The two mothers immediately rushed over to look, their faces showing ecstasy, yet they couldn't believe it. The lines on their faces twitched several times before they regained their senses.

"It's a scarecrow, it's a scarecrow!"

"It's not my son, it's not my son, my son is not dead!"

The two mothers were holding the little straw men, their hands were shaking and tears were falling. The two scarecrows were wearing the clothes their children wore on the day they disappeared, and they had just fallen in a pool of blood, making them mistakenly believe that these two were their lost children.

I just hope it’s not their child!

As long as it is not their child, then their child may still be alive!

The old women and maids immediately stepped forward to comfort the two mothers, and they couldn't help crying too.

Baihua had already drawn her sword and forced her way in front of Tong Xiling, who was now sitting on the ground. Just now, two scarecrows had hit her with blood on them. Now her hair, face, and clothes were all covered in blood, and she looked very embarrassed.

"The truth hasn't come to light yet, but Miss Tong is so anxious to convict my Crown Princess. What's your intention?" Baihua asked.

Tong Xiling was extremely panicked, her face was pale, she stared blankly at Baihua and the sword in her hand, unable to utter a word.

The current situation was completely beyond her expectations. She had never thought that there would be such a reversal, so she had not made any preparations for failure, so now she didn't know how to face it.

She thought that this matter was 100% certain!

Baihua sneered: "Miss Tong, do you think that if you don't say anything, the matter will be completely over? You and your accomplices planned this incident tonight, right?"

Tong Xiling subconsciously retorted: "You are talking nonsense! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats me very well, why would I do this? Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I have always been together, who could I be in league with!"

Baihua said: "At this point, you still want to quibble? Do you know that my Crown Princess has already rescued Prince Yuan Qi and Young Master Wen from your accomplices? And your accomplices have already fallen into the hands of the Crown Princess and confessed everything you did!"

"Impossible!" Tong Xiling blurted out, her eyes wide.

She subconsciously turned to look at Xie Lin and found that Xie Lin was also looking at her, and Xie Lin was frowning, as if he was very disappointed in her. Tong Xiling became even more panicked and frightened.

Baihua pressed forward further, her eyes as sharp as a knife: "What are you saying is impossible? Is it impossible for the Crown Princess to save Prince Yuanqi and Young Master Wen? Or is it impossible for your people to betray you?

"Miss Tong, we already know that your purpose in doing this is to alienate the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will completely lose the powerful support of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion! You want Daqi to fall apart!"

Tong Xiling's pupils shrank dramatically, and she felt so guilty that she fell to the ground.

Baihua pointed the sword directly at Tong Xiling's forehead and said, "You and Huan'er are both spies sent by the enemy to disintegrate and devour our Great Qi Empire!"

As he spoke, Baihua raised his sword high, gathered all his strength in his arms, and slashed towards Tong Xiling's neck with the sword.

In the firelight, the sword blade shone coldly.

Everyone was unable to react and only subconsciously thought: If this long sword were to chop down, Tong Xiling would definitely be beheaded and would not survive.

But at this critical moment, Tong Xiling reacted herself, and rolled suddenly to Xie Lin's feet. She grabbed the hem of Xie Lin's clothes, looked up at him eagerly.

She said: "Xie Lin, save me!"

That tone and that look were very much like the Chu Heyi of the past.

Baihua's sword strike missed, and she gathered her strength again, intending to strike towards Tong Xiling. However, because Tong Xiling was kneeling at Xie Lin's feet at that time, Baihua stopped abruptly and looked at him hatefully.

"Xie Lin, I'm not a spy!" Tong Xiling said, she was shaking with fear, her face was as pale as paper, and she held Xie Lin's clothes tightly with both hands.

"I did this because I love you too much. You know my true identity, but you still have to stay with the Crown Princess day and night. I really can't accept it, so I made such a big mistake in a moment of confusion... But I'm really not a spy!"

She clutched the hem of Xie Lin's clothes, but raised her head, tears falling down, looking extremely pitiful.

Xie Lin pursed his lips, his eyes dark, "So, you admit that what happened tonight was arranged by you? You also had Prince Yuan Qi and Young Master Wen kidnapped?"

Tong Xiling said: "I arranged to frame the Crown Princess tonight, but I didn't order the abduction of Prince Yuanqi and Young Master Wen.

"I don't know who kidnapped her, but someone secretly sent me a message saying that they would kill Prince Yuan Qi and Young Master Wen here tonight, and would lure the Crown Princess here... I was just too jealous of the Crown Princess, so I did this... The reason is because I love you too much, Xie Lin!

"How can you have other women around you! I see you and the Crown Princess always together, and my heart is broken, do you know that?"

Tong Xiling burst into tears, and her shoulders were shaking from crying because she was too heartbroken.

Xie Lin's face was grim. He stretched out his hand to the side, and the guard immediately put a long sword in his hand.

This time, Baihua didn't need to take action. Xie Lin directly pointed the sword at Tong Xiling, lifted her chin and made her raise her head.

Xie Lin said: "You weren't like this before..."

Tong Xiling's body trembled violently, as if she had thought of something. She grasped the sword blade tightly with both hands and thrust the sword towards her heart: "Then you can kill me. I am willing to die in your hands!"

Her hands were cut by the sword, and bright red blood dripped down instantly. She closed her eyes with an expression as if she was willing to die.

Xie Lin's lips showed a hint of sarcasm, and his eyes were devoid of warmth...

However, his tone sounded full of grief: "Killing you will dirty my hands! Lord Xue, take her away and lock her up!"

After saying this, he threw away the sword in his hand and turned his back, as if he was in deep pain and didn't want to look at Tong Xiling again.

Tong Xiling was shaking with pain. She fell to the ground and burst into tears again - not because of the pain, nor because of heartbreak, but because she was excited that her self-torture scheme had worked and she survived.

——Xie Lin couldn't bear to kill her after all, even though she had made such a big mistake.

Several guards came forward, lifted her up, and carried her down from the attic and down the stairs. Just then, a group of people came over in front. Tong Xiling looked up and saw Chu Heyi walking in front.

Chu Heyi was heroic and she was in a mess, but Tong Xiling smiled when she looked at her.

"Crown Princess, what does it matter if you win tonight? In the eyes of His Royal Highness, you will never be better than me."

If someone else plotted to murder the Crown Princess, their entire family would be executed, but Xie Lin couldn't bear to kill her.

Chu Heyi looked at her for a while, and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Yes, yes, you are right."

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