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"When my sister was bestowed upon by the Emperor, I was knocked unconscious the night before and lost my face in the streets. "When two people compete, one can't help but feel a little envious …" As Yan Shuang spoke, she stealthily lifted her head to glance at Yan Ling.

Seeing that Yan Ling wasn't looking at her, Yan Shuang continued, "I wanted to walk around the manor, but I didn't expect to meet Qing'er. After that, when he was confused, he told the butler to let him go back and then ordered Qing'er to steal the jade pendant at night. "

Yan Shuang lowered her head, wiped the corners of her eyes, and continued, "I just had a fever that day and became muddled. When I woke up the next day, I regretted it. It was as if he had sent the jade pendant back and apologized to his sister. But, who would have thought that someone from the palace would send us to the palace. "

"Then in the hall, why didn't you say that you took the jade?" Liang He suddenly laughed coldly. He did not think that Yan Shuang would feel that he had done anything wrong.

"That's because …" Yan Shuang stuttered.

"Because my sister already said that the jade pendant was stolen. I want to say that the jade pendant is with me. Wasn't that the crime of deceiving the monarch? I was scared, so I didn't dare say. " Yan Shuang hid herself with some hesitation.

"Moreover, if this matter were to be known by everyone, even the entire Prime Minister's Estate would be implicated. How could I dare to speak carelessly?" Yan Shuang raised her head to look at Prime Minister Yan.

Prime Minister Yan was still furious. He looked at Yan Shuang and asked, "Then what about after we return to the estate? Why didn't you tell this to your father? "

With regards to this matter, Yan Shuang had already thought of a plan to deal with it. Hurriedly, she replied, "Because the matter has already been settled, so Shuang'er can be punished. I just don't want to implicate the entire Prime Minister's estate, so I decided to send the jade pendant out by myself."

"As long as the jade pendant is sent outside, I believe that His Highness and Sister will be able to find it soon. "In this way, we can report to the Emperor and it will not affect the reputation of the Prime Minister's Estate." Yan Shuang knelt down obediently.

At this moment, Yan Shuang was linking everything she had done to the entire Prime Minister's Estate. Her goal was only to make the prime minister value the overall situation and plead on her behalf.

How could Liang He and Yan Ling not know Yan Shuang's thoughts? However, looking at Prime Minister Yan's increasingly ugly expression, Yan Ling and Liang He could only find it funny.

The Prime Minister's estate valued their reputation, but this had nothing to do with the Prime Minister's estate. If Yan Shuang had only said that it was her fault and not the entire Prime Minister's estate, Prime Minister Yan would not have such an expression.

As for saving Yan Shuang, how could Prime Minister Yan not intervene to save his own daughter? What Yan Shuang had done this time was obviously superfluous, and it even made Prime Minister Yan extremely disgusted.

However, at this moment, Yan Shuang was completely oblivious to it. She even secretly felt that she was very smart to think of such a method to save herself.

"Stupid, stupid!" Prime Minister Yan said with heartache.

On the surface, Prime Minister Yan was saying that Yan Shuang had acted foolishly in stealing the jade pendant out of jealousy, but as for whether or not his words were meaningful, perhaps only Prime Minister Yan himself would know.

"Shuang'er knows her wrongs. Elder Sister, please forgive me. I beg you and the Crown Prince to let me off this time." Yan Shuang kneeled in front of Yan Ling and looked at her pitifully.

Although his previous actions were very stupid, this time, Yan Shuang's brain finally found the target.

Prime Minister Yan would naturally help his own daughter, and the Crown Prince seemed to only listen to his words. At this time, as long as he asked for forgiveness and spoke a few words of praise for her in front of the Crown Prince, things would naturally be easy.

However, how could Yan Ling and Liang He not have thought of what they could think of? This favor was indeed requested. After all, no matter how one put it, Yan Ling was still a member of the Yan Clan.

However, whether Liang He would give up just because of this plea was naturally another matter altogether. In any case, there was no rule that a plea had to be successful.

However, Yan Ling had no intention of letting Yan Shuang off so easily.

"Shuang'er, you asked me to forgive you, but how do I forgive you?" "Since the jade pendant was lost, elder sister has suspected everyone in the Buddhist Sangha, but not you. I've always thought that we were sisters, but who would have thought …"

Yan Ling turned his head away. It was as if he had suddenly realized that he had been betrayed by someone he completely trusted, and it was hard to hide the pain in his heart.

When Yan Shuang heard this, she suddenly panicked. The Crown Prince took her attitude very seriously. If she didn't forgive him, the Crown Prince wouldn't let her off so easily.

If this matter of stealing the emperor's gift were to be done in public and caused trouble in front of the emperor, then naturally, Yan Shuang wouldn't be able to get anything good out of it.

Moreover, if this matter were to be known by everyone, how could she, Yan Shuang, still have the face to go out and meet people in the capital?

"Elder sister, I know I was wrong. I was just distracted for a moment, so I accidentally did something wrong. "It's sister who's confused, sister already knows her wrongs, please forgive me." Yan Shuang anxiously tugged at Yan Ling's skirt. Even the tears in her eyes had become somewhat more real.

"This …" Yan Ling seemed to be hesitating. He wanted to help Yan Shuang up, but he couldn't.

Prime Minister Yan and the other astute individuals could naturally see at this moment that Yan Ling's heart had softened. He immediately made up his mind and said a few good words.

"Ling'er, ah, I know that this matter has caused you to be wronged. "But no matter what, Shuang'er is your blood sister. You two are one mother and your fellow countrymen. No matter what, you are the closest person to her!" Prime Minister Yan looked sorrowful.

Upon hearing those words, Yan Ling seemed to realize something. He no longer hesitated and bent down instead, helping Yan Shuang, who was kneeling on the floor, up.

"Since father already said so, and little sister already knows her wrongs, what more can I say? "I will only take it as an accident. If there is a next time …" Yan Ling gently held Yan Shuang as he wiped away her tears.

"Sister, don't worry. There won't be a next time. There definitely won't be." Yan Shuang hurriedly promised when she saw the situation.

After a long while, Yan Ling remained silent. He did not say anything, but Yan Shuang became anxious. After waiting for a while, she gently tugged at Yan Ling's sleeve. When Yan Ling looked over, she stealthily glanced at Liang He, who was sitting beside her. Naturally, the meaning was obvious.

Yan Ling glanced at Yan Shuang, seemingly hesitating. He lowered his head, not daring to look at Liang He.

Yan Shuang looked at her father helplessly. Prime Minister Yan Shuang gave him a look, and Yan Ling immediately understood. He tugged on Yan Ling's sleeve, and tears welled up in his eyes again.

When Yan Ling saw the look on Yan Shuang's face, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Where did she go when she was doing something earlier? Now that the matter had blown up, he finally thought of asking her to plead for mercy.

"Your Highness, since we have already found the jade pendant, can you let Shuang'er go?"