HLnovel Chapter 54 054 Clearing Suspicion
Chapter 54 054 Clearing Suspicion
Chapter 54 054 Clearing Suspicion
Eunuch Wang replied, "Your Majesty, it was indeed Miss Bijun who invited the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion to go together."
Xiao Hengzi also said, "When the two young ladies went into the room to bathe and change, I was in the next room and did not hear anything unusual from there."
“Perhaps that lady was tampered with in the main hall? There were so many people in the hall, and everyone was watching me and that young master paint intently. No one can say for sure whether someone tampered with it at that time!” Ye Yingrou was not giving up and deliberately emphasized the words “someone”.
"I know you're upset that your cousin Bijun disturbed your painting," Ye Pianran said calmly, "but the young master Ye who was painting with you is my own brother. Being able to display his talent in front of His Majesty is an honor for him and for the Marquis of Anshi's family. How could I possibly stop him?"
Ye Pianran's natural way of calling him "dear brother" put Ye Yingrou in an extremely awkward situation—she was clearly also the daughter of Marquis Anshi, but at this moment she could not reveal her identity to the emperor, otherwise it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor!
Seeing that Ye Yingrou was speechless after she said that, Ye Pianran continued, "Besides, there are so many seats between me and Sister Bijun, how could I possibly do anything wrong?"
"Alright!" The emperor had heard the whole story and had a general idea of what had happened. He said, "Since there are witnesses, I believe you are innocent. You two may leave."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Pianran nodded in acceptance and withdrew calmly and composedly, just as she had arrived. Ye Shanzhu, who had been worried sick about her, breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Having failed to present the painting and also failed to eliminate Ye Pianran, Ye Yingrou was further humiliated by her in front of the emperor. The hatred in Ye Yingrou's heart was so intense that it seemed to overflow.
She had meticulously prepared for a month, setting up countless schemes, all for the sake of stepping on Ye Pianran to completely seize power today. Who knew that it would all be ruined! She was not convinced, she was really not convinced!
Her nails dug deep into her palms, a malicious glint flashing in Ye Yingrou's eyes. She wouldn't let this go so easily! Ye Pianran, you just wait!
After this commotion, the emperor lost all interest in continuing the banquet. A short while later, with a somber expression, he and the empress left the hall. With the emperor gone, and no one left to curry favor with, the banquet naturally ended.
Seeing that the young noblemen seemed to have had enough to drink, the Crown Prince suggested that they continue drinking and making merry at the Flowing Water Pavilion. The young noblemen were naturally happy to agree, and they escorted the Crown Prince and several other princes toward the central courtyard of the garden.
On the other side, Ye Pianran was about to return to Ranfang Pavilion with the other young ladies when a familiar voice called out from behind her:
"Ran'er."
She stopped and turned around. Seeing her most familiar relative standing before her, her eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Grandfather..."
Prime Minister Gongsun already doted on this granddaughter, and having witnessed her struggling to walk in the main hall, his eyes were filled with heartache and affection. He raised his hand and gently touched Ye Pianran's forehead, saying:
"Ran'er, I'm sorry to have wronged you."
"Grandfather, it's so good to see you, Ran'er," Ye Pianran said, her voice choked with emotion.
Prime Minister Gongsun glanced around and noticed that Marquis Anshi was not far away, holding Ye Yanxun's hand and talking to him about something, while Ye Yingrou stood far away, seemingly admiring the flowers, but actually waiting to meet them. A chill ran through him, and he said:
"Ran'er, let's go, let's talk somewhere else."
Ye Pianran naturally saw them as well and nodded: "Okay, Ran'er also happens to have something she wants to say to her grandfather."