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"...I'm sorry again, Gege, I messed up your chance to prove your innocence."
Xie Lian knew he should have followed his instinct earlier and tried to escape.
This time, not only did not a single word get squeezed out, his entire face flushed a bright red.
Hua Cheng wanted to slap himself for thinking his highness was cute at such a time.
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Instantly every heavenly official in the hall understood, and dry coughs sounded all around.
Shi Qingxuan was starting to regret saying anything, knocking his fan over his own head once, and secretly passed a message to Xie Lian through their private communication array, "Sorry about that, Your Highness. I only wanted to convince everyone that you're really of the innocent sort, but I hadn't realized you weren't. So you've had such experiences, I really couldn't tell!"
"...It's alright, I know you did it with good intentions." Xie Lian tried smiling at Qing Xuan but ended up with a grimace.
"Your highness, you're really unlucky." Pei Ming said with pity.
That "I really couldn't tell" shattered Xie Lian's will. He choked out with difficulty, "Don't say anymore. That was, an accident..."
"We know, your highness." Yushi Huang pitied him and assured him.
Jun Wu's hand folded into a fist and pressed it against his lips, clearing his throat loudly, "Very good. You haven't violated your vows in these years, correct?"
Xie Lian finally let out a breath of relief, "Yes."
"Then that'll be easy." Jun Wu said. "I have a sword here named 'Yan Zhen'* and it possesses a particular ability. Should the blood of a virgin flow upon it, it shall not be stained but become brighter as it is washed. Take a drop of your blood and drip upon it, and we shall see the truth."
"Why would you have such a weird sword?" Qi Rong asked with disgust.
"I chanced upon it and decided to take it." Jun Wu replied.
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