She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

A clear doubt arose in Shao Yunting's eyes, and he could no longer be as certain of his "belief" as before.

Jiang Ruining continued, "If you truly understand him and still work for him, then what kind of good person are you, Shao Yunting?"

"Knowing I almost lost my life in his insidious scheme, he still keeps bothering me. What does he want? Does he expect me to support and admire a demon who almost killed me and wants to use the Gu worms to torture, manipulate, and control me?!"

"Shao Yunting, you don't just look down on me anymore; you genuinely believe that if you just pretend to be interested, say a few words of liking, give me some gifts, and then snap your fingers, I'll become a dog running towards you!"

Shao Yunting felt as if her heart had been plunged into boiling water, repeatedly kneaded and rubbed, struggling to rise to the surface only to be pressed firmly back down, making it almost impossible for her to breathe: "Ningning, I really didn't..."

His denial ignited Jiang Ruining's previously restrained attacks: "You are! Is today's situation truly a scheme orchestrated by the Empress Dowager and Grand Tutor Cui against Prince Zheng and the Zheng family?"

"If that's the case, then Prince Zheng is already leaning towards them, so at least he should know about the plan. The Empress Dowager and Grand Tutor Cui want their support, not to be offended! But open your eyes and look carefully, does Prince Zheng seem to know anything about it?"

Shao Yunting was speechless.

He knew about this.

It was indeed a scheme to make the Zheng family hate the Empress Dowager and Grand Tutor Cui.

Jiang Ruining's revelation came unexpectedly: "It was Xie Lanheng who deliberately brought up the conflict between him and the eldest son of the Cui family in front of Cui Baihui to make him hate the Cui family, so that he wouldn't tell anyone. In case his older brother intercepted such a good plan, you guessed right, didn't you?"

"Xie Lanheng is the mastermind. Don't you know that at all?"

"And how many objectives does your master intend to achieve through this scheme? You, being in the thick of it, surely know the answer. And how much of this scheming you've participated in, you know perfectly well!"

Shao Yunting's eyes were filled with surprise.

At that moment, he felt as if he were standing in front of him, as if all his secrets were written on his face, and not a single secret could be hidden!

"I..." He wanted to use his silver tongue, which had persuaded many capable people, to defend himself, but the words, once they reached his lips, rolled around and grew sharp thorns, and he couldn't utter them no matter what!

Jiang Ruining really wanted to slap him a few times. He wasted her feelings and liked the male lead in the novel and comic for so long!

But she held back. If she dumped him easily, wouldn't that be letting him off too easily?

"You people talk about serving the people and caring for the common folk, yet everything you do uses their lives as stepping stones! You keep saying how ruthless and vicious Xiao Che is, but at least he never denies his ambition, and at least he and his men aren't as hypocritical as you!"

"And you, do you really care about the people? No! No! No! All you care about is your family's reputation, the throne beneath your buttocks, and the power you can hold onto!"

"All this grandstanding is nothing but a way to disguise your selfishness and ruthlessness in sheep's clothing!"

Shao Yunting's heart pounded violently: "Ningning, you can't deny everything I've done like this! I admit that I did use scheming to achieve my goals, but I have never intentionally harmed any innocent person!"

Jiang Ruining neither confirmed nor denied the statement.

Her disbelief only deepened Shao Yunting's depression.

Just as he was about to say a few more words in his defense, a tiny, sharp thought flashed through his mind: "So, Xiao Zheng's death was a setup by you?"

"Yes!" Jiang Ruining admitted, but he would never find any evidence: "Someone as hypocritical and selfish as him could have been ignored as long as he didn't mess with me, but since he tried to use Lingyi, he'll have to pay the price!"

Shao Yunting pleaded with her, "Ningning, I will persuade him to break off the engagement with Lingyi. Please let him go!"

Jiang Ruining laughed, as if she had heard the funniest joke: "Why should I give you that kind of face?"

Shao Yunting's thin lips trembled, unable to utter a word.

Jiang Ruining warned him, "I won't take his life, but if you ruin my plans, let him know my intentions, and provoke him into deliberately clinging to Lingyi, then I won't hesitate to kill him! I also won't hesitate to ruin you!"

"And I will nail peachwood nails into all of you, so that you will never be able to rise again!"

Shao Yunting realized very clearly that she wasn't just making threats, but that she would definitely do it!

She plotted against Xie Lanheng only to force him and the Xie family to break off the engagement!

I won't tell anyone.

Jiang Ruining's calm, ethereal voice seemed to come from an empty temple: "Shao Yunting, I always thought that an outstanding man like you would be like the male protagonist in a comic book. Even if you make mistakes, at least you are discerning in your judgment of people and your words and actions are consistent."

"But many of the things you've done make me think you're really... terrible!"

Shao Yun swayed, his voice becoming tired and hoarse, still hoping she would believe him: "Whether you believe it or not, even if I was involved in some things, I may not know all the details. I know nothing about the Jiangzhou matter or the military pay."

Jiang Ruining believes it.

The young emperor has a knack for judging how hard people exert themselves.

He clearly distinguishes between two groups of people: those with wicked hearts do dirty things, and those with principles do righteous things.

This doesn't prevent her from completely losing her charm over the male lead, because it's a fact that his intentions in approaching her were impure!

Now we no longer need to call him the male lead. After all, in female-oriented novels, the one chosen by the female lead is the male lead!

Suppressing her anger, she said with a mocking tone, "Right now, you should pray those people don't implicate you all! Otherwise, he won't just be caught in the crossfire!"

"You can also go tell your good master right now, so he has time to send people to kill them and silence them! As long as you have the ability to snatch them from the Regent's hands!"

Having weathered many storms, Shao Yunting's expression changed for a moment, but he did not panic or lose his composure.

But the evening breeze felt so cold on my skin, as if I had fallen into the dead of winter!

Every word Jiang Ruining said was aimed at tearing off all ties and never speaking to each other again. He thought to himself that he either hated her for exposing everything or felt ashamed. In any case, he shouldn't come looking for her again. You guessed right!

So after she finished speaking, she felt refreshed.

But I was exhausted and just wanted to tidy up quickly, then lie down, eat some snacks, and enjoy Yunmi's massage service!

"Don't come looking for me again!"

Then he turned and left.

Shao Yunting was in a daze.

In her eyes, he was terrible!

But he instinctively reached out and grabbed her wrist, then, meeting her disgusted gaze, his heart sank and he withdrew: "You... how could you say that ligers aren't capable of reproduction?"

Yunmi rushed forward and carefully wiped her master's wrist with her own handkerchief.

Shao Yunting had to admit that he felt deeply insulted.

Jiang Ruining dusted off her slightly reddened wrist: "Because I was reading!"