Upon hearing this, Su Liluo raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Wanshi with a playful expression.
At this point, she's still trying to morally blackmail herself?
"Are you afraid that my reputation and Sister Qiao's reputation will be affected by you? It's rare that you still have this self-awareness. But since you have done something wrong, if I were to cover it up, wouldn't that ruin my lifelong reputation?"
"In my opinion, this is better. I'll go tell my father and have him and my second uncle remove you from the family genealogy. That way, your reputation won't affect me and Sister Qiao!"
Su Lilu smiled and said.
Upon hearing this, the three women, including the daughter of the Grand Tutor, immediately felt relieved and looked at Su Liluo with some surprise.
They had initially thought that Su Liluo would genuinely care about her reputation and help Su Wanshi.
If the Crown Princess were to intervene, they would really have no choice but to let it go.
Now that it seems the Crown Princess's relationship with Su Wanshi is much worse than rumored, they can finally rest assured.
But when Su Wanshi heard this, she was so frightened that she screamed loudly.
"No! I can't be exterminated from my clan! I can't be exterminated! Crown Princess, how can you be so heartless? I'm still your cousin!"
"If you don't exterminate the clan, then you must compensate for the losses and apologize to the Grand Tutor's daughter!"
Su Liluo said lightly.
"I......"
Su Wanshi bit her lip tightly.
Indeed, compared to exterminating the clan, apologizing to the Grand Tutor's daughter is a minor matter.
As an unmarried woman with a low social status, if she were to be expelled from the Su family, what would she have to rely on?
Without a proper status, even if she were offered to be a concubine by the King of Chu, he wouldn't want her.
Therefore, Su Wanshi had no choice but to back down and kneel down to apologize to the Grand Tutor's daughter.
The Grand Tutor's daughter was overjoyed to see the Crown Princess standing beside her.
She also gave me face, saying, "For the sake of the Crown Princess, I will let bygones be bygones for your previous unreasonable accusations against me, but you still have to compensate for the losses of this shop yourself."
She knew that the Crown Princess and Su Wanshi didn't get along, so making things difficult for Su Wanshi would surely please the Crown Princess!
"But I don't have that much silver, Your Highness. Could you lend me one hundred taels of silver first?"
Su Wanshi immediately burst into tears, looking at Su Liluo with teary eyes.
She certainly couldn't come up with the money herself, so since they were forcing her, she might as well turn the tables on the Crown Princess!
She is my cousin. If she won't even lend me a hundred taels of silver, won't people laugh at me?
"How dare you ask the Crown Princess for money for the things you broke?"
At this moment, the daughter of the Grand Tutor, who was standing to the side, changed her expression upon hearing these words.
She intended to make things difficult for Su Wanshi, but she never expected that Su Wanshi would turn around and try to make things difficult for the Crown Princess.
This is not my intention, and I cannot let the Crown Princess misunderstand that I want to harm her!
That's why she quickly reprimanded Su Wanshi.
"I don't have that much money. The Crown Princess is my cousin; can't I just borrow it from her? Everyone saw it; it's not that I don't want to make amends, it's just that I don't have the money, and besides—"
Su Wanshi wanted to say that Su Liluo refused to lend it to her, but was suddenly interrupted by Su Liluo.
"But I don't have enough money on me today, and I have important business to attend to. Why don't you stay in the prison cell for the night, and I'll have someone get the money when I get back, and then I'll go to the prison to bail you out!"
What?
Are they going to make her spend the night in jail?
Su Wanshi had been in jail twice before, and now, upon hearing that she was going to jail again, she was instantly filled with fear.
At the same time, she quickly realized that Su Liluo was using delaying tactics.
She was telling everyone that she didn't have enough money, not that she didn't want to save them, so that she wouldn't be accused of being heartless.
But once the crowd disperses and she's imprisoned, who will care whether the Crown Princess will try to redeem her?
Once I'm in jail, I probably won't be out for at least a few months!
"No, I don't want to, I don't want to go to jail!"
Instantly, Su Wanshi lost her composure and shouted.
The shop owner and the daughter of the Grand Tutor exchanged glances and quickly understood each other's meaning.
So, the shop owner approached Su Wanshi in a friendly manner.
"Oh dear, there are rules and regulations, and you've damaged my shop's property, so I can't just let you go like this. Since the Crown Princess has said she'll redeem you, then I'll have to trouble Miss Su to come with me first!"
This statement did not offend any of the onlookers; on the contrary, they felt that the Crown Princess was approachable and did not use her status to oppress ordinary people.
But Su Wanshi struggled violently, like a shrew throwing a tantrum.
"No, I won't go! You can't arrest me! I don't want to go! Ugh---"
In her excitement, Su Wanshi suddenly clutched her stomach and began to vomit.
I am in great pain.
The shop owner was so frightened that he stepped aside and dared not touch her again.
Su Liluo narrowed her eyes slightly, a bad feeling creeping over her. Was Su Wanshi pregnant?
Although she thought this way, she wouldn't say it out loud.
However, Su Wanshi reacted very quickly. Thinking about her affair with the King of Chu last month, she immediately realized that she might be pregnant.
So she immediately said, "You can't touch me! I'm pregnant, and I'm carrying the King of Chu's child!"
Bang!
These words were like a pebble dropped into water, startling everyone around.
She was pregnant with the King of Chu's child!
Who would dare touch her then?
If I were to lose the King of Chu's child, I couldn't bear the consequences!
Of course, the one with the worst complexion was the Grand Tutor's daughter.
She was about to marry the King of Chu, but at this time the King of Chu had a son born out of wedlock, which was a great humiliation to her.
"How dare you! You are an unmarried woman, yet you dare to spout nonsense here, claiming to be pregnant with the King of Chu's child and slandering his reputation. I can no longer protect you!"
"In that case, have someone take you to the Chu King's residence and ask him properly if you are indeed carrying his child!"
Just as everyone was surprised, Su Liluo suddenly shouted sternly.
Everyone then realized that even if Su Wanshi was pregnant, it was out of wedlock. If that were true, it would ruin the reputations of both her and the Prince of Chu.
Besides, this might not even mean she's actually pregnant; she needs to see a doctor to confirm.
The Grand Tutor's daughter looked at Su Liluo and saw Su Liluo nod slightly at her. She instantly understood what she should do.
"The Crown Princess is right. His Highness Prince Chu is a man of impeccable character. How could he do such a thing with an unmarried woman like you? You have falsely accused Prince Chu. I must take you to him and explain things clearly!"
He is currently negotiating a marriage alliance with the King of Chu, and he must be concerned about his reputation.
If I were to go and question him directly, the King of Chu would surely have to give me an explanation. In order to keep this marriage, even if Su Wanshi is really pregnant, the King of Chu would not keep her.
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