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"How am I not respectful? You all didn't even listen to what I had to say before you started punishing me? "

Mu Zhihuan's handsome face did not reveal any expression, but her eyes were bright. Just as she was about to speak up … Suddenly, a cold voice could be heard from outside the hall.

"This matter is more suitable for me to explain."

He was dressed in white, his sickly white face had a faint smile, looking very polite and distant, it was actually Gu Mingxuan?

Mu Zhihuan's heart tightened. Why did he come here? If he were to come to an occasion like this, not only would she not wash herself clean, she might also get beaten up by this woman, Consort Xian, saying that they were not in order.

"Greetings to Your Majesty and the Consort Xian."

Gu Mingxuan's clear and cold voice sounded out in the great hall, sounding like a melody, causing everyone to feel relaxed and happy.

The Emperor gave an indifferent grunt, but shot Mu Zhihuan a glance from the corner of her eyes, "You say? Do you know what mistake this woman committed? Who, in your opinion, is convincing? "

As if he had already guessed that he would be troubled, Gu Mingxuan lightly pursed his lips, and a hint of a faint smile rose from his pale lips: "Since that's the case, then let the third person present speak."

With that, Gu Mingxuan stepped aside, revealing Princess Pingle who was dressed in willow green robes behind her.

After seeing the Emperor and the Consort Xian, he paid his respects and began to explain, "Then I shall first explain why I have to go kayaking with my wife."

The corner of Princess Pingle's eyes sneaked a glance at Mu Zhihuan, and then cleared her throat, "As everyone knows, at Crown Prince Jiang Zimu's birthday banquet, the successor of Prince Lee accidentally fell into the water. The situation at that time was extremely critical, and it was Gu Mingxuan who ignored the night water and bone-piercing jumped in to save the successor …"

Seeing the crowd of people, the Princess Pingle smiled, she was dignified and magnanimous: "I believe that everyone present has heard of this, right?"

After all, what happened at the time wasn't small either. A long time after that, the rumors still spread that Mu Zhihuan had an eccentric personality and she actually lost face during the Crown Prince's birthday banquet.

Seeing that no one refuted him, Pingle continued to explain, "Mingxuan saved Prince Lee's son, and because he fell into water and was infected by the cold, he was unable to escape. When Aunt Wang found out about this, he paid a visit to express his gratitude, and coincidentally met me."

Raising her face to look at Consort Xian, Princess Pingle said with a calm face, "May I ask Empress Consort Xian, is there anything wrong with Aunt Wang's way of doing this? This is what any person would do, right? "

"This... Naturally, there was nothing wrong with it … Since she had already thanked him, why did she still appear in front of Gu Mingxuan's residence a second time? Furthermore, you even hid away guiltily. How can you explain that? "

This time, without waiting for Princess Pingle's reply, Mu Zhihuan sneered: "I did indeed go to the door of the Great Wei Prince's mansion, and I did hide, but I went to his door because I wanted to buy candy for my son.

Upon hearing this question, the candy seller hurriedly nodded. "That's right."

Seeing that Mu Zhihuan was about to clear her suspicions, Consort Xian hurriedly asked, "Then why did you hide? If it was in the open, what would you have to hide from? "

Just as Mu Zhihuan was about to say that she felt it wasn't good to appear in front of them just like that, Pingle helped her out, "About this, we'll have to talk about the last boat trip again."

After pausing for a moment, Pingle glanced at Gu Mingxuan shyly: "Last time, when I was sailing together with Aunt Wang and the other Crown Prince s, because of the slip of my feet, I accidentally fell into the river. After being rescued, Aunt Wang entered the palace to visit me after knowing that I had gotten better, but for some reason, when I saw Aunt Wang, I felt suffocated and uncomfortable, as though I was still in the water."

As she spoke till here, Pingle frowned a little uncomfortably. "Later on, the imperial physician said that it was probably because I had a bad feeling about what had happened at Fallen Lake."

"It was also because Aunt Wang was by my side at the time, so when I saw her, my mind automatically recalled the uneasiness of that time, which affected my mood, causing me to have difficulty breathing."

"The imperial physician also said that in order for such a thing to not happen again, it would be better to stay away from Aunt Wang for a period of time. Later on, I sent someone to inform her about this too, so she was actually hiding away when we bumped into each other at the mansion for her own sake."

Hearing that, Consort Xian laughed disdainfully, "Then why aren't you afraid anymore?"

Princess Pingle's face reddened when she was asked this question.

She embarrassedly raised her hand. Only then did everyone see Gu Mingxuan's big hand holding hers, looking like he was protecting her.

"Because Mingxuan is here, although I am feeling a little better right now, I still don't dare to look at Aunt Wang's face."

The credibility of Pingle's explanation almost didn't need to be verified, everyone was already aware of it

After all, at that time, almost the entire imperial palace knew that the princess had fallen into the water, and because Pingle was the one who had been carried back at that time, it caused a commotion within half of the imperial palace.

However, no one would have thought that the princess would actually have the guts to directly hold onto the hand of the Great Yan Prince in the great hall.

Wasn't this confirming the rumors about the two of them?

Mu Zhihuan also did not expect to see this scene.

Her heart was instantly filled with an indescribable bitterness. When she looked at Gu Mingxuan again, Mu Zhihuan felt like she was suffocating.

"So this means that Mu Zhihuan and the crown prince were truly innocent before they left, and were spread around randomly by those people?"

Seeing Gu Mingxuan and Pingle holding hands, the emperor smiled with a face full of wrinkles.

Gu Mingxuan timely continued: "At least, I don't think there is any relationship between me and the Prince Lee's Concubine that should not be known by outsiders."

When the Emperor heard this, he happily narrowed his eyes. "This is great, Princess Pingle has grown up in the palace since childhood, so it's hard to avoid being annoyed in the palace. If the crown prince is free, he can always enter the palace and walk around with Pingle."

These words were already so obvious, he would be a fool if he still didn't understand.

Gu Mingxuan nodded with a smile: "Of course."

The clear and cold voice was as usual, but it was enough to freeze Mu Zhihuan's heart.

Seeing that this matter is about to be brought to an end, Consort Xian panicked: "If this matter is resolved, then what about the brothel's matter? Mu Zhihuan, you are a woman, going to a brothel, this kind of disgraceful place, can be said to have thrown your face into the royal family's. "

Would she lose face if she went? It was not that Mu Zhihuan was arrogant, just saying that in this hall, other than the Emperor, every man would probably go there. Why not she scold these men?

Rolling her eyes in her heart, Mu Zhihuan laughed lightly: "Not only can brothels have fun, they can also drink wine from poems. I'm going to brothels but I won't go to the brothels to look for inspiration."