Wang Lang immediately ran over to them.
Thud—
Then he dropped to his knees before them.
"My lords, you must save me! I was framed!"
Wang Lang hurriedly cried out.
Ye Tianyi stood before him and said, "I'll only ask you one question. Everything hinges on this question. I want to hear the truth from you—were you really framed?"
Wang Lang immediately gripped the bars of the cell door in front of him and said excitedly, "I was framed. I really was framed."
Yi Qiyue then said, "You should know that we only came because someone asked us to. Whether we succeed or not doesn't matter. But if you want to live, you need to tell the truth. Only by telling the truth will you have a chance to clear your name. Things have already come to this point, so there's no need for you to lie."
Wang Lang hurriedly said, "My lady, as you said, things have already come to this point. I definitely won't lie."
Yi Qiyue nodded. "Alright, then tell us roughly what happened."
Wang Lang sighed and said, "Yes."
"This matter is rather strange. Princess Consort Xin and I do know each other; we met at a banquet, but it was only a chance encounter. She is His Highness the Han King's consort. Even if I truly harbored ill intentions, I would never have dared to do anything."
Ye Tianyi nodded.
At this point, there was no need for Wang Lang to lie.
"Princess Consort Xin has a private estate outside the Han King's residence called Green Bamboo Garden. That night, after drinking with several friends, I was walking home in a daze and passed by Green Bamboo Garden."
"After that, I seemed to have drunkenly passed out in front of Green Bamboo Garden. When I