The Embroidered Uniform Guard worked with astonishing speed. Before a single stick of incense had finished burning, they had already returned.
"Your Highness, we have confirmed that the wine was indeed drugged. Gao Shan was the one who drugged it!"
Dantai Mo turned to Gao Shan. "Heir Apparent's Wife, why are you crying thief when you're the thief yourself?!"
Gao Shan said, "I've been wronged, Your Highness! Why would I drug myself?!"
[Her head got caught in a door, obviously!]
[Only a square-headed idiot could pull off something like drugging herself!]
The Black Tortoise System said, [Looking closely, Gao Shan's head really is a little square and flat. Has she actually had it caught in a door?!]
Dantai Mo: *[...]*
Could you stop believing everything the Fifth Miss said?!
"Silence! Let the Embroidered Uniform Guard finish!" Dantai Mo's expression hardened, his gaze darkening.
The prince looked down at her from above, his imposing presence like dark clouds blotting out the sun.
Gao Shan lowered her head sheepishly.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard reported, "The Heir Apparent's Wife intended to use the drug to harm someone else. Unexpectedly, the Marquise discovered it and switched the drugged wine."
Dantai Mo asked, "Whom did she intend to harm?"
The Embroidered Uniform Guard replied, "The Heir Apparent's Wife intended to harm the lady and young ladies of the Jinyang Marquis's Residence. According to the testimony of Gao Shan's senior maid, her specific target was the Fifth Miss of the Jinyang Marquis's Residence."
With her secret exposed, Gao Shan shuddered violently.
She opened her mouth to defend herself, but not a single word came out.
Dantai Mo stared at her, and the temperature around them plummeted.
All Gossip turned to Jian Ruonan.
Jian Ruonan had known all along, so she barely reacted.
She cupped her cheeks