Chapter 307 This young master does not have this item in his residence.

Everyone looked toward the path cleared at the main entrance.

Yi Lan, dressed in a new white prison uniform, handcuffed and shackled, and looking haggard, followed two guards into the room.

Didn't she say she was leaving?

How did I end up here?

Gao Junning was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Did Yi Lan mean that she was turning herself in when she said she was leaving?

No, no, she shouldn't be that stupid. What exactly happened in between?

Gao Junning's mind was in a mess, and his heart was pounding with anxiety.

He tried to signal to Yi Lan with his eyes, but found that Yi Lan was giving him a hateful look.

Suddenly, he was even more confused.

As for Xiao Churen, he was full of doubt. Wasn't Yilan the Western Regions female doctor he had found?

She told herself a while ago that she had something to do and would disappear for a period of time, so why has she suddenly changed like this?

Why is she the sinner today?

Thinking that he had brought Yilan to the capital, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. Would he be implicated in today's events?

"Yilan, why did you disappear immediately after the incident at Luoxuan Hall? Do you admit to poisoning Luoxuan Hall?"

Lord Fang looked at Yi Lan seriously.

Xiao Ye had already written down what he had interrogated from Yi Lan and sent it to him in advance, so he was just confirming it again.

Yi Lan lowered her head slightly, a dark smile flashing in her eyes.

How could she let such a good opportunity slip by?

If she insists that she was instructed by Su Liluo, then she will be unforgivable and unable to recover.

Since she was already captured, she had sent a distress signal to her master when she escaped from the palace, and then she could kidnap the Crown Princess as well.

So, she pretended to be submissive after being interrogated and slowly began to speak.

"Yes, I poisoned them. I disappeared because someone told me to escape."

"Who ordered you to do this?"

Lord Fang continued to ask with a blank expression, and everyone's eyes turned to Yi Lan.

A fleeting smile crossed Yi Lan's eyes. Now was the time for her to completely destroy Su Liluo.

"It was... Gao, Gao Junning, Young Master Gao, he told me to escape! Oh, no---it was Gao Junning, it was him!"

Yi Lan looked terrified, and she couldn't help but raise her hands to choke herself.

What happened?

She clearly meant to say the Crown Princess, so why did she start by saying Gao Junning?

It was as if her mouth and throat weren't her own; once she opened her mouth, she couldn't help but reveal the truth she didn't want to say.

"Gao Junning? Is he Gao Junning, the son of the Regent of the Northern Desert?"

Lord Fang's sharp gaze fell upon Yi Lan.

At the same time, Gao Junning, who was standing in the crowd, was instantly shocked.

How could this woman betray her?

Is she stupid?

He had clearly promised to hand over the Crown Princess to her in the end, so why did she go back on her word?

Unlike Gao Junning, Xiao Churen felt a slight sense of relief when he heard Yi Lan identify Gao Junning.

At least it has nothing to do with me.

However, he was also curious about how Yi Lan had gotten involved with Gao Junning.

"Yes, it was him. He gave me the poison to put in the medicine in Luoxuan Hall. He said he wanted to ruin the Crown Princess's reputation! He also said that when the Crown Princess was beheaded, he would arrange for someone to kidnap her and then hand her over to me for me to deal with."

Yi Lan spilled out all of Gao Junning's instructions to her.

"You're talking nonsense! I don't even know you. Why are you framing me like this?"

Gao Junning, who was in the crowd, could no longer stand it and stood up, pointing at Yi Lan and cursing.

"How dare you! Such insolence is unacceptable in court!"

Seeing this, Lord Fang struck the gavel again.

Gao Junning then respectfully nodded to them, "My lords, I am Gao Junning, son of the Regent of the Northern Desert. I only came here today to watch the excitement, but I never expected to be wronged."

I come from the Northern Desert, and am a guest of your Great Liang. Now I am being framed like this without cause. I beg you, sir, to give me justice.”

When Gao Junning faced them, he calmed down and explained with a gentle bow, looking as if he had really been wronged.

Only Su Liluo and Xiao Ye knew that this person was extremely hypocritical. Yi Lan's rebuttal was made after taking their truth-telling powder, and it was absolutely impossible for her to be lying.

"Yilan, Young Master Gao says you are falsely accusing him. Do you have any evidence to prove that what you said is true?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Fang turned his gaze to Yi Lan.

Interrogation isn't just about saying who's who; it requires concrete evidence.

"Yes, I have some. I still have some of the poison he gave me. I put it in a side room of the Regent's mansion. You can search there to find out, sir."

That poison wasn't found in the Great Liang; only the Northern Desert possessed such a potent and vicious medicine. After I escaped, I hid in the Regent's Palace; traces of my life remain there, which you can also find.”

Yi Lan spoke again, seemingly out of control.

The expression on her face was one of utter bitterness, as if she had just eaten a bitter herb.

Gao Junning stared in shock, never expecting that Yi Lan had such a trick up her sleeve.

Upon hearing that the Regent's Palace was to be searched, Lord Fang looked at Xiao Ye with a troubled expression.

The Regent of the Northern Desert was a distinguished guest of the Great Liang Dynasty. In principle, he was not qualified to search someone's residence. However, this matter was of great importance, and if it was not searched in time, the evidence would be destroyed.

Xiao Ye naturally understood this principle, so he immediately ordered his guards to go to the Regent's Palace.

An hour later, the guards found the poison that Yi Lan had mentioned in a side courtyard of the Regent's Palace. When it was presented to everyone, all of Gao Junning's arguments became pale.

"This is not mine, Your Highness! You're conspiring with that Yi Lan to frame me! I don't have this in my residence. Your people must have planted it during the search!"

Even though arguing was pointless, Gao Junning still tried his best to defend himself.

"To frame you, would I put my own Crown Princess in such a dangerous situation?"

Xiao Ye sneered and looked at Gao Junning with sharp eyes.

"This...this isn't impossible."

Gao Junning panicked and said guiltily.

But everyone else understood Xiao Ye's words. Who would risk their own wife's life to frame someone else?

If their sole aim was to harm Gao Junning, wouldn't they have put the poison somewhere else?

Who would be so foolish as to get themselves into trouble?

"Young Master Gao, now that we have witnesses and physical evidence, even though you are from the Northern Desert, you still deserve to be punished for committing such a heinous act on the land of my Great Liang."

Although I will not yet determine the final punishment, you should now be imprisoned. I will then report this matter to the Emperor for his decision.

Just then, Lord Fang and Xiao Ye exchanged a glance and spoke clearly.