On the thirteenth day of the third lunar month, at 5:45 p.m., the royal hunting banquet on Bailu Plain began at the central meadow. Beneath golden-threaded silk tents illuminated by candles, the Emperor sat in the center, with the noble youths arranged on either side. Jiang Wan wore a moon-white ru-skirt. The Mandarin Duck Jade Bracelet on her wrist echoed the Kirin Jade Pendant worn by Lu Jingyuan, yet due to the recent storm of false accusations, her face remained slightly pale.
"I hear there is some injustice regarding the incident of Miss Jiang Rou falling from her horse?" The Emperor held his wine cup, his gaze sweeping over the seats of the Marquis's Mansion.
The Marquis was just about to rise when Jiang Rou suddenly crawled out from the seating area, blood seeping through the gauze on her forehead. "I implore the Emperor to grant me justice! It was Jiang Wan who deliberately caused my fall!"
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