Ughghguhguhgugh. Let’s just kill these women already. Screw the fact that their parents have some kind of “official” position. C’mon male lead. Kill them. We know that female lead ain’t gonna die cuz plot armor but those women don’t have it. Use your authority once in your life and kill them.
I can see many places this is going- she has to go home to recover, or the prince rescues her but doesn't trust her in the candidate dorm, or she's sick???
She just got what she was afraid of and more.
False accusation and attempted murder.
Forget getting dropped from the candidates she’s going straight to jail-if not killed