Hua Manman voluntarily stepped forward.
"I was there at the time. I saw with my own eyes that Hua Zhaorong only touched Wen Zhaorong. There wasn't nearly enough force to push her over."
The Emperor narrowed his eyes. "Are you implying that Wen Zhaorong fell on her own?"
Even if Hua Manman was a fool, she knew she couldn't say something like that outright.
Especially not with the Emperor's suspicious nature.
The more she voiced her suspicions about Wen Zhaorong, the more she would antagonize the Emperor.
So she lowered her head and answered obediently.
"I do not know."
Afraid his wife would be wronged, Li Ji immediately stepped forward, shielding her behind him as he spoke.
"My Princess Consort hasn't seen much of the world. She's timid and doesn't know how to lie. I ask Your Majesty to be lenient and not make things difficult for her."
The Emperor was speechless. "I am merely asking her a few questions. You call that making things difficult?"
Li Ji couldn't care less.
