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"That's right, you wanted to harm Second Miss Shui, because Second Miss Zuo helped Second Miss Shui, so you wanted to vent your anger on her and push her into the lake." Hou Zhiwen shouted loudly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Stop quibbling. We have all seen the crown prince and second lady of the Left be assassinated. Even second lady Shui can testify!" Hou Zhiwen said.

"Yu'er can testify!" Hou Ziming said.

… ….

"This subject's daughter, Shui Qianyu, pays her respects to the Emperor." Shui Qianyu weakly bowed and said gently.

"Tsk tsk, she's also a daughter of the Shui family, but the gap between them is so huge. One of them was well-mannered, while the other one … "Heh …" Hou Zhiwen glanced at Shui Qiannan and said mockingly.

Shui Qiannan swept his sharp gaze across the crowd. Hou Zhiwen shuddered and hid behind Hou Ziming. When the emperor saw Hou Zhiwen's useless actions, his frown deepened.

"Shui Qianyu, I ask you, can you bear witness to Shui Qiannan killing Zuo Yi Yun?" The Emperor asked sternly.

"This subject doesn't know whether elder sister did this to the second lady of the Zuo family, but this subject knows that elder sister truly wants my life, so arranging assassins underwater is not impossible." Shui Qianyu cautiously asked.

If she clearly said that Shui Qiannan did it, it would only raise suspicion on the Emperor's part.

"Shui Qiannan, do you have something to say?" the Emperor asked.

"I only feel that it's very funny. All along, it's not that I want her life, but she wants mine." She looked at Shui Qianyu and asked, "Did you invite me to swim in the lake?"

"Yes." Shui Qianyu carefully replied.

"Then did you tell me that it was the Brook Lake the day we went for a swim? Did I go with you?" Shui Qinan asked again, pointing at the crown prince and Shui Qianyu.

"... "Yes." Shui Qianyu instantly understood the meaning behind Shui Qiannan's question. She was extremely regretful for not having told Shui Qiannan where to swim in the lake earlier.

"Very good, since I only found out which lake it was that day, and it was also the Xizi Lake that you guys went to. What time do I have to arrange the killers? Furthermore, the Xizi Lake is so big, how would I know where to place the killers? " Shui Qiannan said aggressively.

"This... How can I be clear on this, but you are the one who pushed the second lady on the left side! " Shui Qianyu panicked as she hurriedly said.

"I pushed it? Are you sure? " The corner of Shui Qiannan's mouth curled up into a cold smile as he spoke in a clear and cold tone.

"Of course, it was just the three of us, who else could it have been other than you?" Shui Qianyu calmly replied. Shui Qiannan shook his head and said with a bright smile, "You also said that it was only the three of us, why didn't you push it?"

"Stop arguing. Shui Qianyu, let me ask you. You can only prove that Shui Qiannan pushed Second Miss Zuo into the water, but not that Shui Qiannan sent the killer here. Is that true?" The emperor's deep voice slowly resounded in the hall.

"Yes." Shui Qianyu weakly replied.

"Then why did the crown prince and sixth brother say that you could prove that Shui Qiannan sent assassins to hide at the bottom of the lake?" The emperor questioned sternly.

"Those people claimed that they were ordered by sister to kill my daughter, and said that she would push her into the water and let them get rid of her in the water. However, I don't want to believe that my sister would be so cruel to my daughter, because my daughter thinks that it was just a misunderstanding." Shui Qianyu choked on her words, almost crying as she looked at the emperor.

"Yu'er, you're still speaking up for her at this time? Why are you so stupid?" Hou Ziming looked at Shui Qianyu lovingly and said.

He then sighed and looked at the emperor, "Father, Yu'er has a kind heart, but she doesn't want to kill Shui Qiannan. Please investigate."

"That's right, royal father. You know what Shui Qiannan's character is, she beat me and Seventh Brother in the Family Competition that day." It's clear that she wants to take care of whoever is unhappy. " Hou Zhiwen did not forget to add fuel to the fire.

"That's not right, Imperial Father. That day, Sai'er of the family was present as well. Someone provoked Miss Shui first, and Miss Shui was so angry that she wanted to take care of them, thus mistakenly injuring Sixth and Seventh Brother." Hou Qingyu interjected in a neutral tone.

"Then is she arrogant?" Hou Zhi asked.

"I feel that Miss Shui's actions are advisable, a person of character." As Hou Qingyu spoke, he glanced at Shui Qiannan appreciatively. He was so angry that Hou Zhiwen could not say a word.

Seeing this, Hou Ziming's expression gradually turned cold. Hou Qingyu was obviously going against him!

"You want Second Miss Zuo to testify with you?" Shui Qiannan's eyes were as calm as the surface of a lake as he coldly asked.

"Of course." Shui Qianyu said.

"Then please bear witness for me, your majesty. In two days, I will personally make Zuo Yiyun say who pushed her." Shui Qiannan said to the emperor in a clear voice.

The Emperor hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly. Shui Qiannan then turned to Shui Qianyu and asked with a smile, "What about you? Do you dare to confront me in two days?"

From the corner of her eyes, Shui Qianyu looked towards Hou Ziming, who bowed his head in acknowledgment. He knew that Zuo Yi Yun had disappeared for no reason, even Shui Qienan probably didn't know. He thought he could cure Zuo Yi Yun.

However, Shui Qiannan was quite capable, he almost let her save Zuo Yi Yun. Luckily, he had kept his trump card.

When Shui Qianyu saw Hou Ziming nod at her, her initially nervous mood immediately lightened by quite a bit. She gently smiled and said, "Since big sister wants to confront me that much, little sister will be waiting for you in two days."

Shui Qiannan shook his head. He didn't think that she was unaware of the little things that were happening between Shui Qianyu and Hou Ziming. Hou Ziming only dared to ask Shui Qianyu to come under his orders because he knew Zuo Yiyun wasn't in the Zuo family. What a pity, Zuo Yiyun was currently in Lin Xuanyi's mansion.

Mhmm, she was looking forward to seeing Zuo Yiyun's expression when Shui Qianyu and Hou Ziming meet up two days later.

Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of him today, the Emperor waved his hand to disperse them.

Shui Qiannan quickly walked out of the manor. Shui Qianyu assumed that Shui Qiannan was going to the Zuo Residence to find Zuo Yi Yun. After she walked out from the entrance of the hall, she whispered to Hou Ziming, "Zi Ming, will she really heal Zuo Yi Yun?"