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But he saw Taozhi shaking her head desperately at him.

Taozhi's response dispelled Zhang's doubts.

I thought that His Highness might be complaining about something else, for example, that the mother and daughter had blocked His Highness's way without permission.

I really shouldn't have done that, and I didn't dare, but now I muster up the courage to step forward.

It was nothing more than a desperate attempt to seize the only chance from now on to get close to the center of imperial power and use the imperial power to clear He Zhixiao's crimes.

"Your Highness, I beg you to stay in the He Mansion for a while. I, I..."

As Zhang spoke, she stole a glance at Xu Jinghuai's calm face.

It had been a while since Xu Jinghuai drank that glass of wine. How come the effects of such a strong drug hadn't taken effect yet?

She wondered, thinking.

But He Zhixiao beside her suddenly grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly.

Looking sideways, I saw that He Zhixiao's face was flushed, his eyes were blurred, and his heart was beating violently.

Her head exploded and split open.

How could this be? How could it be reversed? Could it be that He Zhixiao remembered it wrong? How could it be reversed? This order, that secret button, if it's not pressed, it's a normal drink, and if it's pressed, it's drugged.

She had clearly noticed the details in He Zhixiao's hand just now and was not wrong, right?

Why is this so?

Is it...

She looked up in horror and happened to see Xu Jinghuai's icy face.

"You and your daughter intended to drug me and murder me. What crime should you be charged with?"

Her kneeling figure swayed violently and she looked towards He Zhixiao.

He Zhixiao's whole body was twitching slightly, and his hands were involuntarily moving towards an indescribable part of his body.

Shocked, Zhang quickly stepped forward and grabbed her hand tightly.

This catch was so serious that He Zhixiao screamed loudly.

That voice, like the sound of a demon, pierced everyone's ears, making everyone present feel so embarrassed that they almost collapsed to the ground.

Lord He and Mrs. Zhang were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

It was not possible to take her away directly. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not given the order, so the two of them did not dare to act on their own.

But if she is not taken away quickly, and a more unbearable scene occurs later, it will be impossible to resolve the situation, and the entire He family will suffer.

Just when the two of them were in a state of panic.

At the entrance of the banquet hall, a dignified and elegant woman walked in. She was not wearing any hairpins or jewelry, and looked extremely plain and elegant. Several servants followed her.

Seeing the woman coming here, Zhang suddenly became tense and almost forgot what had just happened.

Instead, he was like a fighting cock, with his face raised, trying to appear proud and respectable.

"What are you doing here..."

The woman ignored her and bowed deeply to Xu Jinghuai.

"Your Highness, I am He Fu An. I wish Your Highness the best of health."

Xu Jinghuai's fierce expression slightly pursed, and he nodded slightly towards An, "No need for formalities."

An stood up from the ground, glanced at He Zhixiao, frowned, and said to Xu Jinghuai.

"Your Highness, this concubine, He Zhixiao, has committed a crime and has done something so immoral right in front of Your Highness. I am afraid that this has disturbed and humiliated Your Highness. Please allow me to take He Zhixiao away."

"Yes." Xu Jinghuai nodded.

An continued, "Thank you, Your Highness. Please rest assured, after this matter is over, I will immediately send my daughter to the Ministry of Justice for trial."

Xu Jinghuai stretched out his hand and waved it gently in front of him.

An quickly ordered the servant beside her to take He Zhixiao, who was twisted into a ball with messy hair, away from the banquet.

I saw the servant walking away.

Zhang looked at their backs uneasily, her sinister eyes fixed on An.

At this time, An had already stepped aside, waiting for Xu Jinghuai's further instructions.

Zhang gritted her teeth and cursed quietly.

"An Shi!! You actually let the servant Xiao'er take you away? What evil intentions do you have? I'm telling you, if anything happens to my Xiao'er, I'll tear you to pieces even if I have to bet my entire Zhang Shi on it! And let all your daughters be thrown into the pig cage!"

An sighed and looked at Xu Jinghuai unmoved.

There was still a gentle smile on his face.

She didn't want to worry anymore, but if she hadn't stepped forward, He Zhixiao's behavior would have affected her daughters.

Even if she was extremely reluctant, she had no choice but to step in and settle it.

But this Zhang refused to give in, and her words were as vicious as usual.

Fortunately, God has eyes. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a wise and intelligent prince, and he must have seen everything.

Thinking of this, she didn't feel unhappy at all.

Even the smile on his lips became more intense.

"Capture Mr. He's concubine, Zhang!"

Xu Jinghuai finished speaking.

Guards came from all directions and surrounded Zhang in an instant.

Zhang was dumbfounded. "Your Highness, Your Highness, what have I done wrong, Your Highness?"

Xu Jinghuai's eyes suddenly turned cold. "What did you do wrong? I remember saying just now that you, mother and daughter, attempted to murder me. Your crime deserves death."

As he spoke, he gestured to his personal guard.

The guard stepped forward and picked up the wine jug that He Zhixiao had just held.

Display the wine jug in front of everyone.

"This is a Yin-Yang pot. It contains both normal wine and drugged wine. If you don't press the button, the wine is normal. If you press the button, the wine that comes out is abnormal. It's supposed to be silent, but the person just now, in his haste, took the wrong wine glass."

Xu Jinghuai said this with a sneer.

Everyone was even more shocked. They didn't expect that Zhang's mother and daughter would dare to have such sinister thoughts towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What's more, they didn't expect that not only would they have such thoughts, but they would actually put them into reality!

Zhang looked at the wine jug in disbelief, then at Xu Jinghuai.

"No, no, Your Highness, I did not do such a thing. I don't know where this wine jug came from. I, I..."

Zhang suddenly set her eyes on Taozhi.

Taozhi's face turned pale and she fell to her knees with a thud.

"Your Highness, we are all servants..."

Taozhi's body contract was in Zhang's hands, and the lives of her entire family were also in Zhang's hands. She dared not not kneel down and take the blame, and taking the blame had become a condition. She did so naturally without any eye contact or verbal communication.

But I didn't expect that he hadn't finished speaking yet.

He was interrupted by the guards around Xu Jinghuai.

"It's useless to argue. Your Highness has already known about your conspiracy."

Zhang was shocked.

She looked at Xu Jinghuai and wanted to argue, but how could she argue?

It is like if the king wants his subject to die, the subject has to die.

Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is personally accusing her, how dare she say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is talking nonsense?

I could only cry and beg for my life.

Xu Jinghuai's patience had long been exhausted. If it were not for the purpose of gradually uncovering the truth about the rumors, and letting them actively reveal their true purpose, so that the world would be convinced and would no longer use the rumors to hurt Yan Yunshu.

Why should he bother going through this trouble?

When he first learned the truth about his military achievements, he could have simply arrested He Zhixiao and held him accountable.

Now that the matter has been dealt with, I don’t want to wait even a second longer.

He simply ignored Zhang's wailing and left without looking back.

He originally wanted to go to the Marquis' Mansion to meet his future Crown Princess, but on the way, the eunuch beside his father hurriedly stopped his sedan chair.

"The emperor has issued an urgent decree, Your Highness, please return to the palace as soon as possible."