The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

This was exactly Ye Zhihui's plan.

She didn't think that with so many people searching together, the Crown Prince would believe her.

The Crown Prince probably won't believe her; he'll only hate her more.

But so what? She can't have him anyway, so it doesn't matter whether the Crown Prince hates her or not.

She saved the Crown Prince's life, so even if he hates her, he won't do anything to her.

Her maid was dead, and the testimony of a simple-minded child was not credible. No one could be certain that Qin Wanying was innocent.

Many veteran officials came to the Crown Prince, urging him to deal with Qin Wanying and stay away from her. The Crown Prince could not disregard the feelings of these veteran officials, as he still needed to deal with the War King and needed to unite the power of these veteran officials.

She simply wanted to use this incident to keep Qin Wanying away from the Crown Prince.

If she can't be the Crown Princess, then Qin Wanying shouldn't even think about it either!

Led by General Han, the group headed aggressively towards the Crown Prince's residence.

The Crown Prince is currently resting in his own bedchamber.

Suddenly, someone came to report.

"Your Highness, General Han, along with a group of veteran generals and County Princess Ye, are waiting outside the mansion gate!"

The crown prince rubbed his temples.

General Han is a close friend of General Ye, and it is estimated that he came here to seek justice for Ye Zhihui.

However, wasn't the matter already settled? What exactly did Ye Zhihui say to those veteran officials?

There was testimony from Abing and from Ye Zhihui's maid.

After Ye Zhihui's maid was beaten, she was expelled from the manor.

Wait, could it be...?

The Crown Prince instructed his attendants, "Go and find out how Ye Zhihui's maid is doing after she left the manor."

If the maid is gone, there will be one less witness, and Ah Bing's testimony alone may not be convincing.

Never mind, let's go see what's going on.

The Crown Prince ordered his men to let them in, and then he went to the guest hall, taking Fei Yu with him.

We originally intended to resolve Feiyu's matter, but now that Ye Zhihui has come knocking, we might as well reveal the truth to the public in advance.

Upon hearing the news, Qin Wanying also rushed to the guest hall.

She felt that today's events were directed at her.

She has the ability to see the future; she must be present to better solve problems.

The Crown Prince saw Qin Wanying at the door.

He hesitated for a while about whether to let Qin Wanying go as well, but after thinking it over, he decided to let Qin Wanying go.

Although he wanted to protect Qin Wanying and didn't want the old ministers to make things difficult for her, Qin Wanying had special abilities, and he could hear her thoughts. With her present, many problems were easier to solve.

The Crown Prince then allowed Qin Wanying to enter.

The senior officials had already arrived, and upon seeing the Crown Prince enter, they all bowed in greeting.

However, judging from his expression, he still seemed to be up to no good.

Qin Wanying also bowed to the generals and Ye Zhihui.

Ye Zhihui looked down at Qin Wanying with an expression that made people very uncomfortable.

The senior officials were all taken aback when they saw Qin Wanying.

Qin Wanying is indeed beautiful, truly a beauty that could rival the most beautiful women in the land. No wonder she has the Crown Prince completely captivated by her!

General Han spoke first: "Your Highness, although Princess Ye's father and brothers have passed away, she should not be bullied like this!" As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Wanying.

"To be pushed into the water in such cold weather!"

"Not only that, they even deliberately found people to testify that Princess Ye jumped in voluntarily! Who would jump into the water on such a cold day! Besides, I know Zhihui well; she would never do something like this to frame someone!"

Qin Wanying was speechless.

That old man is so gullible, he can't tell right from wrong, he's so easy to fool.

The main reason is that Ye Zhihui's persona was established too well beforehand, and coupled with the fact that she is the orphan of a martyr, she looks pitiful, which actually made these people believe her.

These old generals had previously guarded the western border, while their fathers had guarded the northern border. They were not familiar with them and did not give them any face.

The Crown Prince's expression turned icy, a stark contrast to his previous gentle demeanor. "I have already investigated the matter of Miss Ye falling into the water. Miss Ye jumped in on her own and it has nothing to do with Miss Qin. There are ample witnesses."

"Is General Han questioning my judgment and wronging innocent people?" The Crown Prince's tone was icy and his expression stern. As soon as he finished speaking, the entire reception hall fell silent.

The Crown Prince was usually refined and gentle, and treated people with humility and politeness.

Now, however, he is stern and imposing, radiating an aura that makes people afraid to look him in the eye.

General Han paused slightly, then softened his tone and bowed, saying, "This old minister dares not. This old minister simply does not wish to see the Crown Prince being misled and the descendants of loyal ministers suffering humiliation."

The other military officers chimed in, "General Han is right! The Crown Prince is wise and would never wrong an innocent person. There must be someone with ulterior motives deceiving the Crown Prince!"

"That's right! Qin Wanying pushed the county princess into the water. We urge the Crown Prince to punish her severely and give the county princess justice!"

There was a hint of anger in the crown prince's expression.

These old ministers who can't distinguish right from wrong are too easily manipulated!

Qin Wanying was also displeased and said, "General, you are mistaken. You keep saying that I pushed Princess Ye into the water, but did you see it with your own eyes?"

The general, taken aback by the remark, retorted, "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, how could what County Princess Ye said be false? County Princess Ye is generous in giving, kind-hearted, and from a family of loyal officials; she would never lie!"

[This is ridiculous! Everything County Princess Ye says is right. Don't you all have brains? Can't you even think about it?!]

"The wet nurse's child saw it, and Princess Ye's maid also admitted that Princess Ye jumped into the water on her own initiative to frame me. At that time, Princess Ye also knelt down and begged His Highness the Crown Prince for forgiveness," Qin Wanying said.

"If Princess Ye had not falsely accused me, she should have argued her case based on reason. Why would she have asked the Crown Prince for forgiveness?"

The soldiers were all taken aback.

There's another part like this?

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhihui suddenly remembered that she had indeed said such a thing that day.

So he quickly said, "At the time... I was just afraid... my maid was flogged fifty times, almost beaten to death. I was afraid that if I insisted on my innocence, the same thing would happen, so I begged Your Highness for mercy..."

As she spoke, she looked frightened and tears welled up in her eyes.

General Han's son, Han Zhiheng, said, "It's only natural for a weak woman like the county princess to be afraid."

General Han said, "Isn't there a maidservant here? We can bring her here and ask her about this matter in detail."

At this moment, a servant stepped forward and whispered a few words to the crown prince.

The Crown Prince said, "After that maid was beaten, she left the mansion and hit her forehead on the table, dying instantly."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression turned serious.

Dead? Then there are no witnesses.

His gaze fell on Ye Zhihui. The maid had just left the manor when she died, and then the county princess came to the door with a group of old generals. What a coincidence.

It seems that Ye Zhihui is indeed not simple.

She must still have people at her disposal, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to plan that assassination attempt, let alone kill the maid.

Ye Zhihui's eyes flickered.

She then returned to a normal expression.

She's always efficient and doesn't leave any evidence behind.