Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Especially Xiao Min! If she hadn't promised solemnly that this bitch would accept the things, how could he have lost so miserably! Not only did he lose face, but even the dignity of being a prince was gone!

"Okay, now everything is clear." Xiao Zhan glanced at Xiao Min, who was already pale with fright, without any sympathy at all.

Who asked her to touch his woman? So don't blame him as her brother for being ruthless.

"Second brother, can we clear our Prince Gong's Mansion of suspicion now? The things came from the Fifth Princess's Mansion, which is really beyond everyone's expectations.

Who would have thought that the daughter who was loved so much by the emperor would be the culprit who cursed him. If the emperor knew about this, he would be heartbroken. "Xiao Zhan said.

"It's not me! It's not me! Mother! Grandmother! It's not Caiwei who did it! Caiwei doesn't know why these things are in my house! Someone must have deliberately framed me! It must be like this!"

Xiao Min was now terrified and cursed the emperor. This was a great crime of exterminating the clan! If she was convicted, not only would she, the fifth princess, die, but also Concubine De and even the entire Wang family would die!

She lay on the ground, humbly pulling at the queen's skirt and begging for mercy. Where was the trace of her usual arrogance and domineering look?

Jun Li's face turned pale and he knelt down as well. As the fifth princess's consort, if Xiao Min was convicted, he would not be able to survive!

"Queen Mother! The Fifth Princess is the Emperor's most beloved daughter! She has no reason or motive to harm the Emperor! There must be a misunderstanding here!"

No matter what, Xiao Min must be saved now!

"Grandma, I also think there must be a misunderstanding here! Just as Wenshui said, Caiwei is deeply loved by the emperor. It would be of no benefit to her to murder her father. There is no need for her to take such a big risk."

Even though Xiao Li felt in his heart that Xiao Min was a useless guy, he couldn't let anything happen to her now!

He still has to rely on the power of the Wang family. For some things, he can't trust anyone except the Wang family!

"This is really new." Jiang Xue smiled sarcastically: "Just now, His Royal Highness Prince Li concluded that Changle was the murderer who cast the Gu based on Taoist Xuanqing's unfounded words, and was eager to punish her.

Now that the evidence has been found in the Fifth Princess's mansion, His Royal Highness Prince Li has been crying out for the Fifth Princess. Even though people are close to each other, Changle never thought that she would be treated differently to this extent. "

As soon as these words came out, it was like several slaps on Xiao Li's face!

Everyone saw this obvious double standard. Although everyone knew that Xiao Li would definitely favor Xiao Min, it was a bit too much to do it so blatantly.

Among these concubines, many were neglected by Xiao Min before and had long been dissatisfied with him. Now that they saw Xiao Li openly protecting her, their displeasure became even stronger! Most of them stood on Jiang Xue's side.

Among them, Ye Zhaoyi was the first to stand up and support Jiang Xue.

As the daughter of Ye Rongxiu, the Minister of Dali Temple, fairness and justice are in her bones.

She doesn't allow anyone to confuse right and wrong, especially when it comes to facts!

"Your Highness, the Fifth Princess is close to you, and everyone knows this! But as a brother, if you really love your sister, you should use the right method! If the princess does something wrong, you should take responsibility! Instead of just protecting her!

We all saw your attitude towards Princess Changle just now, and the Queen Mother and the Queen also saw it! You are the prince that the Emperor has high hopes for, and you should set a good example! You cannot condone or tolerate bad people, and you cannot protect good people!"

Ye Zhaoyi's words were sonorous and every sentence hit the nail on the head! Even the queen was speechless!

Even if Xiao Li wanted to speak up for Xiao Min, he couldn't find a suitable excuse.

"Ye Zhaoyi is right." The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.

What she wanted to say was exactly what Ye Zhaoyi said.

The Empress Dowager and Ye Zhaoyi had similar backgrounds. Her father was the Chief Justice, one of the Nine Ministers!

She has always been fair and just since she was a child! This is why the late emperor respected her so much!

"Your Majesty, before you wanted to convict Changle based on one-sided testimony. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, how can you exonerate Caiwei?" The Queen Mother was extremely majestic at this moment. Facing her authority, no one dared to refute her.

"Queen Mother, even though the items were found in the Fifth Princess's residence, this does not prove that the Fifth Princess was the one who did those sinister things!"

Seeing that Xiao Li lowered his head and remained silent after being told by the Queen Mother, Jun Li became anxious like an ant on a hot pan. He quickly knelt on his knees and kowtowed to the Queen Mother to beg for mercy.

"Then tell me, who did it?" Xiao Zhan's voice was already freezing cold.

Jun Li was slightly stunned, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of Xi Yan, who was standing aside with her head down and keeping silent.

Xiyan met his gaze, looking helpless, and her expression suddenly darkened. She walked towards the center of the hall and fell to her knees with a plop.

With his head on the ground, he spoke clearly, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, I was indeed the one who did this witchcraft!"

Jiang Xue's brows were twisted into knots. She didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would appear out of nowhere!

Xiyan suddenly jumped out to take the blame and ruined her plan!

Xiao Zhan's face remained calm, but there was a hint of anger in his slightly narrowed eyes!

I never thought that Xiao Min, this woman, actually has such a loyal maid by her side!

"You?" The Queen Mother looked doubtful and leaned forward, ordering Xiyan to raise her head and look into her eyes.

"Did you really do it?"

"That's right!" Xiyan answered firmly.

Xiao Min's uneasy heart finally calmed down a little.

She lowered her head and said nothing, secretly happy in her heart, fortunately there was Xiyan to take the blame!

As long as she takes all the responsibility, she can get away with it!

"Tell me, how did you put the poison on me?" The Queen Mother asked her to describe the process in detail.

Xiyan took a deep breath and spoke slowly. She described every step in detail, from making the straw man, to piercing the body with silver needles, to checking the birth date, as if she had done it all herself.

"Master, is what she said right?" As soon as Xiyan finished speaking, Xiao Li immediately turned to Xuanqing and asked.

"That's right, word for word." Sensing Xiao Li's eye hint, Xuan Qing immediately nodded, confirming Xiyan's "crime."

This girl took the initiative to stand up and take the blame for her master. Obviously, she was mentally prepared! Of course, he had to help her!

"Grandmother, the truth is out! It was this slave who brought disaster to the royal family! He also implicated my fifth sister! This evil slave deserves to be executed!" Xiao Li pushed all the charges onto Xiyan and tried his best to encourage her to be sent to the guillotine!

"Xi Yan, why do you want to harm me?" Xiao Min also pretended to be pitiful and looked at her with tears in his eyes.

Xiyan felt mixed emotions, but when she thought of her elderly parents and brother, she gritted her teeth and said, "Princess, you are so high up, how can you understand the suffering of us slaves? We are both human beings, why are you superior to others, but I live like an ant?