The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Nongcui never expected that a prince from Qi would suddenly appear. Looking at the palm-length needle in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little scared. Her body trembled slightly involuntarily, and her eyes uncontrollably turned to Kou Shuran.

"Nongcui! You still won't tell the truth! Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your parents and relatives." Kou Shuran was also alarmed, afraid that Nongcui would implicate her, so she spoke first.

Upon hearing this, Jing Anle immediately understood that this was a threat against Nongcui, who had exploited her weakness.

Nongcui understood immediately and quickly knelt down, crying, "This servant knows her sins. It was all... Princess Anle who instructed this servant."

These words caused an uproar.

Qi Zhi was also taken aback. He looked at Jing Anle, then seemed to think of something, and returned to his seat without saying anything.

The first to lose her temper was Afang, who loudly questioned, "How dare you implicate Her Highness the Princess!"

Qin Zhihua, abandoning her usual composure, said, "You vicious girl! You were so confident just now, but now you're making baseless accusations. What are you really up to?"

Hearing that they stood up for her, Jing Anle felt a warmth in her heart. Her face remained indifferent as she stared straight at Nongcui.

A smug look flashed across Kou Shuran's face, but it disappeared immediately. She feigned surprise and said, "Nongcui, there are so many people here. You should think carefully before you speak. Slandering the princess is a capital offense."

Kou Shuran glanced at Xiao Heng sitting in his seat out of the corner of her eye. She wanted to show Xiao Heng just how ruthless Jing Anle was.

A cold glint flashed in Princess Jianing's eyes as she sat above. Hearing her daughter's words, she guessed most of what was going on, but at this moment, she could only continue the charade.

"How dare you implicate the princess with your jade ornaments! What evidence do you have?"

The crowd then watched the play there.

Jing Anle glanced at Princess Jianing and sneered inwardly. Regardless of whether she, Jing Anle, did it or not, as a member of the royal family, she should naturally prioritize the royal family's reputation. However, the mother and daughter seemed to want the whole world to know, which showed how malicious they were.

Nongcui trembled with fear and said, "It was the princess who said that Princess Rou always opposed her and that she should be taught a lesson, so she ordered me to do this."

"That's utter nonsense."

Suddenly, a man's voice came from afar. Everyone turned around and saw that the person was none other than the First Prince Jing Fengyao, and Chu Mingyue was with him.

Everyone was taken aback, especially Princess Jianing, who quickly got up from her chair to greet them, and everyone else also bowed in greeting.

"See the First Prince."

"aunt."

"I apologize for not being able to greet the Crown Prince properly."

When Qin Zhihua saw Jing Fengyao arrive, her heart skipped a beat. Then she saw Chu Mingyue who had come with her, and her eyes darkened. But since the situation was urgent, she didn't say anything, but just smiled gently at Chu Mingyue who was walking over.

Although Jing Fengyao was punished by Emperor Jing a few days ago, he is still the eldest prince of Jing Kingdom and the legitimate son of the Empress.

"Auntie, you're too kind. Of course I'll come to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet. I'm afraid that if I'm late, some people will mistake my legitimate princess of Jing Kingdom for a murderer. Don't you think so, Auntie?" Jing Fengyao smiled, but her eyes were cold.

Hearing this, Jing Anle felt a warmth in his heart; his brother had always been his brother.

Princess Jianing suddenly came to her senses. Although Kou Shuran harbored resentment towards Jing Anle and was eager to find an opportunity for revenge, Princess Jianing, unaware of today's plot, had initially indulged it. Now that Jing Fengyao had arrived, she realized that Jing Anle was Emperor Jing's beloved daughter, and that Jing Fengyao was highly likely to inherit the throne in the future. She had been foolish to allow Kou Shuran to do such a thing.

She was about to say something when Kou Shuran interrupted, "What the Crown Prince says is true, but this maid was tortured like this, that's why..." Kou Shuran naturally meant to say that Jing Anle was the mastermind.

"Your Highness, you must be careful what you say!"

Before Kou Shuran could finish speaking, Xiao Heng, who was sitting at the table, interrupted her. Xiao Heng stood up from his seat and walked towards Jing Fengyao, saying, "I have been watching today's events for quite some time. Can the county princess determine who the real culprit is based solely on this maid's testimony?"

“I think this maid is very suspicious! After all, plotting against the royal family is no small matter. Why not take her to the Imperial Prison for a thorough interrogation? The truth will surely come out.”

Hearing Xiao Heng speak up for Jing Anle, Kou Shuran unconsciously clenched her fists. She hated it. Why? Why did Xiao Heng only see Jing Anle? Even though Jing Anle had become a suspect, he still spoke up for her.

When Nongcui heard about the Shenxing Division, her legs went even weaker. She looked helplessly at Kou Shuran, a scene witnessed by everyone.

"That's really strange," Xiao Heng chuckled.

"Why are you looking at the county princess? Could there be some reason behind this?"

Xiao Heng changed the subject, and everyone noticed that something was wrong.

Princess Jianing reacted quickly and immediately shouted, "Guards! Take this criminal away and beat her to death with sticks! Don't let her make baseless accusations here!"

By covering up the matter and killing the person in charge, Kou Shuran would not be implicated. Even if she protected Jing Anle, people would only think that the Princess's Mansion was afraid of the royal family's authority, killing two birds with one stone.

“Mother…” Kou Shuran wanted to say something, but was frightened by a look from Princess Jianing.

"Wait!"

Jing Anle listened and watched for a long time. Her voice was clear and cold as she spoke to stop her.

She slowly rose from her seat, her demeanor elegant and composed. "Auntie, if you act so rashly, won't that give people something to talk about and make us the subject of criticism from the whole world?"

After Jing Anle finished speaking, she and Jing Fengyao looked at each other, the two siblings showing perfect understanding.

Hearing this, Princess Jianing gritted her teeth in pain, but could not say anything. She could only say, "This lowly servant is incredibly audacious. She did something that could lead to the extermination of nine generations of her family. She must not be let off the hook."

“Aunt is right, of course we can’t let her go. But the county princess said earlier that she is just a servant, why would she do something like exterminating nine generations of her family? There must be someone instigating her. If this matter is not investigated thoroughly, people will talk about it and say that our royal family is not investigating cases properly, is disregarding human life, and is ignoring the laws of Jing Kingdom.”

With such a serious accusation leveled against them, no one dared to refute it, much less let it go unpunished.

Kou Shuran was also stunned. She only wanted Xiao Heng to dislike Jing Anle and to mess with Jing Rou, but she didn't expect things to escalate to this extent.

Jing Anle stared intently at Nongcui and said, word by word, "Not to mention that I don't know you, since you say that I ordered you, then tell me when and where I gave you the order. Tell me the whole story so that everyone can hear it."

Jing Anle's gaze was piercing as he stared into Nongcui's eyes. Nongcui was already in a state of panic, knowing that she was doomed either way. With a sudden thought, she quickly pulled out the plain silver hairpin from her hair. Just as it was about to pierce her neck, Jing Anle, quick as lightning, kicked Nongcui to the ground. The crisp sound of the hairpin hitting the ground startled everyone.

"How dare you seek death!"

Jing Anle's voice turned cold, and she snorted coldly as she stomped her right foot hard on Nongcui's palm, grinding it down forcefully. Her face was expressionless, but her tone was devoid of warmth; even so, everyone felt her intense aura.

The atmosphere was terribly somber. Only Xie Bailing, sitting in the corner, smiled and drank as if nothing had happened, silently watching everything.