"You kidnapped Princess Pingyue and tried to assassinate us, only to be killed by our young lady. How dare you ask the Prince to uphold justice for you?"
Fu Ning had seen plenty of people crying wolf.
It was just rare to see someone portray wickedness and gentle frailty so vividly.
If she hadn't witnessed her wicked side firsthand, even Fu Ning doubted if she would have been fooled by her acting!
Her performance was truly outstanding!
"Is that so?" Chu Huaiyu's gaze fell on Fu Ning. "Are you the maidservant Chu Qianli recently took in? Do you happen to know about her previous maidservant?"
Fu Ning glared at her. "What do you want?"
"I don't want anything. I'm in your hands now, what else can I do?"
Chu Huaiyu smiled faintly. When she mentioned "that previous maidservant," Chu Qianli's eyes clearly couldn't hide her grief.
Hmph, just a mere maidservant, yet this bitch actually cared so much.
"I've only heard from servants that those who follow Chu Qianli rarely have a good end. This woman... has a hard fate, she will bring misfortune to everyone around her."
Finally, Chu Huaiyu's gaze landed on Feng Yexuan.
"Your Highness, to catch a thief, you need evidence. I'm not afraid of Chu Qianli's false accusations, I only hope Your Highness will present evidence before convicting me."
With such a large group of them arriving today, Chu Huaiyu wasn't foolish enough to believe Feng Yexuan was here for idle chat.
Now, it was obvious that Feng Yexuan stood with Chu Qianli.
He chose to believe Chu Qianli.
However, let's not forget, she had a very important identity.
"As long as Your Highness can produce evidence proving I am the culprit who kidnapped Princess Pingyue, then even if Your Highness punishes me, or even kills me, I believe my mother in heaven will not blame Your Highness."
Feng Yexuan remained silent.
Leng Ji, however, felt a jolt.
Chu Huaiyu was about to bring up Long Qianyue to accuse the Prince!
Evidence or not, Chu Huaiyu didn't really care much.
But her identity was there!
As long as she remained Long Qianyue's daughter, the Prince could not truly let Chu Qianli kill her.
The identity of Long Qianyue's daughter was her death-defying token!
Leng Ji couldn't help but look at Chu Qianli.
To his surprise, Chu Qianli wasn't angry; instead, she was calm and composed.
"Zi Yue has woken up. She is the best evidence. Chu Huaiyu, what else do you have to say?"
Chu Huaiyu's expression changed.
Everyone else remained composed.
Although Long Ziyue had not yet woken up, Chu Huaiyu's sudden change of expression upon hearing she was awake was enough to explain everything.
Chu Huaiyu clenched her palms hidden in her sleeves, avoiding Chu Qianli's gaze, and looked only at Feng Yexuan.
"If I didn't do it, then I didn't do it. Your Highness, Chu Qianli and Princess Pingyue have a very good relationship. It's not impossible for them to conspire to frame me."
"Would Princess Pingyue bet her own life to frame you?" Fu Ning was truly impressed.
How could someone be so shameless!
Even saving herself the trouble of explaining, she was simply refusing to admit it!
Chu Huaiyu's cold gaze suddenly swept over.
In her eyes, a fleeting, chilling murderous intent flashed.
Fu Ning was startled by her glance and instinctively retreated closer to Chu Qianli.
This woman was so... so terrifying!
"Your Highness, I know you are in a difficult position now, but I would like to ask you to meet someone. Perhaps after meeting them, you will no longer be in a difficult position."
Chu Qianli smiled faintly and glanced at Fu Ning.
Fu Ning quickly said, "The person is waiting at the back door. Young lady, I'll invite them over now!"
Fu Ning fled as if flying, not knowing why, but feeling that Chu Huaiyu was truly terrifying.
That glance just now made her feel inexplicably apprehensive and her scalp tingle.
Not long after, Fu Ning returned with two people.
One of them was Han Zhan's friend.
He wasn't famous, but his martial arts were excellent.
The other one...
Chu Huaiyu's expression changed, and she instinctively took half a step back, her entire body instantly radiating a defensive aura!
Qin Liuyan!
How was she still alive?
That day, she had personally checked, and she was dead!
Qin Liuyan followed the man over and, seeing so many people, was clearly very flustered.
Especially when she saw Prince Xuan there!
As soon as she arrived, her legs went weak, and she knelt down with a thud, greeting Feng Yexuan, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Feng Yexuan waved his hand.
Leng Ji immediately stepped forward and helped her up.
Although Feng Yexuan didn't think this Qin Liuyan would be Chu Qianli's mother, as their temperaments were worlds apart.
But regardless, on the surface, she was.
"Huaiyu..." Qin Liuyan, after getting up, realized that Chu Huaiyu was also present.
Seeing Chu Huaiyu, her mood became complicated, and she felt very uneasy.
When she "died" last time, she was actually still conscious.
At first, she thought Huaiyu would be grief-stricken by her death.
But what she didn't expect was that when she truly "died," Huaiyu would abandon her and leave.
What she didn't expect even more was that the person who eventually saved her was Chu Qianli, whom she had been framing all along.
"Chu Qianli, what do you want by bringing your mother here?"
Chu Huaiyu glared at Chu Qianli, then her gentle gaze fell on Qin Liuyan. "Aunt Qin, it's wonderful that you're still alive!"
Her eyes were filled with surprise, even touched.
In the blink of an eye, her eyes became moist, as if she were deeply moved to see Qin Liuyan resurrected.
Qin Liuyan's initial doubts were instantly dispelled by those faint tears.
Her daughter's heart still leaned towards her.
Everything that happened before was just due to circumstances; she definitely didn't do it intentionally.
Thinking this, Qin Liuyan immediately took two steps forward, walked to Chu Huaiyu, turned back, and stared coldly at Chu Qianli.
"Although you are my daughter, justice lies in people's hearts. You want me to help you frame Huaiyu as not Long Qianyue's daughter. I cannot do this."
Everyone's gaze instantly fell on Chu Qianli.
Chu Qianli's eyes remained largely unfazed. Instead, she turned to Han Zhan's friend and said, "Thank you for your help during this time. I will visit and express my gratitude another day."
The man cupped his fists, understanding her meaning.
Family matters were not for outsiders to witness.
He bowed to Feng Yexuan, paid his respects, and then left.
Only then did Chu Qianli look at Qin Liuyan.
Before Chu Qianli could speak, Qin Liuyan hurried to Feng Yexuan and said, "Your Highness, although Chu Qianli saved my life, I cannot help her do evil with a clear conscience."
She sighed and then said, "Huaiyu is truly Long Qianyue's daughter. This is absolutely true!"