After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Emperor Jianxi was stunned and looked at Zhao Ying.

The prince also looked at Zhao Ying.

? ?

What's the big deal?

Where is the dragon robe?

Why is it a bellyband?

When the guard saw it was a bellyband, his face turned red and he almost threw it out.

Zhao Ying looked towards Shangguan Shu out of control.

As a result, he received a teasing and mischievous look from Shangguan Shu.

After just a moment, he lowered his head and pretended to be aggrieved.

Zhao Ying reacted immediately.

She was fooled...

Then a nameless anger rushed from her heart to her mind, her face was tense and her whole body was shaking like a sieve.

She immediately experienced the situation when Yue'er bit Shangguan Shu that night. It was so infuriating. She also wanted to bite someone!!!

Ahhhhh! !

This emotion lasted until the prince whispered in her ear, "Ying'er, how come you can't tell the difference between a dragon robe and a bellyband!"

Zhao Ying couldn't hold it anymore.

She was about to risk her life to find Shangguan Shu and die together with him, but Emperor Jianxi slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Chengqian, do you admit your guilt?"

Zhao Ying knelt down with gritted teeth.

"My son..."

Shangguan Shu suddenly coughed violently, wishing he could cough out his lungs. He bowed deeply to Emperor Jianxi and said sadly, "Your Majesty, I know that I had some friendship with Princess Huai'an when I was young, and I wronged Princess Chengqian, but since I got married, I have never had any contact with her, let alone plotting rebellion for her."

He stared at Zhao Ying deeply, wanting to say something but hesitating.

"Perhaps it's because I'm old, Your Highness is tired of me, and is trying every possible way to divorce me... ahem!"

"But Your Highness has to think about the children. The oldest, Cheng Jing, is only old enough to dance with a spoon, and the youngest, Yue'er, is not even three years old..."

These words made those who heard them sad and those who listened to them shed tears.

Especially when combined with the finger bone that has not yet dried on the ground, it is so convincing.

In a short moment, Shangguan Shu went from being a rebel to a poor abandoned husband who was framed.

Zhao Ying's eyes were dull and he didn't move.

I neither want to argue nor can I refute.

Since the dragon robe has not been revealed, whatever she says will only make things worse.

How shameless...

She has never seen such a shameless person!

She suddenly understood why he blatantly told Zhao Yao to change her things in the dungeon even though he knew she might not have left.

He had long been certain that there was no dragon robe inside!

He said that to get her full attention on the box!

What a deep mind, what a terrible traitor...

The prince shook his head and looked at Zhao Ying indignantly, as if she was a scumbag who had seduced her and then abandoned her.

He knew how Runzhi could possibly rebel!

Ying'er is going too far!

He actually wanted to abandon her after having sex with her!

Fortunately, they were tolerant and wanted to save Shangguan Shu's life, so the matter was not made a big deal and the officials were still unaware of it.

If this gets out of hand, I don’t know how today’s incident will end!

Although he felt a little resentful of Zhao Ying, she was his biological sister after all, so the prince still knelt down and pleaded for her, "Father, Ying'er must have seen it wrong, which is why she caused this misunderstanding. She definitely didn't mean it."

Emperor Jianxi narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

The old Duke still doesn’t know what Emperor Jianxi meant?

He wanted them to plead with Princess Cheng Qian and let them give him a way out!

The old Duke was so shocked and delighted that his legs went limp.

I also had a rough guess in my mind.

It is probably that his son and Huai'an are having an affair again. Princess Chengqian is not the type to make trouble out of nothing. She must have really couldn't stand it anymore and caused this trouble.

Even though the commotion was a bit big, she was a princess after all. Could she explain the situation to the royal family?

What's more, what happened between Shangguan Shu and Zhao Yao might not be groundless!

Thinking of Shangguan Shu's involvement with Zhao Yao again, the old Duke felt upset. He said, "Your Majesty, Princess Chengqian is also thinking about the country. Her situation is sympathetic. Besides, this matter has not caused any major losses, and it has not been spread out. It is just... a family matter!"

"Since it's a family matter, why make a fuss?"

Emperor Jianxi pretended to say, "That's not true. After all, Runzhi was hurt by this matter. Let's ask the person involved for his opinion!"

After saying that, everyone looked at Shangguan Shu.

Shangguan Shu usually pulls out weeping willows, but at this moment he is as delicate as Xi Shi, afraid that others will not know how pitiful he is.

With a pale face, he glanced at Zhao Ying, then looked at Emperor Jianxi, and said, "If Your Majesty allows me and Princess Chengqian to remain together for the rest of our lives, then I will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty and die without regrets!"

After listening to this, Emperor Jianxi couldn't help but frowned in disgust.

Isn't it shameful for a man who is so upright to be afraid of being divorced by his wife every day?

However, Emperor Jianxi was quite satisfied with this statement. Not only did it give him enough way out, it also proved that he had Cheng Qian in his heart.

After all, that finger bone really shocked him.

Emperor Jianxi immediately agreed, "I will grant you your request!"

Zhao Ying: ...

Emperor Jianxi said to Zhao Ying, "Since Runzhi has pleaded for mercy, I will not punish you. If you and your wife have any disagreements, you can just deal with them at home. Why bring them to court?"

"Do you think I'm the village woman who argues about family matters on the street?"

Zhao Ying suddenly had tears in her eyes.

She choked up and said, "It was the Concubine Shu who told me that it was Runlang who led people to put out the fire at Kanshan that day. I just... and the secret room was dark, so I might have seen it wrong."

Even if she failed, she would never betray Yue'er. Her Yue'er, her little Yue'er, she really wanted to go back and hug her little Yue'er...

No! She couldn't just give up like this!

Even if she can't bite Shangguan Shu to death today, she will make them suffer!

Shangguan Shu's body stiffened when he heard this.

No wonder...it seemed that from that day on, she started to become cold towards him.

Was it Yue'er who told her again?

What good would it do this little girl to separate him and her mother?

Emperor Jianxi was slightly startled. "Oh? Is this true?"

He looked at Concubine Shu.

When Concubine Shu saw that there was a bellyband in the box, she hurriedly wanted to wake up Zhao Yao to watch the fun, and she even forgot to take the opportunity to bite Zhao Ying. Now it was too late.

Seeing Emperor Jianxi looking at her, she panicked and trembled, "Your concubine... Your concubine..."

"Your Majesty, it is my humble fault!"

Shangguan Zhu, who had been pretending to be dead, stood up at this time, obviously wanting to take the blame.

Emperor Jianxi was puzzled, "What does this have to do with you?"

"On the day when Kanshan caught fire, I happened to be nearby, so I led people up the mountain to put out the fire. However, the fire was fierce, and the servants I brought were insufficient, so I asked the servants to go back home to pass on the message. So my elder brother took my third brother to Kanshan."

Emperor Jianxi looked at Shangguan Shu and asked, "Is it as Tingzhi said?"

Shangguan Shu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"That's true."

Zhao Ying did not refute, "If that's the case, then I have believed the rumors wrongly again, really... eh?" Zhao Ying looked at Shangguan Zhu with a confused face, "Second Uncle, I heard that Lord Zhou Jizhou invited you to Zhongcui Palace last night. Why are you in Zhongcui Palace so late at night?"