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Chapter 5384: Implicating the Entire Family

With a slight wave of her small hand, the two guards, without a word, dragged Su Xitao towards the doorway.

Su Xitao was utterly panicked, struggling and shouting, "What are you doing? Qiao Mu! You, what do you want to do? I, I am Prince Zheng's sister, I am the Prince's sister! You can't do this to me, you can't, ah..."

Su Xitao was dragged by the two guards, her steps faltering, almost causing her to trip. After finally steadying herself, a trace of fear and terror spread across Su Xitao's eyes. Her former arrogant demeanor instantly vanished completely.

She cried out to Qiao Mu in a trembling, desperate voice, "Crown Princess, Crown Princess, please spare me! I, I truly didn't intentionally take out those medicine bottles to harm anyone."

"I, I was just being playful, I just... I just."

Just what? Just wanted to take advantage of the little Crown Princess's "illness," preferably to take her life, and also harm the newborn baby, wasn't that it?

Princess Zheng indifferently swept her gaze over Su Xitao. She saw her now crying profusely, like a weeping willow, completely devoid of her usual spoiled and willful appearance. If she had known this would happen, why had she acted that way in the first place?

Su Xitao's stupidity caught her completely off guard. Princess Zheng shook her head, unable to complain further. She tightly clutched her handkerchief, wondering how to cleanly extricate the entire Prince Zheng's residence from this muddy water.

Then she realized it would be very, very difficult to cleanly and neatly remove the Prince Zheng's residence, from top to bottom, from this mess. After all, this matter involved the Crown Princess and the little imperial grandson; it wouldn't be easily resolved.

"Crown Princess," Princess Zheng swallowed hard, forcing herself to ask, "May I ask, Crown Princess, where are you having Tao'er taken?"

The little Crown Princess calmly glanced at her, holding the little dumpling in her arms, and said in a cool voice, "Su Xitao has defied her superiors and plotted ill intent. This Crown Princess has ordered her to be detained in the Ministry of Justice's prison, to await trial later. Do you have any objections?"

Princess Zheng felt a chill run through her. She shook her head repeatedly, retreated a few steps, and bowed, saying, "Crown Princess, please allow this concubine to take her leave first."

The little Crown Princess did not speak, merely giving her a cold glance.

"Why is Princess Zheng in such a hurry?" A cold voice drifted in from the doorway.

Princess Zheng felt a chill throughout her body. She couldn't help but stiffen her neck and turn her head in a daze. She saw the Crown Prince, clad in a dark, luxurious robe with his long hair bound by a crown, his handsome face as cold as ice that wouldn't melt for a thousand years, striding through the doorway and walking towards the little Crown Princess.

"I was just about to send someone to your Prince Zheng's residence; they can escort Princess Zheng along the way."

Princess Zheng's face changed dramatically, and she couldn't stop trembling as she cried out, "Your Royal Highness, Prince Zheng's residence is innocent! My younger sister, Su Xitao, has been unruly and arrogant ever since she entered the residence, refusing to be disciplined in the slightest."

"This concubine, this concubine indeed has been negligent in supervision, but it shouldn't... shouldn't the entire Prince Zheng's residence... lose their lives for her alone, for her foolishness."

Crown Prince Mo gave a cold smile, not bothering to say more to her. He simply pointed to Xiao Ye and You Ba behind him. The two nodded in understanding, accepted the order, turned, and respectfully bowed to Princess Zheng. "Please, Princess."

Princess Zheng's emotions were in turmoil. Her steps faltered, and she quickly reached out to grasp the doorframe.