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He Zhixiao's extremely moved face froze in an instant.

She looked at the strange guest in front of her.

He looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xu Jinghuai in horror.

After confirming Xu Jinghuai's expressionless and cold face, he once again turned his gaze back to the "distant guest" in shock.

The young man is slender and handsome, with a temperament like orchid, but his clothes have a very exotic style.

Although she had already guessed who the person in front of her was, she still couldn't help asking.

"You...who are you..."

Her voice was trembling, her face was pale, and she didn't know what she was saying.

The banquet was silent and everyone held their breath.

Mo Nianci stared at her mercilessly. "I am Mo Nianci, the Crown Prince of Hansha Country."

The banquet was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

He Zhixiao felt dizzy and dark.

She forced herself to steady herself and ensured that she did not fall.

She looked at Xu Jinghuai again, hoping to see a glimmer of hope from him, but she saw that Xu Jinghuai still had an expressionless and cold face.

A fierce despair came over her.

She was shaking violently all over and opened her mouth to argue, but it was in vain.

Mo Nianci's eyes were sharp, and every word he said hurt General He's heart, and every word he said was a rebuke to everyone's past slander.

"A year ago, while this prince was secluded in Tianze, I met Yan Yunshu, your future Crown Princess, from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Thanks to her kind advice, this prince let go of his obsession and chose to return to Hansha to quell this war and save innocent people from suffering. This prince is grateful for her enlightenment. Before leaving, this prince gave her my jade pendant and told her that if she needed help, she could come to Xiangyang City with the jade pendant and find me. All this is known only to this prince and Miss Yan, and only Miss Yan knows of my intention to quell the war. Therefore, this prince must ask General He how he learned of this, where he stole the jade pendant, and why he lied and claimed to be an old friend of mine?!"

The words came to light.

The entire He Mansion was in complete silence.

Even if the wind blew, it would become quite bleak and fly away in a circle.

The atmosphere is solemn.

He Zhixiao's trembling became more obvious.

Her father and mother beside her looked at her in shock and panic.

If what Prince Hansha said was true, He Zhixiao would have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!

The crime is so serious that all nine generations of the family will be executed!

Lord He immediately knelt down in front of Xu Jinghuai before He Zhixiao.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, there must be something hidden. I hope Your Highness will spare her for the sake of Xiao'er, who is fighting bravely on the front lines and wholeheartedly defending her country."

"Yes, Your Highness, there must be a misunderstanding. My Xiao'er, my Xiao'er, is honest and upright. How could I do such a thing..."

Zhang then fell to her knees and cried heart-wrenchingly.

She grabbed He Zhixiao and wanted him to kneel down as well.

He Zhixiao had already stayed where she was. The huge change and gap had made her feel scared.

She felt the biting coldness coming from Xu Jinghuai.

She finally realized how ridiculous she was. It turned out that Xu Jinghuai had never stood on her side.

I never thought about protecting her.

It was all her wishful thinking.

The person he always wanted to protect was Yan Yunshu.

Even for Yan Yunshu, despite being the Crown Prince, he still did not hesitate to set up the trap himself.

Thinking of this, she felt not only fear, but also overwhelming discouragement and despair.

The whole person was unable to move himself and stood there stiffly.

Zhang had no choice but to pull harder before she knelt down.

"Xiao'er, quickly explain to His Highness what's going on. There must be something hidden, right?"

Zhang shook He Zhixiao, her eyes full of fear.

Seeing the numbness in He Zhixiao's eyes, he felt something was wrong. In desperation, he could only continue, "Xiao'er, you must explain in detail to His Highness the origins of the jade pendant and the information. Did you obtain it by chance, but you can't explain it clearly..."

Zhang's words suddenly woke He Zhixiao up.

Only she and Yan Yunshu knew the content of the letter, and the only clue to the owner of the letter was the word Yunshu at the end. How could she know that this Yunshu was Yan Yunshu?

At the moment, it is obvious that she could still say that she had picked up the letter.

She didn't know who wrote the letter, nor did she know whether the content of the letter was credible. Seeing that His Highness was worried about the war, she was eager to help His Highness, so she tried her best and went to Xiangyang City according to the content of the letter. As a result, she actually found Mo Nianci's trace.

In order to avoid the twists and turns of explanation, he simply said that the content of the letter was his own experience.

Firstly, it can dispel His Highness's doubts and avoid the time spent on verifying the twists and turns; secondly, it can ease the war as soon as possible.

It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

After sorting out all this, she regained some of her composure.

The pale panic on his face also calmed down a little.

So she straightened up and tried her best to stay calm.

"Your Highness, the story is this. A year ago, I accidentally found an unsigned letter at a border post. The content of the letter explained her relationship with His Highness Prince Hansha and his intention to quell the war. It also enclosed a jade pendant in the envelope, telling how to find His Highness through the jade pendant in the hope of easing the fighting. The content of this letter was so bizarre that I didn't want to believe it at first and just treated it as a joke. After all, there is no shortage of such seemingly fabricated information in the letters sent to the border on weekdays. However, the border war was at a stalemate at the time, and Your Highness was extremely worried. I could only try to follow the clues described in the letter. I didn't have much hope, but who knew that I would actually find the whereabouts of Prince Hansha. So, I didn't dare to stop for a moment and told His Highness the Crown Prince about this. As for why I concealed the contents of the letter and the jade pendant, and portrayed the contents of the letter as my own personal experience, it was only because, only because..."

Speaking of this, He Zhixiao burst into tears.

"It's simply because that letter is truly suspicious. I'm afraid Your Highness won't believe the contents of a letter from an unknown source. If I were to verify it by any means, it would take a considerable amount of time. Your Highness would likely be worried for quite some time. Therefore, I, your Highness, risked my life to take on the role of the letter writer, just to alleviate Your Highness's worries as soon as possible and ease the war between our two countries."

He Zhixiao, dressed in red, knelt at the table. The autumn wind blew, lifting her skirt and long hair.

Her back trembled slightly and her shoulders shook.

The once heroic figure became thin and fragile.

Everyone couldn't help but feel pity.

This compassion became more and more obvious as He Zhixiao continued to cry.

"Your Highness, after returning to the capital, I wanted to find an opportunity to explain this to Your Highness. However, I have been living in the open air on the frontier for a year and have long lost the letter. I can only give a brief account of the contents of the letter and cannot provide any evidence. I have no choice but to conceal this matter until now. I only thought that when I meet His Highness Crown Prince Hansha and learn from him the true person who gave the jade, I will apologize to Your Highness..."