Chapter 3: Seeing and Breaking Down Tricks

"Are the traces on your body not evidence? Isn't what we saw with our own eyes evidence?" At this moment, Mu Yandan, who had fallen to the ground, got up with a heart full of hatred. She touched the bloodstains on her face. She couldn't believe that Shangguan Liuyue dared to plot against her, almost disfiguring her. She was determined to retaliate fiercely and trample her underfoot.

Liuyue raised her eyebrows and sneered. Mu Yandan and Shangguan Yuqing had always been in cahoots. Acting on Shangguan Yuqing's orders, she, as the daughter of the Minister of Punishments, often abused and beat her, harboring deep enmity towards her.

Now that her body had changed hands, she wouldn't allow anyone to bully and mistreat her. She would be in charge of her own body.

With Mu Yandan's insinuation, the gazes of all the young masters and misses turned towards Liuyue.

At this moment, Liuyue and Wang Ermazi stood very close. Her clothes had been torn into strips, barely covering her skin. Her face, neck, and hands were covered in bruises and marks of intimacy.

Her shoes, coat, and hair accessories were scattered on the bed, all of which confirmed her affair with Wang Ermazi.

When the Crown Prince entered, Wang Ermazi was already pale with fear, and he knelt down with a thud.

Seeing this scene, everyone looked at Liuyue with disdain, but she showed no sign of fear. She was not a timid and submissive person, nor would she be killed by the judgmental eyes of society.

At this moment, Shangguan Yuqing suddenly walked towards Liuyue, looking at her with concern, then turned to the Crown Prince: "Please calm down, Your Highness. My sister must not have done it on purpose. There must be a misunderstanding. Perhaps she was forced by someone to lose her chastity. I hope Your Highness will spare her life."

Liuyue sneered at Shangguan Yuqing, her half-sister, who was truly "kind-hearted."

Just a casual mention of losing her chastity, and she had already sentenced her to death.

Shangguan Yuqing and she were like heaven and earth. She was a despised waste, while Shangguan Yuqing was the number one beauty of the Great Jin Dynasty, a medical genius from the Shangguan family, with a line of suitors extending beyond the fifth ring road of the capital.

"Yuqing, you are too kind. Even if she is your sister, you cannot defend her. This is not a minor offense; it is the crime of adultery." Mu Yandan touched the bloodstains on her face, still feeling dizzy and resentful, glaring at Liuyue. "Even if she is your sister, you cannot protect her. She has committed such a despicable act, tarnishing your family's reputation. It will bring trouble to you and your sisters. Such a person is not worth your help."

Liuyue glanced at Mu Yandan and Shangguan Yuqing, her eyes flashing with a cold light. "So you are so sure that I am having an affair with someone? Take a good look. These are not love marks; they are the scratches left when he tried to molest me, and I resisted. This villain was instigated by someone, attempting to defile me. Fortunately, I resisted and escaped his clutches."

Originally, Liuyue had no intention of arguing with them, but her body was too weak, and she had no backing at the moment, so she had to endure and bide her time for now.

In this feudal society, with strict hierarchies, imperial power was supreme, men were dominant, and women were subordinate. Once a woman was accused of adultery, she could forget about living a good life. Usually, she would end up in a pig cage or drowned in a pond. Therefore, she would not let the Crown Prince and others have their way. She would firmly deny these accusations.

Her fiancé was so ruthless, actually conspiring with Mu Yandan and others to frame her, trying to ruin her reputation and eager to humiliate her. But now that she had this body, she would not allow such a thing to happen. She was not someone to be trifled with. Whatever they did to her today, she would get it back tenfold or a hundredfold!

Liuyue's words astonished everyone.

She had turned from a woman having an affair to a brave woman who fought against the villain to her death. Not only could the Crown Prince not blame her, he had to praise her? It was truly shameless.

At this moment, Wang Ermazi was trembling with fear. His knees were shaking as he knelt on the ground. He had been told by Luoluo that he was bullying a maid who had offended her, and if he helped her deal with the maid, she would give him a hundred taels of silver.

But now, it seemed that the person in front of him was not a maid, but the future Princess Consort, Shangguan Liuyue, the legitimate daughter of the current Grand General.

He was in big trouble. If it was confirmed that he had bullied the future Princess Consort, his whole family would be exterminated.

Thinking of this, he could only shift the blame onto Shangguan Liuyue. So, he kowtowed to the Crown Prince, "Please calm down, Your Highness. It was Shangguan Liuyue who seduced me. She threw flirtatious glances at me and called me here for a secret meeting. Everything was her initiative, and I was forced."

He had originally wanted to say that he hadn't bullied Liuyue at all, but the marks on her body were too real. No one would believe him. It was better not to say such nonsense for now. He had to take advantage of the opportunity to quickly shift the blame onto Liuyue and hope to absolve himself of guilt.

Liuyue narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked coldly at Wang Ermazi. Her calm eyes carried an unyielding dignity. Her voice was devoid of any warmth as she said, "You claim that I seduced you and that it was my initiative. Then why did I use a vase to hit you?"

Wang Ermazi's face turned pale, and he quickly covered his head. He was terrified by the frightening look in her eyes, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

"This wasn't caused by you. It was because I was too excited and accidentally fell, landing right on top of the vase," said Liu Yue.

"It's quite a coincidence that you managed to fall on top of it," remarked Wang Er Mazhi. "No matter how you fall, you can only hit the front or the back, it's impossible to hit the top of the head. It's clear that he's lying."

Now, some of the ladies who didn't understand the truth began to look at Wang Er Mazhi with suspicion. He felt his scalp tingle and his nerves were in chaos.

"Also, didn't you say I seduced you? That means you have some understanding of me. So, tell everyone, do I have any special marks or signs on my body? Don't tell me you don't remember."

"At that time, it was too dark in the room, I couldn't see clearly," stammered Wang Er Mazhi.

"I have three black moles on my foot. So, tell me, are these moles on my left foot or right foot?"

"On the left... no, right... no, they're on both."

"Alright, I'll show you the truth," Liu Yue sneered, then coldly sat on the ground and revealed her pair of snow-white feet, devoid of any black moles.

"Have you all seen clearly? There are no black moles on my feet at all. So, who is lying? Did I seduce him? I believe only people with normal brains can see the truth."

On the contrary, only those with abnormal minds would doubt her.