Everyone understood, though no one said it aloud, that Jun Wenying had been framed. The poor girl was sobbing, terrified of being taken away.
"Royal Brother, Ningning, Ying'er did not poison Father… sob… I have no idea how they found poison in my bedchamber!" Jun Wenying wiped away her tears, looking utterly aggrieved. To be branded a murderer on one's own coming-of-age day was something no one could bear.
"Must you take her away?" Deng Yan'an asked. "Where are you taking her? The Jinwu Prison, the Ministry of Justice, or the Imperial Palace's dungeons?" He was worried they would subject Jun Wenying to torture to force a confession, hoping to find out exactly where she was headed so he could make arrangements in advance.
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