Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

"You are talking nonsense. I am not your biological daughter. My last name is Cui, and I am Princess Rong'an."

Cui Panxi retorted subconsciously.

"Mother, you can't believe what she says."

Princess Ning An nodded and soothed her, "Don't worry, mother won't easily believe this evil man."

Princess Ning'an knew what kind of person Zhao Da was. How could she be persuaded by just a few words from him?

"Zhao Da." Pei Nan shouted, "Don't talk nonsense. When Prince Ning'an and his wife found the princess in Qingyun City, you said with your own mouth that the princess was a child picked up by your wife. At that time, there was also the jade pendant from Prince Ning'an's mansion as evidence."

Zhao Dalian quickly lowered his head and answered tremblingly.

"I was bewitched at the time. I heard King Ning'an say that there would be a big reward for finding the princess. Plus, they said the jade pendant was King Ning'an's token. For the sake of money, I lied and said my daughter was the princess."

"If what you said is true, where did you get the jade pendant?"

Prince Ning'an narrowed his eyes. At that time, they were all immersed in the joy of finding their daughter and indeed did not investigate the matter carefully.

After all, the only token left by Princess Ning'an at that time was the jade pendant.

"My wife, a commoner, often went to the wealthy families in the city to do odd jobs. One day, she suddenly brought back a package with the jade pendant inside. She said it was something the wealthy family didn't want."

Zhao Da narrated, "I remember that at that time, Erniu was less than one year old."

"Apart from the jade pendant, what else is in the package?" Zhao Da described it in such detail that Princess Ning'an also vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"There were also some supplies for newborn babies, a purple swaddle, and a piece of underwear. I remember it very clearly. There was a peony embroidered on the underwear. Because of the exquisite embroidery, I sold it for a few more taels of silver."

Zhao Da is a gambler. When he sees something good, the first thing he thinks of is to exchange it for silver.

"Yes, these things were prepared by me. When Xier left me, she was wearing these. I embroidered the peony myself."

In fact, Zhao Da also said these words at that time. It was because he had these evidences that King Ning'an believed his words without a doubt.

But now, he said that those things were picked up by him.

"Since you have pawned everything else, why didn't you pawn the most important jade pendant?"

Pei Nan raised a question.

"Your Excellency, it's not that I don't want to be the emperor, it's that I can't find it. The jade pendant was hidden by my wife, and I can't find it."

General Zhao buried his head even deeper. He beat his wife to death because he was angry that she hid the jade pendant.

What he said was different from what he said before. Before, he told King Ning'an that because he knew the importance of the jade pendant, Cui Panxi could only rely on the jade pendant to find her family, so he would not pawn it unless it was absolutely necessary.

Now it seems that he pawned the jade pendant at that time because he had just found it.

"Zhao Da, what evidence do you have for what you said? You were the one who said she was Cui Panxi, and you are the one who says she is not. Are you out of gambling debts again and have no money? Seeing that the princess is of noble status now, you want to deliberately get close to her."

When Prince Liang saw that Prince Ning'an and his wife had become suspicious, he quickly criticized them.

He was certain that Zhao Da had no evidence, because when he arrested Zhao Da and interrogated him, he did not produce any evidence.

It was because Cui Panxi felt guilty that she was plotted against by him.

"You know that slandering the princess will lead to being torn into pieces by five horses."

I thought this threat could scare Zhao Da, but he just snorted coldly.

"Whether what I said is true or not, King Liang has already judged it. Otherwise, why would he want to kill me to silence me after getting engaged to the princess?"

Those who have died once tend to be braver.

Anyway, that person said that as long as he told the truth, he would save his life.

King Liang will not let him go. If he fights to the death, he may still have a way out.

"You are such a scoundrel! You are talking nonsense! When did I ever kill you? I have never even seen you."

Prince Liang had a gloomy look in his eyes. As a prince, how could he easily meet others?

He had met Zhao Da once at that time, but his face was covered, so Zhao Da had never seen his true face.

"I have never met Your Highness, but Your Highness must have met me. You admitted your identity at that time."

Zhao Da didn't expect that this so-called noble man would deny what he had done just like these ruffians.

"What a joke! How can I admit my identity when I meet you masked? It's ridiculous."

King Liang was in deep thought. He didn't remember revealing his identity. Could it be that one of his servants accidentally revealed it?

"King Liang, didn't Zhao Da say that you were going to meet him masked?"

Pei Nan smiled slightly. This King Liang was still as stupid as ever.

"This king... This king is just refuting his words and making a guess. This king did not know him before, and he did not kill him."

King Liang was shocked. He didn't expect that he said the wrong thing because of his nervousness.

Facing King Ning'an's suspicious look again, he felt a little guilty.

His murder to silence the witness seemed to indirectly confirm that there was something wrong with Cui Panxi's identity.

"Whether Prince Liang has assassins or not can be put aside for now. The most important thing right now is to prove the identity of Princess Liang."

Pei Nan brought the topic back to the topic. As long as it was proved that Cui Panxi was fake, it would be obvious whether King Liang had killed anyone.

"Father, Mother, don't listen to his nonsense. He is only after money. I am your biological daughter."

Cui Panxi choked up,

"What benefit can a common people get from revealing your background?" Zhao Da retorted.

"Although I am not a smart person, I am not a fool either."

"I lied to you that you were a princess because I wanted the money. This time I came to the capital to threaten you to get the money. Only by not revealing your identity and threatening you can I have a steady supply of money. This is also the reason why I came to the capital to find you."

What Zhao Da said was right. It would do him no good to reveal Cui Panxi's identity, and he would also be convicted for his past deception.

"Since your purpose is to make money, it is possible that someone else has offered you a higher price to slander me. There is nothing you can't do as a villain."

Cui Panxi seized the loophole in his words and refuted him.

Like King Liang, she also concluded that Zhao Da had no substantial evidence.

"Father, Mother, this Zhao Da has low character. He will do anything for money. How can you trust his words? He is clearly being instigated by someone to deliberately alienate us."

As she spoke, she looked at Prince Liang and said, "Maybe someone is dissatisfied with the marriage between our Ning'an Palace and Prince Liang."

The ones who wanted to stop them from getting married were none other than Prince Qi's faction, so it made sense for Cui Panxi to say so.