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As soon as Arda's words came out, all of the ambassadors around him were shocked.

"Your majesty, our country's prince has also said that the country's princess has insulted the Kingdom of Yan, which is why he has pursued her relentlessly."

Gu Mu's face immediately flushed red. From the looks of it, he seemed to have suffered a great grievance.

The other emissaries also stood up one after another. Some of them even said wicked words about the Emperor's invitation to the banquet.

The crowd did not expect things to turn out this way.

The emperor held his forehead and said with difficulty, "All of you insist that what you say is true. I should trust any one of you!"

Mu Xue showed a wronged expression as she reached out to grab the emperor's sleeve.

"Royal father, are you not willing to believe in your own daughter?"

The Emperor sighed. Mu Xue was indeed right, he obviously believed his own daughter more. But now that the marriage alliance with Yan Guo was imminent, he couldn't deny her face.

"Arda is definitely not that kind of person!" Mu Qing, who was below, gritted her teeth.

Du Mu Zhou was extremely anxious. The two of them said that he was the victim while the Emperor was clearly biased towards his daughter by a bit. Mu Qing, on the other hand, couldn't hold her back any longer.

"Calm down first." Du Mu Zhou said softly.

Mu Ling Shao also quietly watched the development of the situation. From the looks of it, he did not have the desire to speak anymore.

The envoys of Yan Kingdom were filled with indignation. Some of them tried their best to squeeze their bodyguards with sabers, probably hoping to rescue Arda from his wrath.

The Emperor, who saw all this, frowned.

The Emperor looked at Mu Xue, who was feeling wronged, "This is your royal sister's engagement banquet with the prince of Yan Guo, Arda. If what you said is not true, do you know how much of a crime you have committed?"

Mu Xue bit her lips as she cast a glance at Mu Yufeng.

Mu Yufeng lowered his head to cover his mouth as he coughed, but didn't step forward.

The string music around them stopped, because everyone knew how serious this farce was.

The emperor was also very hesitant. Although the Kingdom of Yan was a small country, once a war broke out, not only would the country's newly developed military force be damaged, even the annual tight salary would be affected.

Just as the Emperor was hesitating, Mu Qing suddenly stood up.

"Father, please do not believe the words of the three emperors' sister. Arda is not the one who is called a lecher!"

The sudden entry of the First Princess caused both sides to be shocked.

Gu Mu didn't expect Mu Qing to actually speak up for the prince of Yan Country. At this moment, the way he looked at her changed drastically.

Mu Yufeng was secretly delighted that the fish had finally taken the bait.

Du Mu Zhou was somewhat anxious. If this matter was done by someone intentionally, then Mu Qing's appearance would bring about an unexpected change.

"You weren't there. How do you know what I said wasn't true?" Mu Xue defended herself, "Moreover, you actually chose to believe in a prince from another country rather than your own imperial sister!"

These words made Mu Qing feel ill-intentioned towards him.

Mu Qing, on the other hand, grew braver with each battle. Not only was she not afraid of Mu Xue's control, she was also very calm. Her retorts were also very reasonable.

"While you were saying that it was Arda who wanted to commit treason, you were hesitating. You couldn't tell me the time and place because your cousin told you to produce human evidence and you didn't have anything."

Mu Qing's slender eyebrows twitched as he said to Mu Xue, who was pretending to be pitiful, "Do you really believe me?"

"You!" Mu Xue glared at her, her eyes filled with resentment.

Arda's gaze was fixed on Mu Qing, afraid that she would be wronged.

At this moment, the sound of an array clap came from the side of the banquet.

Before he could even see the person, the Second Prince's hearty laughter could be heard.

"What royal sister said is right." The corners of the Second Prince's mouth curled into a meaningful smile as he opened the folding fan in his hand. "The investigation of a case requires evidence and material evidence. Then, I've brought the witness."

The moment he said that, all eyes focused on him.

"Oh? You have a witness. " The Emperor said.

The Second Prince respectfully bowed towards the Emperor and said, "Imperial Father, your son does have evidence. I was rather late and just happened to run into a trembling palace maid on the way …"

After saying that, the Second Prince ordered the guards to escort the palace maid up.

"Tell the Emperor everything you see."

The palace maid seemed extremely afraid, her entire body trembling.

Du Mu Zhou could tell at a glance that she definitely wouldn't have the guts to lie to the Emperor.

The emperor said to the palace maid who was kneeling down, "What did you see? "Speak the truth. I won't make things difficult for you."

Hearing this, the palace maid dared to raise her head and speak.

"This servant saw …" "This servant saw the third princess say many disrespectful things to the prince of Yan Country."

The palace maid finished speaking in a single breath, then she started to lie on the ground, trembling.

Mu Xue instantly widened her eyes as she opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.

The emperor was infuriated. He threw the items on the table onto the floor and asked the third eunuch with a trembling voice, "Why are you doing this?"

"I... royal father … " The Third Princess trembled with fear. "What she said was all lies. Don't believe her …"

The Second Prince shook his head, "Royal sister, it's best for you to admit your mistakes earlier. Otherwise, you might mess up your relationship with Yan Kingdom. At that time, it won't be a matter that can be solved by confinement."

The emperor said angrily, "You actually dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with you? Why slander Arda? "I am very disappointed in you …"

"Father!" The Third Princess looked around, "I really didn't mean it that way."

She suddenly thought of Mu Yufeng, who had urged her to go.

Mu Xue used a pleading gaze to look at Mu Yufeng, but everyone present was begging him to protect himself, so how could the cunning Mu Yufeng be willing to help her?

Helping her was equivalent to breaking a pot of dirty water on his body.

"The messenger of Yan is here, and you even made such a big joke." The emperor said angrily, "Why aren't you apologizing to Prince Arda?"

The guards also released Arda, who stared at her coldly.

"I'm sorry." The Third Princess forced herself to apologize to Arda.

At this point, Mu Qing could finally heave a sigh of relief.

However, for some reason, the Third Prince was still unwilling to overturn this matter.

"Royal sister, why are you so muddle-headed? Why are you slandering the prince of Yan Nation on such a day? Could it be that you've come all the way here just to make fun of your imperial sister?"

Mu Xue didn't even need to raise her head to feel the gazes that were being cast at her.