Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

[Hahaha, well said! Let's see how this old white lotus tries to frame Shangguan Hong now!]

Xiao Dian, who was watching the excitement in the system, couldn't help but cheer loudly.

Ying Yufu also smiled, watching Yuan Mengli speak the truth with great interest.

The crown prince listened with astonishment, "This isn't the first time I've seen someone so shameless, but every time I do, I'm still shocked!"

He looked at Cang Mingze and said, "Second Brother, are you shocked?"

Cang Mingze's face was stiff at this moment. Hearing the Crown Prince's question, he only gave a stiff smile and said, "Shocking! Shocking!"

"Hahaha, right? I'm shocked too!" The Crown Prince laughed loudly.

The second prince's face darkened.

But no one dared to speak ill of the crown prince.

Shangguan Hong looked at Yuan Mengli with an expression as if she were a clown.

What does she take the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for with this scheme?

This is absolutely unbelievable!

Yuan Fuhai's face darkened completely. He said sternly, "Mengli, don't talk nonsense. How could you be jealous of Yuan Mengtong? It's clearly Yuan Mengtong who can't tolerate you..."

As he spoke, he winked at Yuan Mengli.

A flicker of panic crossed Yuan Mengli's eyes. She tried to get up and leave, but her mouth once again betrayed her:

"Father, you don't need to defend me. I didn't say anything in anger. I was telling the truth."

Yuan Mengtong is such a good-for-nothing, how could she possibly compete with me?

I only need to shed two tears, and my father, mother, and brothers will all feel sorry for me.

So what if Yuan Mengtong is her biological daughter? What does she have to compete with me on?

Twenty years ago, if I hadn't found her an eyesore and wanted to get rid of her, would she have met Shangguan Cheng?

At that time, I sent some bandits to destroy her, but she escaped. Not only did she escape, she was also rescued by Shangguan Cheng. She even turned misfortune into blessing and married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

It's so unfair! How come Yuan Mengtong is so lucky?

On their wedding night, I went to seduce Shangguan Cheng, but that blind Shangguan Cheng didn't even look at me and threw me out, which is how the man surnamed Fang succeeded.

Otherwise… how could I have married into a lowly merchant family like the Fang family?

At this point, a hint of resentment appeared on her face as she looked at Yuan Fuhai: "It's all my father and mother's fault. Why didn't you find me a wealthy and powerful family to marry into?"

If you had arranged a good marriage for me earlier, would I have ended up living like this with my daughter, dependent on others?

Yuan Fuhai stared wide-eyed at Yuan Mengli in disbelief.

"Mengli, what...what are you saying?"

Yuan Mengli covered her mouth while her eyes were filled with terror.

What's wrong with her? Why is her mouth acting out of control?

She couldn't help but look in Ying Yufu's direction. She had just said that the pills she gave them would make them tell the truth.

Could it really be the work of her elixir?

Beside her, Fang Qiuhuan's face also turned pale. What did her mother say?

Won't this upset my maternal grandfather?

Upon hearing all this, Shangguan Hong's face turned ashen, his eyes filled with hatred.

Mountain bandits, they were mountain bandits after all.

It turns out that not only in Fu'er's precognitive dream, but also twenty years ago, this wicked woman had harmed her mother.

My mother was born into such a family; it was like being born into a den of tigers and wolves.

Fortunately, my mother met my father back then.

"Prefect Yuan, Yuan Mengli and Fang Qiuhuan said it themselves, that they were just framing Shangguan Hong."

Not only did they frame Shangguan Hong, they also plotted against the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

"The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is a family of founding heroes, yet they have been plotted against in this way. Yuan Fuhai, without your authorization, how could those two women have dared to do such a thing?"

"Your Highness, please understand! This old minister would never have dared to plot against the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. It was Yuan Mengli who was confused and talking nonsense!"

"Nonsense? What utter nonsense!"

Twenty years ago, she sent bandits to ruin Yuan Mengtong, which led to Yuan Mengtong and Shangguan Cheng getting together by mistake. Is that nonsense?

Yuan Fuhai, what other excuses do you have?

The crown prince stared at him with icy eyes, as if he were staring at a dead man.

Yuan Fuhai was drenched in cold sweat and his face was deathly pale.

Now that things have come to this, he truly has no way to defend himself.

He could only say, "Your Highness, please forgive me. This old minister was unaware of these matters; Yuan Mengli acted on her own initiative!"

"Twenty years ago, Yuan Mengli was just a young woman confined to her chambers. How could she have come into contact with bandits?"

The crown prince said with a cold laugh.

Yuan Fuhai knelt on the ground, trembling.

Beneath his lowered head, his eyes were filled with a chilling aura.

The Crown Prince... is so aggressive!

"Your Highness, please forgive me, this old minister truly knew nothing about this matter..."

"Yuan Mengli, how did you manage to hire bandits back then?" Ying Yufu asked.

"Of course I couldn't have done it alone. My second brother helped me. He contacted the bandits of Qinghuang Mountain for me..."

"Mmm!"

Yuan Mengli's mouth was gagged.

It is Hara Tomohiro.

"Mengli, you're obsessed! How could your second brother possibly have the ability to contact the bandits of Qinghuang Mountain?"

With that, he swung his sword down, knocking Yuan Mengli unconscious.

Even so, he did not hand Yuan Mengli over to the servants, but carefully held her in his arms.

Yuan Pengyi looked down at the soft person in his arms, his heart filled with complicated emotions.

The next moment, he actually picked up Yuan Mengli horizontally and looked at the Crown Prince, saying, "Your Highness, please allow me to send my sister back."

The Crown Prince ignored him and instead looked at Cang Mingze, asking, "Second Brother, what do you think?"

Cang Mingze's face stiffened: "Crown Prince, perhaps she's just possessed and talking nonsense."

The crown prince's expression was inscrutable. He glanced at Cang Mingze, a glance that was unfathomable, causing Cang Mingze to feel a sudden, inexplicable panic.

He had never sensed such an aura from the Crown Prince before.

But this time, for the first time, he realized that the Crown Prince... was not harmless.

Just as he was filled with alarm, the Crown Prince suddenly smiled and said, "Alright, since my second brother has said so, then so be it."

Is this the end of it? Are we not going to pursue this further?

Yuan Fuhai cautiously looked up at the Crown Prince.

Yuan Pengyi got his wish and carried Yuan Mengli out.

Seeing this, Yuan Liangyi also got up to apologize, and under the pretext of relieving himself, followed him out.

Based on his years of experience in reading gossip, the Crown Prince keenly sensed that Yuan Liangyi's departure was unusual.

He couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to go out and see what was going on.

Just then, the system's voice rang in Ying Yufu's mind:

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully proven Shangguan Hong's innocence. The system rewards you with 500 points, and your current balance is 8886 points!]

Immediately afterward, Xiao Dian's voice rang out: [Host, the system has just detected that Yuan Liangyi has gone out to chase Yuan Pengyi. The two brothers are currently fighting over Yuan Mengli.]

Crown Prince: "!"

He knew it! His intuition was right; there was definitely going to be some excitement!

Ying Yufu's dark eyes trembled slightly; she really wanted to go out and see the world!

Just then, the prince beside him suddenly coughed and clutched his chest in obvious discomfort.

"Fu'er, I'm not feeling well, cough cough cough..."

Ying Yufu's expression changed, and she turned her head to see the Crown Prince winking at her.

Ying Yufu immediately understood and anxiously supported him, saying, "Lord Yuan, His Highness the Crown Prince is not feeling well. I'll help him out for some fresh air, and we'll be back in a little while."