Chapter 206 Deliberate Frame-up
Chapter 206 Deliberate Frame-up
At this time, there was already a lot of noise in the courtyard of Zhuangzi. Meng Shuran and Ye Pianpian were leading their men and heading straight for Feng Zhaoyun's house.
The attendants, holding torches, came to the door in a huge crowd. Meng Shuran said, "Push it open!"
Ye Pianpian smiled sinisterly from behind, followed by several officials, nobles and young men from the boudoir.
Several guards stepped forward and were about to kick him away when a voice suddenly came, "Who is making a noise here?"
Everyone looked over and saw the Second Princess Feng Yiran and Ah Zhenren walking towards them. Seeing Feng Yiran coming, everyone stepped back. Meng Shuran, however, showed no fear and bowed slightly. "Greetings, Second Prince. I have come to report that someone has kidnapped several servants from the manor. The servants chased them into this room and heard some obscene noises, so I have brought someone here to investigate."
Feng Yiran chuckled softly. After so many years in the royal family, she knew that the princess must be the victim of a conspiracy. "Oh? The one living in there is the genius doctor A Zi. You know A Zi is my benefactor. Even if it's true, they are just a few servants. How can you make such a fuss over them?"
Feng Yiran's tone suddenly became serious, with some anger, and everyone hurriedly lowered their heads. After all, she was the princess, and Shang was a powerful country. Since this involved diplomatic relations between the two countries, they dared not offend her.
Seeing that everyone was about to leave, Ye Pianpian's eyes rolled, and she hurried forward, politely bowing to Feng Yin, "Your Highness, the servants on the farm are not slaves, but citizens of our Yue Kingdom. If the princess breaks the law, she will be punished the same as the common people. Please don't stop us, Your Highness."
Meng Shuran, who had been a little frightened, straightened his back. "That's right! These servants are not slaves. If Ah Zi destroys their innocence, it will be a serious crime according to the laws of the Moon Nation."
Feng Yiran frowned, but Ye Pianpian was eloquent.
Just then, applause was heard from behind, and Bai Xiyue, wearing an outer robe, walked towards them with a smile.
Everyone saluted her.
Bai Xiyue walked up to Meng Shuran and Ye Pianpian, looking at them with a scrutinizing look. "You two are quite interested. Who knows if this servant is a slave? I can only tell you that this Ah Zi is a disciple of the Shang Kingdom's princess and a close friend of mine. You two are just commoners. Have you made up your mind? Do you want to risk offending both countries and go in to take a look?"
Meng Shuran and Ye Pianpian didn't dare to look directly at Bai Xiyue.
Meng Shuran said quickly, "I dare not."
Ye Pianpian rolled her eyes at Meng Shuran, calling him such a fool and a coward. She lowered her head and said, "Your Highness Bai...even if it's the case that our Yue Nation's Highness Nangong Luoxia has committed a crime, she must be punished. If word gets out that someone from another country has committed a crime in our country, and we don't punish them, I'm afraid that would be inappropriate."
Ye Pianpian had just finished speaking when Bai Xiyue raised her hand and slapped her in the face so loudly that she fell to the ground.
Bai Xiyue sneered, "Who do you think you are? A daughter of a prime minister, a commoner, yet you dare to speak to me like that! Let me ask you, if the scene you wished to see is not there, will you, the daughter of an official, who stirs up trouble among the three kingdoms, pay with your life?"
Ye Pianpian's eyes were filled with resentment, and she lay on the ground with her hands covering her face. As the daughter of the prime minister, even Nangong Luoxia looked down on her, and now she was beaten by a princess from another country. She was really angry.
At this moment, a eunuch shouted, "The Emperor has arrived."
Everyone dispersed, and Ye Pianpian quickly knelt aside.
Xiao Qingyue came over, his hair was untied and half loose, and it was obvious that he had just fallen asleep. Ye Xiangguo followed behind him.
Glancing at Ye Pianpian, who looked aggrieved, Xiao Qingyue's eyes were filled with disgust. She then looked at the Second Princess and Bai Xiyue, "Why are you making such a fuss here, disturbing the two princesses' rest?"
Seeing her mother coming, Ye Pianpian guessed that she must have invited the Emperor to help her, so she threw herself at the risk, kneeling before Xiao Qingyue and kowtowed. "My Emperor, it was Sister Meng who discovered that several servants had been abducted from the manor today. Since they were not slaves but citizens of the Yue Kingdom, we came here to look for them, but... Your Highnesses, you are not allowed in. The Second Prince said that even if it was Ah Zi who did it, there is nothing wrong with it."
Feng Yiran sneered, "This woman is quite eloquent. Prime Minister Ye, is this the daughter you raised?"
Before the Emperor could say anything, Prime Minister Ye stepped forward and knelt before him. "I deserve to die, but what my daughter said is true. If a princess breaks the law, she is guilty just like any commoner. We servants are also citizens of the Yue Kingdom, so we should go in and take a look."
Bai Xiyue said coldly, "I just said that if this matter did not exist and you insisted on going in, it would be destroying the diplomatic relations between the three countries. Prime Minister Ye, this is a capital crime."
Ye Xiangguo looked up at Xiao Qingyue, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he quickly said, "It depends on the Emperor's will."
Xiao Qingyue glanced at the kneeling Ye Xiangguo. These women had set up a trap, but when they saw that the situation was not right, they pushed the blame onto her.
Xiao Qingyue said softly, "Ye Pianpian, you insist on going in and saying that it was A Zi who did it, do you have any evidence?"
Ye Pianpian said quickly, "They must be doing something shameful in there. We'll know once we go in and take a look."
Xiao Qingyue sneered, "Since you are so sure and insist on going in, come on, open the door."
Jiuyi and Black Hawk are both top-notch masters. Only Black Hawk is seen here, not Jiuyi. Black Hawk is so calm, so he guessed that the situation inside is not what Ye Pianpian said.
Several guards came forward and kicked the door open.
The door opened and there was indeed a man's voice.
Xiao Qingyue stepped in first, and Feng Yiran and Bai Xiyue quickly followed. As soon as they entered, Ah Zhen smelled a strange odor and said quickly, "There's aphrodisiac in the air."
Feng Yiran and Bai Xiyue quickly covered their mouths and noses and retreated.
Zhu Qing, "Master, let's go first."
Everyone retreated again, and after a quarter of an hour had passed since the servants came in and opened the window, everyone came in again.
At this time, there were indeed a few servants inside. These servants had also been poisoned. The drug was taking effect and there was no one to detoxify them. They were lying on the ground unconscious, but Ah Zi was not in the room.
Seeing that no one was there, Ye Pianpian hurriedly said, "He must have heard our voices and ran away!"
Feng Yiran said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense. There is aphrodisiac in the air. It's obvious that someone is deliberately framing us. Fortunately, the genius doctor A Zi was not here, so we didn't fall into this evil scheme."
Ye Pianpian looked anxious, her eyes red, "But the servant is indeed here, and Ah Zi is well versed in medicine. She might have poisoned herself to help with the fun."
Bai Xiyue folded her arms and said, "These servants are fully clothed and show no signs of being humiliated. Ah Zi doesn't know martial arts, so how could she have abducted so many people here overnight? It's obvious that someone has framed them. I'm afraid it's not you, Ye Pianpian!"
Ye Pianpian quickly looked at Xiao Qingyue and knelt down, "It's not me! There is a guard beside her, maybe that person helped her!"
Feng Yin stepped forward and scolded, and personally slapped Ye Pianpian, "How dare you! That guard is the personal guard of our Shang Kingdom's Princess. Although he is a guard, he is of the rank of general. How dare you deliberately frame him!"
Ye Pianpian and everyone else were stunned. That guard...was actually the princess's personal guard, the legendary Ninth General?
At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside the door and knelt down, "My Lord, Divine Doctor A Zi is in the courtyard of the eldest son of the Meng family, having tea and a night chat with the two young masters, Meng Shaoqing and Meng Youli."
Meng Shuran and Ye Pianpian were shocked. Why was he with those two people?
Xiao Qingyue raised her eyes slightly and said, "Send someone to invite him."
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