Song Qingyu sniffed and choked with sobs. "Yu'er doesn't know where I've offended elder sister, but elder sister actually wants to frame me with such a serious crime."
Song Yanran exclaimed, "Sister, everyone has seen it. How can you say I'm framing you?"
"But this isn't my stuff!"
Tears welled up in Song Qingyu's eyes. She bit her lips tightly, trying hard not to cry out.
Her pitiful state was truly heart - wrenching.
"The stuff was prepared by you. How can you tell such a blatant lie, sister?"
Song Yanran slightly raised her eyebrows. With both the witness and the evidence, Song Qingyu would surely not be able to escape this time.
Just as Song Yanran was secretly rejoicing, Xiao Wang said coldly, "Since Yu'er says the stuff isn't hers, then the Crown Princess should conduct a thorough investigation to find out who is trying to frame Yu'er!"
Hearing this, Song Yanran felt even more indignant.
Even in such a situation, Xiao Wang still wanted to protect Song Qingyu.
So she directly said, "Your Highness, Song Qingyu tried to use the curse technique to harm Your Highness. If Your Highness is not willing to hand Song Qingyu over to the Supreme Court, then your humble concubine has no choice but to report this to the Emperor!"
Xiao Wang's eyes sharpened and he slightly squinted. "Are you threatening me?"
"Your humble concubine wouldn't dare. Your Highness is being stubborn. Your humble concubine just doesn't want Your Highness to be criticized!"
With just a few simple sentences, Xiao Wang was put in a dilemma.
For a moment, the two were at a stalemate.
Just then, Song Qingyu softly said, "Elder sister, even if I wanted to harm someone, I wouldn't take out such a thing in front of so many people."
"Maybe you took the wrong thing. Anyway, it was your servant who took it out, so it must be yours."
"Oh? Really? Do you really think the stuff is mine, elder sister?"
Song Qingyu stared directly at Song Yanran, a faint smile curving her lips.
It made Song Yanran's scalp tingle.
But she still calmly said, "It must be yours!"
Song Qingyu pursed her lips. "But even if the stuff is mine, how can you be so sure that I would harm the Crown Prince?"
"The curse technique is an evil art. The cursed person may either become mentally confused or even lose their life." Song Yanran then snorted coldly. "Your Highness's birth date is written in vermilion on it. How can you still deny trying to harm His Highness!"
Hearing this, Song Qingyu picked up the brocade box and examined it carefully.
Then she hooked her lips. "But Yu'er thinks the birth date on it isn't His Highness's. It seems to be Yu'er's."
"What?!" Song Yanran's eyes were filled with shock.
Then she stepped forward and snatched the brocade box from Song Qingyu's hand.
After seeing the words clearly, she shook her head repeatedly in disbelief. "How is that possible? How could your birth date be on it?!"
Song Qingyu covered her mouth and exclaimed, "It turns out someone wants to use the curse technique to harm me!"
"I guess someone must have put this thing in my room. I didn't expect to accidentally take it as His Highness's birthday gift. Otherwise, this dirty thing might have stayed in my room for who knows how long."
Then, Song Qingyu choked with sobs and said to Xiao Wang, "Your Highness, Yu'er just returned to the capital. I don't know who I've offended, but they're using such a vicious method to harm me."
After hearing this, Xiao Wang's cold eyes swept towards Song Yanran.
Song Yanran immediately felt a strong sense of oppression and explained, "No one would harm sister. There must be some misunderstanding in this!"
"Misunderstanding?" Song Qingyu sniffed. "Just now, elder sister swore that it was sister who wanted to harm His Highness. How come when it comes to sister, it becomes a misunderstanding?"
Xiao Wang closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
His anger had reached its peak.
He opened his eyes, and there was a hint of ferocity in them.
"Conduct a thorough investigation for me! If you can't find out who framed Yu'er after three days, then you can step down from the position of the Crown Princess."
After saying that, he stood up and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Such a commotion had occurred during the birthday banquet. Xiao Wang no longer had the mood to stay.
Song Qingyu also followed closely behind.
However, when she passed by Song Yanran, she casually dropped a sentence.
"Sister thanks elder sister. This move wasn't made by me. It was you who pushed things to this point with your own hands."
Song Yanran's body went limp.
Only then did she realize that she had fallen into Song Qingyu's trap.
She clenched her fists tightly, and her eyes trembled.
Song Qingyu, I won't let you get away with this!
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Since Song Qingyu returned to the capital, she had been placed in the Eastern Palace by Xiao Wang.
Fortunately, after she learned that Song Yanran wanted to frame her in public using the curse technique, she had exchanged the contents of the brocade box in advance.
This Song Yanran thought that by planting a few spies around her, she could get rid of her.
What a joke.
Back in her room, she gently rubbed her temples.
The scene in the palace hall today flashed through her mind.
It was really a close call.
Suddenly, she smelled a strange odor in the air.
She suddenly turned her head and saw a small hole in the window.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Then, she took out a black pill from her bosom and put it in her mouth.
Then she closed her eyes and fell onto the table.
Just as she had expected.
After a while, two maids tiptoed in.
They carried her to the bed and undid her clothes.
She still kept her eyes closed, remaining calm.
She secretly thought in her heart, Does Song Yanran have no new tricks? These are all things I've played with before.
Then, the door was pushed open again.
Even with her eyes closed, Song Qingyu could feel that there was a man beside her.
But this man seemed to be in a coma from the sleeping drug, just like her.
The maids then entangled the two of their bodies together.
Song Qingyu had been suppressing her anger.
Be patient.
Be a bit more patient.
Hearing the footsteps gradually fade away, Song Qingyu finally dared to open her eyes.
She wanted to see what kind of person Song Yanran had sent to her bed.
She immediately rolled over.
After seeing clearly who the man lying beside her was, she was stunned for a moment.
She didn't expect that Song Yanran would send the Young Marquis Xie to her bed.
Song Yanran's move was clearly intended to ruin her reputation while there were so many people around today.
Before, she had thought that it might be a groom or a beggar.
But she never expected it to be the Young Marquis Xie.
She looked at the man lying on the bed. His eyebrows were as picturesque as a painting, and his features were well - defined.
Almost instinctively, she reached out her finger to touch him.
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"What Are You Doing!"
Hearing the voice, Song Qingyu turned her head. Her finger froze in mid - air.
Xiao Wang walked over with a cold face and yanked Song Qingyu off the bed.
Song Qingyu was tidying up her clothes while craning her neck to look behind Xiao Wang.
"Why are you the only one here?"
"Then how many people do you hope will come?"
Song Qingyu tucked the loose hair behind her ear and teased, "I thought it was Song Yanran who asked you to catch me in the act."
Xiao Wang glanced at Xie Jingchu lying on the bed. His face was full of gloom. "Come with me."
After saying that, Xiao Wang grabbed Song Qingyu's wrist.
He left angrily.
When the room fell silent again, Xie Jingchu on the bed slowly opened his eyes.
His dark eyes flickered.