Shen Yinning choked back her sobs: "Even if I am in the wrong, does Sister Ruizhu bear no fault? I merely mentioned that you admired the Crown Prince, and you got enraged!"
Ruizhu's eyes widened, her soul almost frightened out of her body!
Previously, there had been other sisters who confessed their love for the Crown Prince, even going so far as to drug him in an attempt to climb into his bed, but the Crown Prince had swiftly sent them off to perform hard labor, where they exhausted themselves to death within years.
Ruizhu's face turned ghostly pale, and she decisively kowtowed: "Your Highness, please discern the truth. This servant has been loyal to you wholeheartedly, with absolutely no such thoughts! Shen Yinning first harmed Qing Liu, then she slandered this servant with baseless accusations, disrupting the entire Eastern Palace. I implore Your Highness to punish her harshly!"
The trusted guards who knew Qing Liu immediately knelt down in unison.
