When Emperor Wenjian's order reached the Crown Prince's residence, Xiao Ye was preparing to take Su Liluo to the palace for the Empress's medical check-up.
"My husband, it seems we must go our separate ways."
Su Liluo said to Xiao Ye with regret.
"Wait a moment."
Xiao Ye said softly, then turned around and had someone bring some rewards to the eunuchs who were delivering the imperial decree. From them, he learned that the emperor had summoned them because the Su family had entered the palace.
"This is probably related to the recent rumors; it turns out they were waiting for me here."
Su Lilu guessed.
Xiao Ye was somewhat uneasy. Thinking of the Su family's forgetfulness, a sinister look flashed across his brows again.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."
Xiao Ye said.
The two then entered the palace together, but one went to the Emperor's study and the other to the Empress's Phoenix Palace.
Su Liluo, calm and composed, entered the imperial study in a light blue palace dress and first bowed respectfully to Emperor Wenjian.
Her tone showed no sign of panic: "Daughter-in-law greets Father Emperor!"
"Get up!"
Emperor Wenjian glanced at Su Liluo a few more times and felt that she was poised and elegant, just like a crown princess raised in a noble family.
He really couldn't believe that such a person was actually a fake.
But seeing that all her family members had come forward to say the same thing, he couldn't help but have doubts.
When Su Liluo entered, a triumphant smile flashed in the eyes of the Su family members, especially Jiang Qinshu, whose expression of wanting to tear Su Liluo to pieces was not concealed at all and was seen by Su Liluo.
"Your Highness, you must have heard the rumors circulating outside recently. What are your thoughts on this?"
Emperor Wenjian asked directly, without any hesitation.
Su Liluo smiled faintly, "Father, I think these are just rumors spread by someone with ulterior motives."
"Oh, so who do you think was taking a walk? And why were they taking a walk?"
Emperor Wenjian looked at Su Liluo with great interest, feeling a slight appreciation for Su Liluo's calm attitude.
Most of the women he had met would immediately panic and cry out their innocence when faced with such a situation of questioning, but Su Liluo did not.
"Well... I don't dare to say anything without evidence."
She glanced at the Su family members deliberately and said indifferently.
Emperor Wenjian understood Su Liluo's meaning from her gaze.
It seems that the matter between the Crown Princess and the Su family is indeed quite interesting.
"If you dare not speak, then I will speak for you!"
Just then, a sharp female voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Everyone looked towards the door, where they saw the Empress, dressed in a bright red phoenix robe, carrying a gold medal, walking hurriedly in from outside.
Following behind was Xiao Ye, dressed in a crimson brocade robe.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here?"
Emperor Wenjian was slightly displeased with the Empress's uninvited visit, but seeing the late Emperor's token in her hand, he could say nothing.
He just hadn't expected that the Empress would use her gold medal for something like this.
Su Liluo also looked at the Empress in surprise. She had only been separated from Xiao Ye for a short time, so why had the Empress arrived so quickly?
It turned out that Xiao Ye had secretly sent a message to the Empress before entering the palace, which is why he encountered the Empress before even reaching the Phoenix Palace.
So the two of them headed straight for the Imperial Study.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!"
When the members of the Su family in the main hall saw that it was the Empress, they also bowed and greeted her.
But the Empress looked at the Su family with an angry expression, "Your Majesty, I suspect that the Su family spread those rumors."
The Crown Prince was originally engaged to the eldest branch of the Su family, but the Su family disliked the Crown Prince because he was disabled and favored the eldest branch's legitimate daughter, so they arranged for the second branch's legitimate daughter to marry in his place.
But seeing that the Crown Prince had recovered, they were unwilling to give up, so they repeatedly tried to frame the Crown Princess and take her place.
"No, Your Majesty, we've been wronged! We didn't do that!"
Upon hearing the Empress enter and reprimand them, the Su family members were so frightened that they immediately tried to defend themselves.
Emperor Wenjian had not paid much attention to Xiao Ye's marriage because Xiao Ye was crippled. In addition, Su Liluo was adopted into the main branch of the family and always claimed to be the legitimate daughter of the main branch.
Therefore, Emperor Wenjian was unaware of the matter of the substitute bride.
Now that the Empress had brought it up, anger flashed across his face.
His son is disabled, and he may dislike him, but it's not up to others to dislike him.
"Is this really true? The Su family is really so bold as to dare to let someone else marry in their place!"
Emperor Wenjian said angrily in a deep voice.
The Su family was so frightened that they all knelt on the ground.
Su Yu explained, "Your Majesty is wronged! It was the Crown Princess who agreed to marry the Crown Prince herself. We did not force her to marry in place of him. Moreover, she has already been adopted into the main branch of the family. She is also the legitimate daughter of the main branch. This marriage is not wrong!"
“Your Majesty, logically speaking, the Crown Princess is our own daughter. We have no reason to force our own daughter for the sake of the eldest son’s daughter. This matter was done voluntarily by the Crown Princess herself!”
Jiang Qinshu also explained in a fearful manner.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenjian thought it made sense.
After calming down a bit, she asked, "If you say the Crown Princess is fake, can you provide any evidence?"
"Your Majesty, I can prove whether the Crown Princess is truly real!"
At this moment, Su Wanshi mustered up her courage and spoke up.
Seeing that the Empress had come to cause trouble and the situation was about to get out of her control, she couldn't wait to waste any more words.
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