Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Lingyan guessed correctly; Xie Zhiyi did indeed think that way.

So once she left the hall, she told Princess Huirong that she dared not trouble the princess to accompany her and let her leave.

Otherwise, if the princess had stayed with her all along, how could the person behind the scenes have dared to plot against her again?

Thus, Xie Zhiyi, alone and led by a maid, embarked on her journey to the side room.

The maid appeared ordinary, but Xie Zhiyi knew in her heart that the maid had been specially arranged to lure her into a trap.

After walking for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the maid stopped.

Turning to Xie Zhiyi, he said respectfully, "Miss Xie, please change your clothes here. I will wait outside."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyi replied calmly, "Go in and clean the room first. This young lady is very clean and will not tolerate even the slightest dust."

Upon hearing this, the maidservant seemed to decline slightly: "Miss Xie, the rooms in the mansion are cleaned every day, especially today, for the Marquis's birthday, they are cleaned particularly well inside and out."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyi's tone suddenly turned cold: "Even if it is cleaned every day, half a day has passed, and it is hard to guarantee that it will not be covered in dust. You, my maid, keep making excuses. Do you think I can't order you around?"

Upon seeing this, the maid panicked and quickly apologized, "Please forgive me, Miss. I will go in and clean right away."

After saying that, he hurriedly opened the door and went inside.

If she keeps making excuses, it might arouse her suspicion. In any case, she can just finish cleaning quickly and then come out.

After the maid went inside, Xie Zhiyi immediately strode forward and quickly locked the door and windows as well.

Then he left without looking back.

If she wasn't mistaken, there was definitely a man waiting in the room, and he had absolutely drugged her.

She locked all the doors and windows, and under the influence of drugs, they would be completely out of their minds and do something good.

Once the team that was supposed to catch her in the act arrives, she'll know who this man who dared to scheme against her is.

Anyway, this maid isn't innocent either; they're all in cahoots.

Since they dared to scheme against her, they must bear the consequences.

Right now, she needs to find a place to hide secretly so that the plan can proceed smoothly.

At that moment, Ying Shuang and Ying Die had just returned to the hall.

Ying Shuang walked up to Ling Yan, quickly whispered a few words, and then stepped back.

Lingyan was completely relieved upon hearing this.

After the man left, she had Ying Shuang and Ying Die secretly follow Xie Zhiyi.

Although she thought Xie Zhiyi was intelligent enough not to fall for such a scheme, there is always an unexpected twist of fate.

She had to make sure everything went perfectly.

Fortunately, Xie Zhiyi can handle it herself, so now she just needs to wait and watch the show.

At this moment, she noticed that the Ninth Prince's seat was empty.

Moreover, the timing of his departure was so coincidental that it was impossible for her not to overthink it.

It seems she went to unnecessary trouble; presumably, the Ninth Prince was also secretly following Xie Zhiyi.

The two have been interacting frequently lately, so is something already going on between them?

Just then, a maid stumbled in from the hall, looking flustered, and shouted, "Quickly, go save Miss Xie! There's a man's voice coming from the room where Miss Xie is changing clothes!"

Everyone in the hall was startled upon hearing this.

Some stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

Some gasped and began whispering amongst themselves.

This, this, this!

It seems Miss Xie is finished!

At this moment, the Eighth Princess suddenly stood up, stared at the maid, and shouted angrily, "Insolence! What nonsense are you spouting!"

The Ninth Princess also looked anxious and shouted at the maid, "Who taught you to say such things and ruin Miss Xie's reputation like this!"

This means that someone deliberately instigated this maid to come and intentionally ruin Xie Zhiyi's reputation.

The Seventh Princess immediately added, "That's right, someone must have deliberately framed us. We can't just jump to conclusions based on this maid's one-sided story."

At this moment, everyone in the hall realized what was happening.

Yes! It's indeed too early to draw a conclusion on this matter.

Just then, a woman dressed in jewels, looking like a nouveau riche, with a very unfriendly expression, stood up and said, "Indeed, we cannot draw conclusions so quickly. Why don't we go to that room and see for ourselves whether this matter is true or false?"

Lingyan glanced at her.

This person must be the man's mother, right?

As she finished speaking, some people who enjoyed watching the drama began to chime in.

Then he couldn't wait to have the maid lead the way.

Princess Huirong recalled Xie Zhiyi's deliberate attempt to send her away. She felt that Xie Zhiyi must have known about this all along, which was why he had turned the tables on her.

This maid wasn't from their household either, which means someone had been plotting against her for a long time.

Since that's the case, Miss Xie should be fine, so she won't stop these people.

Seeing that Princess Huirong seemed completely unconcerned about the matter.

The Marquis of Qingyuan and his wife, as well as Jin Yuhuan's father, suddenly realized the reason behind it.

So they all chose to remain silent and did not speak up to stop the group's actions.

Lingyan was worried that the Seventh Princess might have a miscarriage because of this, so she walked quietly to her side and whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry, she's fine."

After hearing Lingyan's words, the Seventh Princess's anxiety gradually subsided.

Seeing that the Seventh Princess had calmed down, Lingyan suggested, "Let's go and join in the fun and see how this show ends?"

The seventh princess readily agreed.

Lingyan then explained the matter to the Eighth Princess and the Ninth Princess, who were completely relieved.

So they left the hall together.

Many people who didn't want to join the crowd left after seeing the Crown Princess and the princesses depart.

A large group of people headed towards the back of that side room.

Then they saw that the group of people who had just gone to join in the fun had different expressions on their faces.

When they arrived, they found all the doors and windows locked, and even a fool would know that Xie Zhiyi had been tricked.

Therefore, they refrained from making any rash moves and instead waited quietly for the situation to develop.

But then they saw the lady who had just spoken up about coming to see what was going on inside, eager to open the door, as if she was afraid that everyone would not know what was going on inside.

Actually, they could hear the noise coming from inside the room from outside. It was just something between a man and a woman!

Seeing how impatient she was, everyone guessed who was inside.

Besides Miss Xie, that man must be her son.

A woman who knew the man said with a disdainful look, "So that's how it is! What a clever scheme. This Mrs. Jiang comes from a farming family and was widowed at a young age. She was unable to raise her son, so she arranged a marriage for him from childhood, hoping that her in-laws would raise him. This in-law is just a wealthy merchant. He also thought that this young master Jiang was good at studying, so he also hoped that he could make a name for himself, and that his family could change their social status."

"So the two sides hit it off immediately, and the matter was settled. This young master Jiang also passed the imperial examination this year and was supposed to marry his fiancée, Miss Li. However, the mother and son saw the wealth and glory of the capital and decided to abandon Miss Li and break off the engagement."

"Miss Li and her father refused to break off the engagement and even made a huge scene. But I didn't expect them to be so bold as to set their sights on Miss Xie. They dared to scheme against Miss Xie like this. Now they've really met their match. Miss Li can't do anything to them, but can't Miss Xie?"

After saying that, he waited with a look of satisfaction to see what would happen to the mother and son.

These two people are absolutely disgusting; they deserve to be punished.

As she finished speaking, everyone else looked at her with disdain and contempt.

Such an ungrateful, heartless person is truly shameless to the extreme.

Just then, Madame Chiang finally broke down the door.

Then he rushed into the room and shouted, "Miss Xie! You are now my son's woman. Don't worry, we will definitely take responsibility and bring you back to us in a grand wedding procession."

Just as she was dreaming of climbing the social ladder, Xie Zhiyi's cold voice rang out from outside the door.

"Is this lady blind? I'm standing right here, and you're twisting the truth and slandering my innocence. Do you think the Xie family is all dead?"