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As Zhao Lanyu left in frustration, An Yingcheng heaved a sigh of relief but at the same time,, was a little worried.

He looked at his docile and docile daughter, his brows still tightly knitted. Although he did not say any accusatory words, he brought along a questioning tone, "Now that Seventh Prince has left, tell me honestly, why are you hoarding so many medicinal ingredients?"

An Lingge's face revealed some panic, she lowered her head and avoided Su Yun's gaze. Her guilty look made Aunt Li even more suspicious, she wanted An Lingge to tell him the truth.

She smiled at An Yingcheng, with a caring and gentle expression, "Young miss, don't be afraid, just tell me the reason why. Although Seventh Prince suspects that you are the enemy of the country, the Duke still believes in you."

An Lingge still kept her head down, not saying a word.

Recently, she had always been calm and collected, but now, this kind of flustered and guilty conscience was quite rare.

Seeing that she had not said a word, the corner of Aunt Li's mouth hooked up into a malicious smile, but on the surface he revealed a surprised look, "The First Miss is not willing to say, could it really be as Seventh Prince has said, that you are hoarding medicinal ingredients for the Qingyue Kingdom, with the intention of selling the country to the enemy?"

His highness had refuted the Seventh Prince just now for Eldest Miss. If she found evidence, thinking that Eldest Miss had stored the herbs under your orders, wouldn't that mean that it would implicate the entire Duke Palace? "

An Yingcheng heard her words and his face became even more gloomy.

With his hands behind his back, his dignified eyes were filled with anger.

Aunt Li had been secretly observing his expression, and immediately put on a gentle and intimate look, "But Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much, Seventh Prince just left not long ago, we still have a chance to fix this. As long as we leave the young miss to the Seventh Prince to handle, our Duke Palaces will have nothing to do with this matter. "

She didn't even need to think about what choice the Duke would make after placing the entire amount of Prince An's Palace in it and sacrificing An Lingge herself.

"Little Ge, if you don't tell me your motive for hoarding the medicinal herbs, I will have to hand you over to Seventh Prince and have him investigate this matter."

"Father, please wait." "Earlier, Third Sister framed me, and for the sake of the entire Duke Palaces, I voluntarily offered to make the maids beside Third Sister pay the price. Now that I have been wronged by Seventh Prince, Aunt Li actually instigated Father to hand me over, is this what you meant by saying that you treat me like your own self?"

Aunt Li never thought that An Lingge would not even think of proving her innocence at this time, much less think of secretly pointing fingers at her hypocrisy.

Her expression froze for a moment, seeing that An Yingcheng was looking at her with suspicion, she immediately reverted back to being someone who used his heart to do things, "Young miss, this matter involves the entire Duke Palaces, even if I wanted to help you, I wouldn't be able to stop the Seventh Prince from investigating. It would be better for you to admit your guilt early on, and perhaps take it lightly. "

An Lingge's eyes were lowered, and her long eyelashes fluttered like crow feathers, covering the expression in the depths of her eyes.

"I knew it, Aunt Li doesn't believe me in her heart."

"My mother passed away a long time ago. Aunt Li, you said that when you saw me, you immediately felt happy, that you and I were fated to meet. In the future, you will definitely treat me like your own. But in the end, Aunt Li still treats me as an outsider, and would rather believe Seventh Prince's slander than believe in my character. "

Aunt Li frowned, thinking that An Lingge was trying to divert her attention.

She finally managed to persuade the Duke to hand An Lingge over to the Seventh Prince.

Thinking about that, Aunt Li's face revealed a look of distress, "How could I not believe you? But Young miss, why are you not willing to speak the truth?

She sighed, and acted like a loving mother in front of An Yingcheng, "For the sake of the entire Prince An's Palace, I can only advise Your Highness to send you to Seventh Prince."

An Lingge lowered her head, looking at the bottom of her feet, her clear and melodious voice was somewhat sorrowful, "The reason why I'm hoarding the medicinal herbs, is to learn medicine in the first place. Previously, I met Aunt Wei by accident, and knew that Aunt Wei had the ability to make tea, and was able to help Grandma recuperate. That's why I wanted to learn some medicine before Grandmother's birthday and make Grandmother a medicinal meal when I had nothing better to do. But I never thought that Seventh Prince would actually incriminate me as a traitor. Aunt Li, you instigated father to hand me over, aren't you going to prove my innocence? If you do this, you will truly implicate the entire Duke Palaces! "

An Yingcheng was shocked, a surprised expression flashed across Fang Zheng's face, he never thought that An Lingge hoarding all the medicinal ingredients, was for this.

"Why didn't you say so earlier, child?"

As he said this, there was no longer any trace of anger on his face. Instead, there was a trace of shyness.

For the sake of his safety on the throne, his mother abandoned the flourishing life in the capital and resolutely brought her second and third brother back to the ancestral residence. However, she had never thought of repaying her mother, as Little Ge had done more things to the madame than she had done.

An Yingcheng felt extremely ashamed, and no longer had the intention to pursue An Lingge.

"So that's why you did so much for your mother, but I thought … And Seventh Prince slandered you just now, it was hard for you to be wronged. "

An Lingge's words were spoken with a nasal tone, like a child who had been wronged but was suddenly understood, the happiness and excitement was uncontrollable, "Little Ge doesn't feel wronged, with a father that has always trusted in Little Ge, Little Ge is very satisfied."

Her eyes were full of admiration, and his bright black eyes made An Yingcheng not dare to look straight at his.

He avoided An Lingge's gaze, coughed lightly, and acted as if nothing had happened, "Since everything has been clarified, then father will order someone to send a letter to Seventh Prince, so that he doesn't wrongly accuse you."

Seeing that An Lingge was able to get An Yingcheng's trust so easily, the smile on Aunt Li's face became even more unbearable, "Since the young miss is so filial, when Seventh Prince was questioning you, why didn't you say anything?"

"I've already told you the truth. The reason why I'm hoarding medicinal herbs is to study pharmacology. As for preparing to make medicinal food for Grandmother, I don't want to make this public. I don't want others to think that I did this on purpose to please Grandmother."

Aunt Li wanted to say more, but An Yingcheng glared at her, his gaze filled with determination, "Shut up, don't tell me you really wish for Little Ge to become the enemy and sell the country, that we, the Prince An's Palace, will be affected as well?"