The noise in the room stopped instantly, and those who had been crowding behind the curtain to watch the farce of the argument on the stage turned back as if they had seen a ghost.
Although they didn't see His Highness very often, who would not remember His Highness's voice if they were really in office? Anyone who wanted to rise to a higher position had to get to know His Highness. Now, they heard Xiao Heng's voice.
But isn’t Xiao Heng on the platform
Now the farce above seemed to be still going on. Everyone looked at the direction where the sound came from. Then, they saw Xiao Heng walking in calmly with a smile. There was still time to look around the scene in the roll-up shed. Then Xiao Heng smiled and raised his eyebrows and asked: "What's going on? I just went out for something, why is it so lively here? Could it be that the wine in Grandpa Ji's house is too delicious and everyone is drunk?"
Senator Yang had a complicated look. The other young officials did not know the seriousness of the situation and certainly did not know what was happening.
But how could a man like him who had gotten to this position in the officialdom be a fool? Since Xiao Heng appeared here, the things on the high platform must be a trap. Someone wanted Xiao Heng to be branded as a king who took his minister's wife away, and wanted to alienate Xiao Heng from the Ji family. At the same time, while discrediting Xiao Heng, the Ji family would lose all face from then on.
However, this game now seems to have failed.
There was no need for Senator Yang to explain this point. The moment Mrs. Ji saw Xiao Heng, her expression completely explained the problem.
Old Master Ji was surprised and delighted. He had just woken up after being pinched on the Ren Zhong point when he saw Xiao Heng. At this moment, Xiao Heng was like a bright pearl, shining brightly in the night. His presence here, in front of these important figures in Kunming, was more useful than any clarification or future excuses!
He saved the Ji family's reputation.
Therefore, Master Ji choked with sobs and trembling lips, supported the eldest master's hand and stood up, saying in a resounding voice: "Your Highness is here now, in front of so many people, my Ji family dares to swear that we have never had any such dirty thoughts. If I have, I, Ji Changqing, will not die well!"
This oath was really a heavy one. If it had been made before, no one would have believed it. But now, Xiao Heng was standing here innocently, and everyone would have believed it without him making the oath. However, after he made the oath, it went without saying that everyone believed without even thinking about it that Second Madam Ji was talking nonsense.
Everyone in the Ji family breathed a sigh of relief, especially Young Master Ji, who was almost on the verge of tears.
Not only the Ji family members breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, Lord Liao and others also breathed a sigh of relief.
If His Highness was really discovered hugging someone else's wife in front of so many people, his reputation would be too bad. Moreover, whether they helped or not, they would be in a difficult position. It would be best if this thing didn't happen at all.
Therefore, Lord Liao coughed lightly, and glanced at the shocked and embarrassed Madam Ji with an ambiguous look, and said lightly: "It's nothing, Your Highness doesn't know. Everyone was having a good meal, and Madam Ji suddenly burst in crying, asking me to give her justice, saying that Your Highness took my wife away and fell in love with her daughter-in-law. This really scared me. Tell me, should I be fair or what? Fortunately, nothing like this happened. Now, I also want to know, Madam Ji, what do you think? Making such a thing out of nothing can't be justified by a joke or misunderstanding. What is your intention?"
Liao Jingxu didn't waste time talking to her and just made it clear directly.
Can't he see that this is a setup against Xiao Heng
As for the previous assassination, everyone suspected that someone had colluded with the assassins and leaked the information, which led to such tragic consequences. Now that something like this happened during dinner, who wouldn't think too much? There was no need to think too much. In fact, Liao Jingxu had already determined that Mrs. Ji must have been instructed by someone, and this person should be the spy left in Yunnan who colluded with Wei Desheng and Mu Tong!
However, they were one step behind. They had originally intended to scheme against Xiao Heng, but who knew that Xiao Heng would outwit them instead.
Mrs. Ji's face was pale and she was speechless. At this time, the farce on the high platform finally ended. Mrs. Ji hurriedly brought people in and scolded Mrs. Ji with a face full of anger: "Sister-in-law, what on earth are you doing? Why did you trick Rui'er into going to the high platform to replace Mr. Zhuo to perform? And then you arranged so many people to go up and cause trouble?"
Mrs. Ji was so angry that she was shaking all over.
When everyone was fascinated by Zhuo Dajia's music, she felt something was wrong - the profile of the person reflected on the screen on the platform was not Zhuo Dajia at all!
She had been in charge for many years and had kept the Ji family's backyard in good order. She realized something was wrong at that time and immediately took her people straight to the platform.
She also had a tacit understanding with the head of the family. She knew that both her father-in-law and husband were simply asking Zhuo Dajia to perform, and they had no intention of flattering him. If they really had, they would not have done it so obviously. Moreover, even the idea of asking Zhuo Dajia to perform was actually proposed by the second wife.
The second wife said, after all, he is a man, and what man doesn’t like beautiful women
Although the Ji family did not have that intention, they always had to make sure it was roughly the same on the surface so that everyone would be satisfied.
So, the family decided to let Zhuo Da perform.
However, the Second Wife had ulterior motives. Before the performance, she sent someone to send Zhuo away, saying that there was an emergency at home and Zhuo was not allowed to perform. Then, she went to tell her future daughter-in-law, Hong Rui, that Zhuo could not perform because everyone in the family might be angry with her and Zhuo would be punished. This made it natural for Hong Rui, Zhuo's favorite disciple, to ask to perform for her master.
The second wife made all this happen, and then sent someone to invite Xiao Heng to the platform.
Mrs. Ji's fingers were shaking with anger. She was an extremely meticulous and cautious person, so even though there was a big commotion on the podium, she immediately had everyone seal up all the things. That was why an experienced nanny smelled that the incense on top was not right, it was an aphrodisiac incense!
Aphrodisiac incense! It's self-evident what the second wife wants to do by using this thing on her.
It is precisely because of this that Mrs. Ji is now extremely angry. She gave the Crown Prince a drug to make him look bad in public. She is more cruel and ruthless than anyone could imagine. Doesn't she know what the consequences will be
If the plan really succeeds, Xiao Heng will definitely hate the Ji family to death.