Chapter 318

Qiao Nian's thoughts suddenly returned to three years ago.

The two scenes merged strangely.

The only difference was that three years ago, Lin Yuan accidentally broke the glass teacup.

But now, Princess Shu Yuan deliberately broke the teacup, clearly intending to wrongly accuse her.

But she was no longer the Qiao Nian of three years ago.

The person three years ago would only panic after being wronged, and kept shouting that it was wronged, which was useless.

But now, she could calmly face the princess's provocative gaze, with a faint smile on her lips, "Your Highness, do you think the ladies and young ladies are blind, or do you think the queen is also blind?"

To wrongly accuse her like this, he really didn't take the women present today seriously!

Even the prime minister's wife is here!

But Princess Shu Yuan didn't care at all.

Not to mention, Qiao Nian had her back to the ladies, so they might not be able to see clearly whether Qiao Nian broke the cups or not.

Even if they saw clearly, what would happen?

She was the only princess of the Great Jing Kingdom, and she had been loved by her father since she was a child. Not to mention the wife of the prime minister, even if the prime minister of the dynasty was present today, he would have to give her some face!

Should he offend her or offend an orphan who was despised by the marquis's mansion? It shouldn't be difficult to choose, right?

Just then, a message came from outside the house.

"The emperor has arrived..."

Hearing this, everyone knelt down facing the door and saluted.

Even the queen stood up and stepped forward, kneeling with a female family member, "Meet the emperor."

The emperor strode into the room, and he seemed to be in a very good mood, and even his voice was tinged with laughter, "Hehe, everyone get up!"

Everyone got up together, but found that there was another group of people following the emperor.

In addition to Chu Zhiyi, Xiao He and Xiao Heng were also there, and of course there were some other young talents.

The Queen's reception room is not small, but it seems crowded now.

The Emperor originally wanted Princess Shu Yuan to meet Chu Zhiyi. After all, Chu Zhiyi was at the border for many years, and he disappeared again soon after returning to Beijing. Princess Shu Yuan should not have much impression of this uncle.

Secondly, the young talents behind him are all good candidates in his opinion. Thinking that Princess Shu Yuan is not young anymore, he will introduce them before the banquet starts to see if there is anyone he likes and choose one as a son-in-law.

And among those female relatives, there are also many who are of marriageable age, just right for Chu Zhiyi.

But who would have thought that he saw Qiao Nian standing next to Princess Shu Yuan and the mess at their feet before he opened his mouth.

He frowned immediately, "What's going on?"

Princess Shu Yuan seemed to have found someone to back her up. She rushed to the emperor's side, hugged the emperor's arm, and said coquettishly, "Father, you have to make a decision for Shu Yuan. Shu Yuan kindly offered tea to Miss Lin, but who knew that Miss Lin actually broke the teacup. The ladies present can all testify!"

Princess Shu Yuan's words attracted everyone present to her side.

It only made some ladies present frown.

But it was not easy to speak directly, so they all lowered their eyes.

Xiao Heng stood aside and frowned.

His intuition told him that there was something fishy about this matter.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zhiyi on the side had already spoken first, "Impossible."

These three short words were like a thunder, which made the atmosphere in the hall extremely tense.

Princess Shu Yuan turned her head and looked at Chu Zhiyi, with a hint of displeasure between her eyebrows.

He was just a prince who had been missing for eight years. He had no power and influence, but he dared to show off in front of her!

At that moment, he asked in a deep voice, "What does the emperor mean by this? Did I wrongly accuse Lin Nian in front of everyone?"

His tone was even a little unbelievable.

Qiao Nian frowned slightly, and felt that Princess Shu Yuan's play was really good.

Although Chu Zhiyi had not seen Princess Shu Yuan very often, he could see her willful and capricious at a glance, so he trusted Qiao Nian even more.

His eyes were sharp to begin with, and now they were stained with a little anger, making them look even more fierce.

"Then tell me, as the only princess of Dajing, why did you offer tea to Nian Nian?" Chu Zhiyi asked coldly, glancing at Qiao Nian's dress, and then said, "Tell me more, why did Nian Nian break the teacup to pour water on herself? Logically, your dress should be wet."

People's subconscious actions will always turn the cup outwards. At the very least, the two of them are so close, and the dress should be wet.

But now, only Nian Nian's skirt is wet.

Although this is not an ironclad evidence, it is enough to prove that there is something fishy about this matter.

Princess Shu Yuan was startled and her eyebrows were tightly knitted, "It doesn't matter if the emperor's uncle doesn't believe me, but there are so many people here, are they all wronged?"

Hearing this, Chu Zhiyi's body became even colder, and a cold snort escaped from the tip of his nose, "Who saw Nian Nian break the teacup with their own eyes, stand up."

Who dares?

Princess Shu Yuan said that they saw it, and they didn't say anything, so they were considered as one, and they could barely serve as witnesses, and it would be easier to shirk responsibility if there was anything in the future.

But if they stood up now, it would be clear that they would be targeted.

For a moment, the hall was silent.

Princess Shu Yuan was also very angry, and shouted at the female relatives, "Are you all dumb!"

Hearing this, the prime minister's wife, who was in the lead, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

She was a royal concubine after all, how could she be insulted by a junior like this?

She then slowly spoke, "I really didn't see Miss Qiao reaching out her hand, so how can I testify?"

"You!" Princess Shu Yuan was furious, but also panicked.

In front of so many people, was she going to admit that she had wronged Qiao Nian and that she was a bad person?

She looked at the emperor and saw that his face was extremely ugly at the moment. He looked at her with anger in his eyes, which was a majesty that he had never shown to her before.

At this moment, the Queen spoke up, "Shu Yuan is really something. Miss Lin just didn't catch it. Why do you have to be so willful and say that she dropped it on purpose? Okay, okay, it's just a small matter, why did you make such a fuss! Today is the welcoming banquet for Prince Pingyang, everyone should be happy."

As the Queen spoke, she stood up, pulled Princess Shu Yuan to her side, and whispered a warning, "Don't be willful."

Princess Shu Yuan was naturally unconvinced, but now that she didn't have the advantage, she could only swallow her resentment.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zhiyi spoke up again, "Sister-in-law, I don't recognize the surname Lin."

A low sentence, nothing else, but it reminded the Queen that it was time to change her words.

The queen's face froze slightly, but she smiled again, "Since she is the daughter of the Marquis's mansion, she has no choice but to acknowledge this surname. In this world, how can a child not acknowledge his parents?"

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