Zhaonan told her——

As long as the fact that she was impersonating Shi Lidie was not exposed, and as long as others could not tell that she was fake, she would not die, because in the eyes of others, she was the princess of the Dayin Dynasty.

As long as she can stay alive and wait for Ye Zhaonan to successfully ascend the throne, all the suffering she is enduring now will be nothing but passing clouds, and will only pave the way for her to ascend to the sky.

It was because of this idea that she persisted no matter how severe the punishment she received.

But now, the Emperor told her that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had failed in his attempt to force the emperor to abdicate and had been arrested?

What about her?

She was still waiting for the prince to come and rescue her, but now the prince couldn't save himself, how could he save her?

Thinking of this, she remained silent. As long as she didn't speak, no one would notice that she was not Shi Lidie.

The emperor stared at her closely. Even though his men whipped her so hard, they could not pry open the woman's mouth. He really did not expect that she could be so patient, to the point that he became a little impatient.

But at this moment, Eunuch Li ran in from outside in a panic:

"Your Majesty, Princess Yun'an is outside asking for an audience."

The emperor stood up suddenly and asked, "Who? Who are you talking about? Princess Yun'an?"

"Yes." Eunuch Li nodded.

"Princess Yun'an is outside, so who is here?" The emperor glanced at Lin Pianpian, but saw the fear in the woman's eyes. He immediately understood, "Please invite Princess Yun'an in."

This time, when Shi Lidie came in, she was not as defenseless as before.

Now the imperial guards were guarding the emperor, and Shi Lidie was isolated two meters away and could not get close to the emperor at all.

The emperor looked at Shi Lidie who came in from outside, and then looked at Lin Pianpian who was tied up and beaten. He sneered and asked, "Can anyone explain to me what is going on?"

Shi Lidie glanced at Lin Pianpian, turned around and knelt down, and said to the Emperor of Ye:

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

"This afternoon, I had just finished washing and dressing up, preparing to go to the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but I never expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would bring people to break into my princess's mansion."

"He led his men to injure my guards, tied up my maid and hers, and sent Lin Liangdi, who was by my side, to disguise herself as my maid, and threatened my maid Wen Tan to accompany her into the palace."

"I am just a princess from a foreign country. I don't have a wide network of contacts in Ye State, nor do I have any channels to pass on information. I am trapped in the princess's mansion, with nowhere to turn for help. I can only watch this imposter enter the palace as a servant."

"Not only that, they also stole the poison I had just developed. This poison will flow through the blood to various parts of the body, initially paralyzing the limbs and making them unable to move, and then they will fall into a coma and lose consciousness. I am just glad that this poison is only a semi-finished product and has not been fully developed. Otherwise, if it endangers your majesty's safety, I will be blamed for it."

Shi Lidie used her best acting skills and cried, putting all the blame on Ye Zhaonan, while she herself was innocent.

Then she continued:

"I never thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would go to such lengths to seize the throne. Fortunately, Wen Tan left when the palace was in chaos and returned to the mansion to save me."

"I wanted to go to the palace right away to check your Majesty's pulse and remove the poison, but before I entered, I saw that the palace gate was surrounded by many soldiers. I could not enter the palace and could only return to the mansion to wait for news."

"Fortunately, Your Majesty was blessed by heaven, and nothing serious happened. I waited until the Crown Prince and General Tang were captured before I dared to enter the palace to ask for an audience."

Regardless of whether what Shi Lidie said was true or false, it was a fact that Ye Zhaonan led his troops to force the emperor to abdicate.

In the emperor's mind, Ye Zhaonan's trust has dropped to the lowest level. He will not seriously check whether what Shi Lidie said is true or false. Anyway, he will just put all the blame on Ye Zhaonan.

Lin Pianpian, who was standing by, couldn't help herself when she heard what Shi Lidie said.

Anyway, the real Shi Lidie has appeared, and her identity cannot be concealed. It doesn't matter whether it is exposed or not, so she opens her mouth and scolds:

"You are talking nonsense! Shi Lidie, His Highness loves you deeply, how could you betray him like this!"

"It was you who suggested to His Highness that I impersonate you and enter the palace, using the opportunity of treating His Majesty to assassinate him. You also personally handed the poison to His Highness!"

"Now you're pushing it all off and want to get away with it completely. You're dreaming!"

Shi Lidie sneered when she heard this and retorted:

"You are a dying person, but you are making random accusations and trying to drag me into this. Aren't you underestimating His Majesty? I am a princess from a foreign country. I must be crazy to cooperate with you and murder His Majesty."

"I came here on a mission to marry a princess to the emperor. I am here for the peace and diplomatic relations between our two countries and for the stability and tranquility of the border. But you slander me like this. What are you thinking?"

"You want to provoke His Majesty to kill me, and then you can't give an explanation to the Great Yin Dynasty, so that you can provoke a war between the two countries, so that your Royal Highness the Crown Prince can find new opportunities, right?"

"Lin Pianpian, you are really willing to tell any lie for the sake of the prince!"

After a debate between the two, the emperor already had the answer in his mind.

In his heart, he still tended to trust Shi Lidie. If Shi Lidie really cooperated with the prince, he would not be standing here for no reason, because Shi Lidie could provide a deadly poison that would kill him instantly.

Therefore, he felt that this was Lin Pianpian's bite before her death.

But even so, he did not trust Shi Lidie that much and always had some doubts. However, this suspicion was not enough for him to take action against Shi Lidie. After all, she was a princess of the Dayin Dynasty.

"Come here, take Lin Pianpian away and execute him immediately." The emperor ordered.

Soon, Lin Pianpian was taken away. Shi Lidie looked at her covered in blood and about to die, and felt a little relieved. The heroine of the third book was finally solved by her.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to diagnose your pulse." Shi Lidie did not forget the serious matter. "Although the poison is a semi-finished product and has not caused much harm to Your Majesty, it is still poison after all. It is better to deal with it as soon as possible."

The emperor did not object, but this time when taking Shi Lidie's pulse, he directly asked the imperial guards around him to put the knife on Shi Lidie's neck.

If Shi Lidie made any unusual movement, her head and body would be separated immediately.

This was the lesson he learned from Lin Pianpian. Previously, it was because the imperial guards were not around that Lin Pianpian had the opportunity to take advantage of him, but that would not happen again in the future.

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