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Soon, Chen Sanyuan was escorted by the yamen guards to the court and brought to his knees.

"Medicine worker, Chen Sanyuan pays his respects to His Highness, Prince Jing!"

He was still wearing a medicine worker’s coat, looking haggard and timid. As he bowed, he stole a glance at Qi Fufang.

Although this action was done covertly, everyone present saw it happen. Gu Feiyan's eyes flashed with suspicion as she stared at him without making a sound.

Jun Jiuchen bluntly said, "Chen Sanyuan, please repeat your testimony."

Only then did Chen Sanyuan raise his head, but he looked timidly at Qi Fufang again. He did not reply, but instead moved aside with a frightened look, as if he wanted to distance himself from Qi Fufang.

With such an obvious action, anyone would be able to tell that there was a huge problem between him and Qi Fufang. He was very afraid of Qi Fufang.

Qi Fufang was furious. She wanted to explain, but was afraid of attracting more suspicion.

Jun Jiuchen continued, "Chen Sanyuan, you don't have to be afraid. Say your confession again."

Chen Sanyuan raised his head again. This time, he looked back at Qi Yu. He still shrank away at a glance. He seemed to be even more afraid now.

What is ‘the moment when silence means more than words’?

This was exactly that moment!

Everyone was extremely shocked, and they began to suspect that not only was Qi Fufang had bribed Chen Sanyuan, but Qi Yu also had his share.

Qi Yu could hardly bear it. He immediately stood up and angrily said, "Chen Sanyuan, what is the meaning of not answering His Highness Prince Jing's question and looking at me and my sister? Could it be that you feel guilty and don't dare to speak anymore? I'm warning you. You'd better have evidence or you'll be slandering me!"

When Qi Yu had opened his mouth, how could Qi Fufang tolerate it?

Qi Fufang rushed in front of Chen Sanyuan, pointed at his nose and scolded, "You dog slave, you sure act like one! If you are truly afraid of me, then why did you expose me? You treacherous villain! Did Gu Feiyan ordered you to do this? Say it!"

Qi Fufang's reaction was great. Who would have thought that Chen Sanyuan's reaction would be even greater than hers? Chen Sanyuan was like a frightened bird as he suddenly stood up and rushed to the stand of His Highness Prince Jing.

As he kowtowed with all his might, he shouted loudly, "Your Highness Prince Jing, save me! Save me! Yesterday it was agreed that if I told the truth and provide the evidence, the Justice Courts will protect my life and won't let Miss Qi meet me! The Justice Courts cannot break their promise!"

This …

Qi Fufang was stunned, she had bribed Chen Sanyuan. But it had always been good-nature and she never threatened him with anything!

He did it on purpose! He was acting!

He did not confess out of fear; he was bribed by someone!

When Qi Fufang realized this, she was so angry that she lost all sense of reason. She rushed over and pinched Chen Sanyuan with all her might, "Stop pretending! No matter how much more you pretend! I won’t let you pretend anymore! Why are you doing this? Why?"

The yamen guards quickly went to pull her back, and Qi Fufang was still unrelenting, "Chen Sanyuan, you're slandering me! Are you deliberately trying to mess with me? Did Gu Feiyan bribe you? Say it!"

Although her name was called out again and again, it was as if Gu Feiyan was watching a show, causing her wanting to laugh. If she had only doubted Chen Sanyuan before, now she was completely certain that Chen Sanyuan was the old fox’s person!

What a good actor, he started to act the moment he entered the door, purposely provoking the Qi siblings. She wanted to see what evidence he could come up with.

Jun Jiuchen seemed to be well aware of everything. He let Qi Fufang cause a ruckus, and remained calm and collected.

The way Qi Fufang looked as if she was going to eat someone alive was very suspicious in this place. A few of the court officials who were accompanying the trial began whispering to each other, discussing this matter.

In the end, it was Qi Yu who understood that they had fallen into Chen Sanyuan's trap. He quickly pulled Qi Fufang back.

"Big sis, do not be disrespectful in court. With Prince Jing interrogating you personally, he'll naturally give you a fair trial. As a member of the Qi family, you must stand upright and not be afraid if the shadow inclines. Let's see what kind of evidence that bastard can come up with."

Princess Huaining also spoke up anxiously, "Fufang-jie, don't worry. Today, no one can slander you!"

Qi Fufang finally calmed down.

It was rare for Jun Jiuchen to have such patience. After everyone quieted down, he finally spoke, "Chen Sanyuan, do you need me to ask you a third time?"

"No, no! This servant doesn't dare! This servant will say, this servant will say!"

Chen Sanyuan was so nervous that he was stuttering. "It was, it was … it was Miss Qi who ordered me to steal … steal His Highness' medicinal cuisine package. And then … then, the blame will be shifted to the medicine woman, Gu Feiyan."

Everyone knew about the testimony, so they were waiting for the details.

Jun Jiuchen coldly replied, "Tell me the details!"

"It was... It was on the night before the medicine bag was distributed that Miss Qi personally came to the imperial pharmacy. At that time, this servant didn't know the recipe for the medicinal cuisine, nor did I know where Miss Qi had found out about the three stalks of young ginseng in the prescription. She gave me 5000 gold coins and told me to change all the ginseng in His Highness' medicine bag … "

Chen Sanyuan's drama was done really well. As he said this, he sneaked a peek at Qi Fufang again.

Qi Fufang was agitated again and was about to retort, but she was stopped by Qi Yu.

Jun Jiuchen coldly asked, "What did you replace it with?"

Chen Sanyuan hesitated for a moment before answering, "Replace it with a unique medicine, it looks exactly like the young ginseng, it was…it was…"

Jun Jiuchen sternly urged, "Speak!"

"Liudan Poke Root."

As Chen Sanyuan spoke, he took out a stack of gold bills and said, "Your Highness, this is the 5000 gold that Eldest Miss Qi gave to me. She said that after the matter is settled, she will give me another 5000 gold and protect me to leave Jinyang City. If … if I failed, she … she … she's going to kill me!"

5000 gold was not a small amount. It was definitely something that a little medicine guy like Chen Sanyuan could afford. And it was not something that could be easily prepared! This gold notes were more or less the proof.

Everyone looked towards Qi Fufang, and Qi Fufang was very agitated. How could she give Chen Sanyuan that much money? She had only given Chen Sanyuan five hundred gold!

"Chen Sanyuan, you …"

When she opened her mouth to scold him, Qi Yu stopped her again. After suffering a loss, he was still very cautious. Before Chen Sanyuan could bring out his mastermind, he would not make a move again.

Five thousand gold was evidence, but it was not enough to prove that his sister was the real culprit. After all, no one could rule out the fact that Chen Sanyuan had been bribed by someone else.

Qi Feiyan couldn't possibly come up with that much money. Who was it that had bought off Chen Sanyuan? As he thought about it, he thought of his biggest enemy, Cheng Yifei!

Cheng Yifei had already heard the news and hid in the crowd outside the door to watch the show. He was not in the mood for the case. He kept staring at Gu Feiyan's perfectly bandaged hands with an extremely pained expression.

When the yamen guards presented the five thousand gold notes in front of Jun Jiuchen, he didn't pay much attention to it. Everyone thought that he would ask for more evidence from Chen Sanyuan. Unexpectedly, he seriously asked, "Chen Sanyuan, do you know the consequences of consuming Liudan Poke Root?"