Compared to Jiang Shiyan's paranoia and madness, Shen Nanzhi remained calm from beginning to end.

The way she looked at Jiang Shiyan was as if she was looking at a stranger.

Mother Liu, who was standing by, was startled by Jiang Shiyan's look and subconsciously tried to dodge, but then she heard Jiang Shiyan call her name: "Your Majesty, this is the old woman who originally served Shen Nanzhi. Later, Shen Nanzhi placed her next to my son with ulterior motives. This incident must be related to her."

Jiang Shiyan turned to look at Madam Liu and said, "Madam Liu, didn't you say before that Shen Nanzhi threatened you and asked you to do something for her? In today's incident, were you instructed by Shen Nanzhi to plot against A Yuan?"

Mother Liu's face had already turned pale.

When she reported the matter to the father and son of the Jiang family and conspired to frame Shen Nanzhi, she had already prepared to fight to the death with Shen Nanzhi.

However, she never expected that Shen Nanzhi was not dead, and the incident had caused such a big fuss!

There was a hidden meaning in Jiang Shiyan's words, how could she not hear it?

Mother Liu was still hesitating, and Jiang Shiyan said, "You also have a son, so you must understand how I feel at the moment. As long as you are willing to tell me the truth of the matter, I will never embarrass you."

People who didn't know the inside story thought he was trying to persuade Mother Liu by appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her.

But Shen Nanzhi clearly heard the reminder and threat to Mrs. Liu in his words.

Sure enough, when her son was mentioned, Mother Liu's eyes turned red. Without hesitation, she took a step forward and knelt down in the direction of Emperor Shunqing on the observation platform: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

"Every word Lord Jiang said is true. I was originally working for the Shen family. Lord Jiang broke up with Shen Nanzhi a few days ago. In order to avenge Lord Jiang, she arranged for me to enter the Jiang family so that I could cooperate with her and wait for an opportunity to deal with Master Jiang!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Shen Nanzhi's third and fourth aunts frowned upon hearing this. The third aunt immediately scolded, "You are talking nonsense! It's obvious that you betrayed your master first!"

After saying that, the Third Aunt turned to look at Emperor Shunqing: "Your Majesty, this is the Shen family's family affair. I don't want to let the family scandal be exposed. Jiang Shiyan has humiliated my Shen family to this extent. I don't care about any family scandals. It was this cunning servant who was instructed by Jiang Shiyan to poison my Shen family's elder sister and almost took her life! This led to the complete break between the Shen and Jiang families!"

The news is more explosive than the last.

Previously, Shen Yanxin and Jiang Shiyan suddenly divorced. People outside who didn't know the truth made all kinds of speculations, and even countless versions were spread.

But no one could have imagined that Jiang Shiyan would actually poison Shen Yanxin?

That's the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. As the son-in-law of the Shen family who has relied on the Shen family to get to where he is today, how dare he do that!

At this time, the discussion among the people present became louder.

Seeing that the situation was about to turn against him, Jiang Shiyan quickly spoke up: "Your Majesty, please understand clearly that they are slandering us in order to cover up Shen Nanzhi's murder of A Yuan. Your Majesty should not be misled by their one-sided words."

Just as the third aunt was about to speak, Shen Nanzhi, who had not spoken before, stood up. She nodded at the third aunt, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

Then he looked up at Jiang Shiyan and said, "Then let's follow Lord Jiang's wishes. Let's get down to business first and talk about Mama Liu's matter."

"Master Jiang is asleep too. You can't just listen to one-sided words. Do you think the one-sided words of a servant who was kicked out of my Shen family are convincing?"

Jiang Shiyan looked at Shen Nanzhi coldly: "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Shen Nanzhi, do you think we don't have evidence?"

As he said this, he glared at Mother Liu who was kneeling on the ground.

Mama Liu said quickly, "Yes, yes! Previously, Shen Nanzhi had given me a small packet of powder and asked me to sprinkle it on the young master, saying that it would drive the black bear crazy and would not arouse anyone's suspicion. Of course, I refused, so Shen Nanzhi took the powder away. Now that the young master is in trouble, it must be related to her. Whether Shen Nanzhi has touched the powder or still has it in her pocket, we can know as long as the emperor summons the imperial physician to check!"

It was clear that Mother Liu came prepared.

Even the two aunts sitting in the stands were a little worried that Shen Nanzhi had been tricked.

Unexpectedly, Shen Nanzhi said calmly: "Well, in this case, Your Majesty might as well ask the imperial physician to come and check to see which of us has been contaminated with the powder."

Shen Nanzhi's expression made Jiang Shiyan feel dazed for a moment, thinking that Shen Nanzhi had already made up his mind. But when he looked at Mother Liu's determined eyes, it was obvious that the matter had been settled. So, Jiang Shiyan's hesitation was only for a moment and he quickly suppressed it.

He originally conspired with Jiang Qingyuan to ask Mother Liu to give the powder to Shen Nanzhi, and took the opportunity to give Shen Nanzhi the muscle softening powder.

Not only did they want Shen Nanzhi to be eaten by black bears in the dense forest, they also wanted to put the blame on Shen Nanzhi.

As soon as Shen Nanzhi died, Liu's mother stepped forward and said that it was Shen Nanzhi who instructed her to give Jiang Qingyuan the powder, but instead of harming others, she ended up hurting herself, and the black bear ate her first.

This was their original plan.

However, no one knew what went wrong in the process. Shen Nanzhi, who was supposed to die, was unharmed, and it was Jiang Qingyuan who fell into the mouth of the black bear. At this time, anger almost devoured all of Jiang Shiyan's reason. He was sure that as long as the existence of the powder was found on Shen Nanzhi, Shen Nanzhi's guilt would be confirmed, and she would be asked to pay for Jiang Qingyuan's life!

Moreover, the smell would linger for a long time if one was contaminated by the powder a little bit. Since Mother Liu was sure that the medicine bag was on Shen Nanzhi's body and Shen Nanzhi had touched it before, even if she had thrown it away, there should be a smell or trace left on her body.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shiyan also said: "Your Majesty, please ask the imperial physician to check."

The two sides had the same opinion, so Emperor Shunqing naturally had nothing to say. He raised his hand and said, "Go and call Dr. Zhou."

Soon, the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Dr. Zhou, was called over.

Shen Nanzhi was the first to step forward and said, "Excuse me, Doctor Zhou, is there any trace of drug powder on my body?"

Doctor Zhou clasped his fists, apologized, and took two steps closer to Shen Nanzhi. He sniffed carefully from a distance and was about to shake his head, but he seemed to have suddenly discovered something and was stunned for a moment.

Just this one move made everyone present feel their hearts in their throats.

Jiang Shiyan's heart was finally about to settle down, but at this moment, he suddenly saw Doctor Zhou walking towards him.

To be precise, he was walking towards Mother Liu who was kneeling at his feet.

"This……"

Before Jiang Shiyan could speak, Doctor Zhou suddenly frowned and said, "Something seems to be wrong with her."

As soon as these words were spoken, there were sounds of people gasping in shock all around.

Mother Liu was so frightened that her legs went limp. She immediately denied it, "You...you are slandering me. How could I..."

Although she denied it, she actually felt a little guilty in her heart, because she knew that once the smell was contaminated, it would be difficult to wash off. She was standing next to Shen Nanzhi when he opened the small oil paper bag. Even now, Mother Liu still felt guilty that she was implicated by Shen Nanzhi and was also contaminated a little.

But it only took her a moment to react. Since Shen Nanzhi, who was closest to her and opened the small oil paper package herself, was fine, how could she be in trouble?

She was about to straighten her back and defend herself, but she had already shown her weakness, and her guilty look had been seen by others.

Moreover, Doctor Zhou had already said to Emperor Shunqing: "If what I have found is correct, this smell can stimulate black bears to go into heat or even go crazy."

"You are so slanderous!"

Jiang Shiyan had an expression of disbelief on his face. He almost blurted out the answer, but he felt a little regretful after he finished speaking. After all, the other party was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and his words were the most authoritative and convincing at the moment.

Therefore, Jiang Shiyan quickly softened his tone: "Master Zhou, could there be some misunderstanding? For example, the powder on Mama Liu's body was contaminated from Shen Nanzhi? Or did Shen Nanzhi use some method to get rid of the smell on her body?"

Hearing this, Doctor Zhou shook his head and said, "This smell is long-lasting and difficult to remove with ordinary methods. Even if it is only on clothes, the fastest way is to change the clothes and wash them three or five times. If it touches your body, it will be even more difficult to remove."

As he spoke, he looked up at Shen Nanzhi: "Miss Shen, have you changed your dress today?"

Shen Nanzhi didn't need to say anything, the reactions of the people around him had already given the answer.

When Shen Nanzhi and Zhang Yuerong confronted each other before, everyone saw Shen Nanzhi wearing this outfit, and they also saw her leave the paddock and come back with their own eyes.

Jiang Shiyan still didn't give up: "What if she had prepared in advance and had someone bring a set of clothes?"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi raised an eyebrow and said, "Master Jiang, it's ridiculous. You didn't continue to investigate Madam Liu, who is now covered in drug powder, but instead you kept catching me, who has no suspicion at all. I also suspect that you are in cahoots with Madam Liu. You have to put the blame on me. What do you say?"

"You have to have evidence when you speak or do things. Lord Jiang has been an official for many years. You wouldn't convict someone just based on your words and a few words, right?"

These words made Jiang Shiyan's back teeth almost break.

At the same time, it also reminded Emperor Shunqing who was sitting on the main seat - to follow the instructions of Mother Liu.

Emperor Shunqing pointed at Mother Liu.

"Doctor Zhou, take someone to go there."

This trip, of course, refers to checking Mother Liu's tent.

From Wangyun Peak to the main camp, the round trip will only take a quarter of an hour if you are fast.

Not long after, Doctor Zhou returned with a small oil-paper bag and reported: "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I found in this old servant's bag."

Before anyone could react, Shen Nanzhi had already bent over to look at Mother Liu and said, "Mother Liu, it looks like you've also been used as a pawn by Lord Jiang."

Originally, Mother Liu hadn't figured out what was going on, but after being reminded by Shen Nanzhi, she realized that Jiang Shiyan's original plan was not to put the blame on Shen Nanzhi, but to put the blame for Shen Nanzhi's death on her!

This way, they could get rid of Shen Nanzhi and find someone to take the blame, so no one would suspect them, father and son!

The small packet of medicine powder was right in front of her. Shen Nanzhi's words were like a thunderbolt. Coupled with the continuous fear, Mother Liu had no time to think carefully and shouted angrily: "You are so good, Jiang Shiyan! You are destroying the bridge after crossing the river! You clearly said that as long as I tricked Shen Nanzhi with the medicine powder, and she was eaten by the black bear, you would save my life! I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Mother Liu, who had lost her mind, turned around and started to tear at Jiang Shiyan who was kneeling beside her.

After all, Jiang Shiyan is a civil servant who can't carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands, so he can only suffer losses when facing Mother Liu.

By the time the guards stepped forward to pull the two apart, Jiang Shiyan's face had been scratched with several bloody marks by Liu Mama's nails, his hair was tilted to one side, and even the patch on his body was torn and hung randomly to one side, making him look extremely embarrassed.

At this point, the matter is clear.

But Jiang Shiyan insisted on being stubborn, and cried, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. If I really wanted to plot against Shen Nanzhi, this rebellious girl, how could I let her live till now? Instead, it was Ayuan who died. I am innocent. It must be Shen Nanzhi who killed my son!"

Emperor Shunqing was so annoyed by his noise that he was almost losing his patience.

However, what he said was not without reason. Since he and Jiang Qingyuan were planning to murder Shen Nanzhi, why was Shen Nanzhi safe and sound?

Even if Shen Nanzhi had nothing to do with the powder, she was still somewhat suspected of being involved in Jiang Qingyuan's death.

Not only Emperor Shunqing thought so, but everyone present thought so too.

Seeing this, Shen Nanzhi just bowed and said, "It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of something. Jiang Qingyuan only brought this upon himself. Maybe he wanted to bring the powder to plot against me, but he didn't expect those black bears that shouldn't have been on the periphery to follow the scent and find him first?"

Shen Nanzhi paused at this point, and turned to look at Wang Xiaoyuan, Xiao Qi'an and others who were walking quickly towards the observation deck, and said firmly: "When Jiang Qingyuan was killed, I was not present. The deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, Lord Wang, and a group of Imperial Guard soldiers can testify for me."

On the way here, Wang Xiaoyuan had already heard about it. When he heard Shen Nanzhi's words from afar, he quickly bowed to Emperor Shunqing and said firmly: "I can testify that when the incident happened, Miss Shen did come from somewhere else and went all the way with me."

Wang Xiaoyuan was the confidant of Emperor Shunqing. What he said, combined with what the imperial physician Zhou said earlier and the evidence collected from Liu Mama's account, completely cleared Shen Nanzhi of suspicion.

Even Jiang Shiyan was stunned and said in disbelief: "How could this happen? It's not her? How could my son die?"

After Wang Xiaoyuan looked at the powder in the small oil-paper bag handed to him by Doctor Zhou, he continued to sprinkle salt on his wound and said, "Master Jiang, we also found the same powder at the place where your son had the accident, as well as a piece of oil-paper that was trampled beyond recognition. I think it was the powder that your son was carrying that attracted the black bear."

What Wang Xiaoyuan said was almost the same as what Shen Nanzhi just said.

Moreover, all the witnesses and evidence were faultless.

Jiang Shiyan couldn't accept this blow for a while and was speechless.

Emperor Shunqing then spoke: "Jiang Shiyan, do you have anything else to say?"

Just one sentence brought Jiang Shiyan back to reality.

Now it's not that he wants to put Shen Nanzhi to death, but the accusation of that stupid Liu Ma is going to drag him down and make him unable to protect himself.

Jiang Shiyan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please understand clearly that this matter is a conspiracy between my son and this cunning servant, and it has nothing to do with me. I was blinded by this dog servant because of the pain of losing my son, and I also misunderstood Zhizhi. I am guilty."

At the critical moment, for his own sake, he could even abandon his most beloved son Jiang Shiyan.

However, Shen Nanzhi was destined not to let him get his wish.

Before Emperor Shunqing could speak, Shen Nanzhi, who had been calm and composed before, suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"

Jiang Shiyan thought that was the end of it?

No, Shen Nanzhi's counterattack has just begun.

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