Emperor Wenjian's eyes lit up. He donated all of it to the national treasury. Wouldn't that be a profit for him?

It just so happens that the national treasury is not very full this year. The north has always been very poor, relying on the imperial court's subsidies for many years, and there is hardly any tax revenue.

Especially this year, he arranged for people to go north to build roads, but funds were scarce.

If he could get these now, it would be a good thing for him.

Thinking about it this way, Emperor Wenjian's gaze towards Su Liluo became much more affectionate.

This Crown Princess truly has the world at heart and a great sense of righteousness!

How could such a wonderful Crown Princess be fake?

I really hope the Crown Princess is real, and definitely not a fake one!

Emperor Wenjian himself was unaware that he was silently praying for Su Liluo in his heart.

The Su family was also stunned and bewildered by Su Liluo's words.

But they had nothing to say. They knew that Su Liluo had spoken so selflessly, wanting to donate all the silver to the national treasury. Unless the emperor was a fool, he would never refuse.

Sure enough, a short while later, Emperor Wenjian spoke.

"What the Crown Princess says is absolutely right. The Su family is a mere sixth-rank official. If it is proven later that the Crown Princess is indeed the real one, then today's events will be nothing more than your slander against the Crown Princess and an insult to the dignity of the royal family!"

With such a heavy accusation leveled against them, the entire Su family knelt down and said, "We dare not! Your humble servants would never have had such an intention!"

But Emperor Wenjian ignored them and continued, "Then let's do as the Crown Princess says. If it is proven that the Crown Princess is innocent, then we will punish the entire Su family's assets and Su Yu will be fined one year's salary!"

"emperor!"

Su Yu cried out, feeling dizzy and disoriented. He even regretted his decision and didn't want to continue fighting with Su Liluo like this.

But there was no way around it; the emperor had spoken, and the die was cast.

Su Wanshi had a vague sense of unease, but when she thought about how potent the medicine Qin Shuang had given her was, she tried to reassure herself.

She, Su Liluo, was definitely trying to scare them, hoping they would back down and admit their mistakes beforehand.

Once she tears off her mask, everything will be settled, and Su Liluo will never be able to cause any more trouble.

Thinking this, Su Wanshi nervously took the medicine and walked up to Su Liluo.

"Your Highness, I have offended you. Let me apply the medicine for you!"

There was madness hidden in Su Wanshi's eyes.

"Come on, let's hurry up, don't keep everyone waiting."

Su Liluo said with a smile.

Su Wanshi felt extremely uncomfortable seeing the smile in Su Liluo's eyes, and sneered inwardly, "Just wait and see how smug you are!"

Everyone looked towards Su Liluo and the others, and saw Su Wanshi dip her hand in the medicine and apply it to Su Liluo's face.

I applied the liquid from the contours of my face all the way to my cheeks, in circles, until the rest of my face was covered in the yellowish-brown liquid, except for my eyes, nose and mouth.

At first, Su Wanshi was very confident, but when she didn't see any change in Su Liluo's face, she started to panic slightly.

Isn't it said that if a normal person's skin comes into contact with this medicine, it will immediately corrode and peel off?

Why is there no reaction at all even after she applied the lotion to Su Liluo's face?

"Are you done applying it yet? My face feels all dirty!"

Su Liluo chuckled.

"Impossible, how could this be?"

Su Wanshi muttered to herself, but her hand still wanted to smear the grime on Su Liluo's face.

"You've applied all the medicine, so, has my skin peeled off yet?"

Su Liluo scoffed again.

Su Wanshi then realized that she had run out of medicine to apply.

She took a step back in a panic.

"Is that all? Has the Crown Princess's expression changed?"

At this moment, Emperor Wenjian, who was sitting on the dragon throne, asked a question.

He was standing a bit far away, so he couldn't see very clearly.

"Wait a little longer..."

Su Wanshi said in a panic, still hoping that perhaps the medicine was just taking a little longer to work.

So they waited a little longer.

A quarter of an hour later, the medicine on Su Liluo's face was almost dry, leaving only some color residue, but her face remained unchanged.

"Father, it's been so long, could your daughter-in-law please have a basin of water to wash her face? This medicine really smells terrible!"

It was Su Liluo who broke the silence first.

By now, everyone naturally knew, but Su Liluo's expression remained unchanged.

Her face now looks just like Su Wanshi's, except that there are traces of the medicine left on her face.

Soon, a young eunuch brought over a basin of water, and a palace maid wiped Su Liluo's face clean.

The Su family members were all stunned and frightened, but Emperor Wenjian was secretly overjoyed.

"It seems the Crown Princess is real. Su Yu, you all attempted to frame the Crown Princess, so as I just said, all your family property will be confiscated and deposited into the national treasury, and you will also be fined one year's salary!"

Emperor Wenjian said in a deep voice, his tone still revealing a hint of pleasure.

"Your Majesty, please spare me---"

Jiang Qinshu was unwilling and wanted to plead for mercy, but Su Yu covered her mouth.

As a minister, he naturally knew that a ruler's word was law, and if they continued to cause trouble, the punishment would only be more severe.

Although their hearts were bleeding at that moment, they could only kneel down and accept it.

Su Wanshi was completely dumbfounded, standing there like a piece of wood.

She kept asking herself, why?

Why is Su Liluo alright?

Su Lianwu and Su Xuanlang glanced at Su Wanshi with displeasure. It was Su Wanshi who proposed this matter, and now she has ruined their Su family like this.

Wan Shi is really becoming more and more immature!

It seems that after we get home this time, we'll have to lock her up at home and teach her a lesson, so she won't cause any more trouble in the future!

"Father, I request to oversee this matter together with the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess knows exactly how much wealth the Su family has. If we handle this, we can ensure that the Su family does not falsify information or hide their assets!"

At this moment, Xiao Ye suddenly came out and made a request.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenjian, prioritizing personal interests over reason, readily agreed.

The entire Su family returned to the Su residence with long faces. When Old Madam Su was waiting for them at the residence, she was shocked to learn of this devastating news and fainted on the spot.

The next day.

Xiao Ye and Su Liluo arrived at the Su residence early in the morning, leading a large number of soldiers to surround the residence.

If people didn't know this was a fine, they would definitely think the Su family was going to have their property confiscated!

Upon entering the Su residence, Xiao Ye showed no courtesy, ordering his men to break into the Su residence's storeroom and remove all valuables from the house.

As the Su family watched Xiao Ye and his men swarm in like locusts, even taking away the porcelain decorations from the room, they frantically stepped forward to stop them.

"No! You can't take this. You've already emptied the warehouse. These things have to be left for us!"

Jiang Qinshu stepped forward and hugged a blue and white porcelain piece in the study tightly.

"Ha, why can't we take it? All the property belonging to the Su family will be taken away today!"

Su Liluo gave a sarcastic laugh.