Chapter 506: Chapter 506
Tangyuan truly lived up to her past as both Princess and Empress; her demeanor was firmly controlled, steadfast even in her full figure.
Initially, the shopkeeper didn’t want to offend Miss Cao and thought to find an easy target to settle the bill. However, the stout woman, apparently another who wouldn’t cry until she saw the coffin, decided to inquire about Cao Xuehua’s intentions after some probing, then promptly reported the incident to the government.
The butler and guard waiting outside found it odd that their young lady hadn’t emerged for quite some time. Upon detecting some argument within, they inquired only to learn that their young lady had been framed by Miss Cao. Normally they would have intervened, but since Miss Cao was related to the Cao Family from Consort De, how could they interfere?
Thus, they immediately sent word to the palace.
After the government officials arrived, they first asked about the background and the sequence of events, then questioned nearby onlookers. Everything seemed to put Tangyuan at a disadvantage. She knew no one would risk proving anything for an unimportant person like herself. So, without compensation, she was likely to be sent directly to the Ministry of Justice’s prison, facing a grim fate.
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After a long silence, she had repeatedly reviewed the videos in her space and had a thoroughly clear picture of the situation.
She then stared straight at Cao Xuehua, "I haven’t moved from this spot since the incident occurred. Miss Cao, where were you when you had the bracelet in your hand?"
Cao Xuehua, still mocking Tangyuan’s overestimation of herself, thought she wouldn’t be afraid even if something happened, for her father would naturally help her. But she never expected this woman to be so bold as to interrogate her publicly?
Cao Xuehua, disinterested, continued to touch up her rouge and chose not to respond to her.
By now, the Clothes Shop was surrounded by local citizens watching the spectacle. Tangyuan, unafraid of escalating the issue, loudly questioned.
"Miss Cao, please clarify where you were standing, how I supposedly tripped you, which hand of yours the bracelet smashed in? Even if no one here will testify for me, it doesn’t matter. I have seen everything clearly myself. There must be a clear distinction between right and wrong. The officials here are your father’s men; naturally, they would be biased towards you. From entering up until now, they haven’t even asked how the incident happened but only focused on irrelevant questions like ’Did you see it?’ ’Isn’t it so that this woman tripped Miss Cao?’ Since they aren’t going to investigate the case properly, then let me help them investigate and see how you, Miss Cao Xuehua, can so brazenly speak such outrageous lies."
Tangyuan’s daring words not only shocked the soldiers on site but also caused the butler to sweat for her, since their master had not arrived, and angering these officials might indeed attract physical punishment.
Cao Xuehua hadn’t expected to provoke such a fierce woman. Seeing her fear neither heaven nor earth, she shouldn’t really think just because of her cousin, she could be utterly fearless, should she? Immediately, she signaled the soldiers with a glance, What are you standing there for? Take her away!
Following the direction from Cao Xuehua, the soldiers stepped forward and grabbed Tangyuan’s shoulders. Tangyuan shouted fiercely, "Let go!"