As soon as Xiao Churen finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.
His words clearly implied that Su Lilu was bullying his daughter, but General Su's current friendly attitude towards the Crown Princess suggests that he is unaware of these matters.
If you don't know, that's fine. But if you do know, doesn't that mean General Su is so eager to curry favor with the Crown Prince that he doesn't even care if his own daughter is wronged?
Su Zhen's expression gradually turned ugly. The message he gleaned from Xiao Churen's words was not that Su Liluo had bullied Su Wanshi, but rather that Su Wanshi and Su Liluo were at odds.
As Su Liluo's father, upon hearing this, he naturally assumed that Su Wanshi must have been causing Su Liluo a lot of trouble in private.
If Su Wanshi hadn't gone too far, why would his daughter have retaliated?
Originally, he thought it was all Jiang Qinshu's fault and that Su Wanshi was innocent, so he didn't want to cause any more trouble for Su Wanshi.
But now...
“Your Highness, I may be magnanimous in other matters, but I absolutely cannot tolerate my daughter being bullied.”
Su Zhen first made his stance clear to Xiao Churen, as he could tell that Xiao Churen's attitude towards Su Liluo was unfriendly.
Although he is a prince, if he wants to target or bully Su Liluo, then no matter what, I will protect my daughter.
Xiao Churen was overjoyed when he heard Su Zhen's words, thinking that he was going to stand up for Su Wanshi.
So he continued, "But General Su, please rest assured that when Miss Su and the second branch of the Su family were driven out of the Su residence by the Crown Princess, I helped them a little and provided them with a place to settle down. However, the Crown Princess often disciplined and beat Miss Su because of her status, and I was sometimes unable to take care of her when I was not around."
Now that General Su has returned, the Crown Princess will surely consider your status and wouldn't—"
"Well done! Anyone who disrespects the Crown Princess should continue to be taught a lesson by her!"
Before Xiao Churen could finish speaking, Su Zhen couldn't help but interrupt him.
"General Su..."
Xiao Churen thought he had misheard and looked at Su Zhen in surprise.
Su Zhen coldly replied, "I said I would protect my daughter, and of course I will. Since everyone is here today, I can make it clear to everyone that my daughter is the current Crown Princess, and she was switched at birth with my brother's daughter."
What!
The Crown Princess is actually General Su's daughter!
Everyone was shocked by these words.
Xiao Churen wished he could freeze on the spot.
Did he hear that right?
How is that possible?
Is Su Liluo Su Zhen's daughter?
Why didn't Wan Shi tell me?
If that's the case, then what I just said wouldn't be...
In an instant, Xiao Churen felt both hatred and regret.
Not only did he fail to win over Su Zhen, he also offended him.
His targeted tone just now made it clear to anyone that he had a problem with the Crown Princess.
Su Liluo glanced mockingly at Xiao Churen's pale and ashen face, showing no intention of speaking to him further. She and Su Zhen walked straight past Xiao Churen to the main hall.
Xiao Churen stood there dumbfounded, like a clown.
He wanted to find Su Wanshi and ask her why she lied to him, but he looked around and couldn't find her anywhere.
Because Su Wanshi is currently busy dealing with Zheng Qinxue in the backyard!
She was unaware of what had happened in the front yard. As the hostess of the Su family, she was naturally responsible for receiving the female guests at the banquet.
At this moment, Su Wanshi was leading a group of female guests to stroll in the garden of the Su residence.
The former Madam Su was a very wealthy businesswoman, so the garden of the Su family mansion was built to be very large. It not only had lakes and meadows, but also orchards, bamboo pavilions, and a sea of flowers.
Especially in March and April each year, when the grass grows tall and the flowers bloom, the back garden is a beautiful sight.
"Wow! I never imagined the Su family's back garden was so big! I had no idea I'd never been here before!"
"Is Miss Su taking us to see a sea of flowers? I've never heard of any mansion having a sea of flowers before. I wonder how beautiful the flower sea at the Su mansion is."
"How much longer do we have to walk through this sea of flowers? I feel like I've walked quite a distance."
"Don't rush, just walk a little further, cross a bridge and go around a bend, and you'll be there. If you're feeling tired, we can rest in the pavilion after we cross the bridge."
Su Wanshi greeted the women with a smile, and as she spoke, her gaze fell on Zheng Qinxue in the crowd.
Zheng Qinxue wore an apricot-colored dress today. Although it was extremely elegant, she still stood out in the crowd.
Although she didn't possess the stunning beauty of Su Liluo, her elegant demeanor was unique, making others feel inferior at first glance.
If a woman like Zheng Qinxue were to marry the King of Chu alongside him, they would surely think that Zheng Qinxue was the one with the demeanor of a princess.
Therefore, Su Wanshi's eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at her.
"Cousin, what happened to your eyes?"
Just as Su Wanshi was lost in thought, Sister Qiao, who was standing next to her, suddenly asked.
"It's nothing, you're just a kid, don't get involved in this."
Su Wanshi responded irritably, showing no regard for Sister Qiao.
Even if her father is a general, she's still just an illegitimate daughter!
But Sister Qiao took in Su Wanshi's gaze and felt that her cousin was not kind.
Especially the way she looked at others just now; the hatred in her eyes was impossible to hide.
Although I grew up in the countryside, I often went to teahouses as a child to listen to storytellers tell stories about the struggles between women in wealthy families.
She instinctively felt that her cousin wanted to harm someone, so she took advantage of Su Wanshi's inattention and secretly left the place, running to the front yard to find Su Liluo.
"Sister Crown Princess!"
Sister Qiao was anxious and was about to run to the front yard to find Su Liluo, but she ran into Su Liluo on the way as she was coming towards the back garden.
"What's wrong, Sister Qiao? What happened?"
Su Lilu asked, looking at the hurried Sister Qiao.
"Princess Consort, please go to the back garden quickly! I think my cousin is planning to harm someone today!"
"......"
Su Liluo looked at Sister Qiao in shock, never expecting that she would say such a thing at such a young age.
"Really, she just gave a really vicious look to a young lady who came to our mansion. When I asked my cousin about it, she even yelled at me."
Sister Qiao, fearing that Su Liluo wouldn't believe her, quickly explained.
Su Liluo narrowed her eyes slightly, "Where are they now? Take me to see them quickly!"
After listening to Sister Qiao's words, she intuitively felt that Sister Qiao's guess might be correct.
A woman who can elicit such a malicious look from Su Wanshi must surely be in trouble today, given Su Wanshi's eccentric ways.
Su Liluo followed Sister Qiao hurriedly towards the back garden.
"Help! Someone please save my young lady! Someone who can swim, please save my young lady!"
As soon as Su Liluo arrived at the garden, she saw a maid dressed in blue standing on the bridge, crying anxiously.
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