"What did you smell? What exactly is this?"
Su Liluo's heart skipped a beat, and she used her consciousness to inquire of the artifact spirit.
"This potion contains five poisonous substances and the most potent corrosive herb in the plant kingdom. If it gets on a person's face, the skin on their body will separate from their flesh. If it's applied to the face, it will first disfigure them and then cause them to suffer endless pain, eventually leading to their death in a few days!"
"It's incredibly poisonous!"
Su Liluo couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It seemed that Su Wanshi and the others weren't actually doubting that he was real; they were just making up a reason to kill him!
Just as she was thinking this, she saw Su Wanshi applying the medicine to her face.
However, the scene described by the spirit did not appear.
Su Wanshi's face remained unchanged. She smiled and said, "Your Highness, you can rest assured now. If you are real, then there is definitely nothing to worry about."
"Wasn't it supposed to be highly poisonous? Did she apply an antidote to her face?"
Su Lilu asked the artifact spirit curiously.
"That's for sure. Without the antidote, her face would have fallen off long ago."
The spirit said confidently.
Seeing the provocation and madness in Su Wanshi's eyes, Su Liluo suddenly curled her lips into a slight smile.
"Can spring water neutralize this?"
"sure."
Upon receiving confirmation from the spirit, Su Liluo instantly grabbed some spring water from her spatial storage, then abruptly covered her face with her sleeve and staggered back a few steps.
Taking advantage of the moment, she applied the spring water to her face.
"You...is your face still there?"
Su Liluo asked, feigning fear and trembling.
Anyone who saw it would think that she was frightened by the poison.
Su Wanshi felt even more smug and laughed, "Your Highness, my face is real, so of course it's still there. As long as you're the same as me, you naturally don't need to be afraid!"
snort!
I applied the antidote beforehand, so it's there, but you might encounter something else later...
Emperor Wenjian and his entourage weren't particularly frightened, because Su Wanshi's face didn't change at all.
He was just a little suspicious of Su Liluo's attitude. Was she really feeling guilty?
"Where did you get this medicine? What if I test negative later and still be fine? You've offended me, the Crown Princess, so much, shouldn't you be punished?"
Although Su Liluo pretended to be guilty, she still spoke these words with a clear mind.
Xiao Ye, who was standing to the side, originally wanted to refuse to have the medicine applied to Su Liluo's face, because he was afraid it would hurt her.
But upon hearing Su Liluo's words, he seemed to understand something. He turned his head and glanced at Su Liluo, and a tacit understanding that only they could comprehend flashed between their eyes.
A smile flashed in Xiao Ye's eyes, but he said nothing more.
That's fine, he can just hand me the knife later.
"If it turns out that the Crown Princess is real, then I will kneel down and apologize to her."
Su Wanshi immediately said.
It's just kneeling down and kowtowing, it's not like we've never done it before.
Moreover, she didn't even have that chance. Just thinking about how the medicine would be applied to Su Liluo's face and her face would be disfigured and fall off on the spot made her heart race with excitement.
"Apologize? You slandered the Crown Princess, and you think an apology is enough? If it is proven that I, the Crown Princess, was wronged, then I have been insulted by you!"
"How dare the daughter of a mere sixth-rank official insult the Crown Princess like this? You have absolutely no respect for the royal family!"
Su Liluo exclaimed in surprise, her voice filled with grievance.
Emperor Wenjian's brows furrowed even deeper.
Indeed, if the Crown Princess is indeed the real one, then the Su family is slapping the royal family in the face.
"Indeed, an apology is not fair. How would you, Your Highness, punish them?"
Emperor Wenjian nodded and asked Su Liluo.
Su Liluo: "Father, if I am truly wronged later, I hope that someone will skin Su Wanshi alive. That would be a way of punishing them in their own way."
Peel it!
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall couldn't help but tremble.
Even Su Wanshi was frightened.
"Peel...peel off? Your Majesty, Crown Princess, isn't this too...too scary? Can you change it to something else? I'll even accept a beating!"
Su Wanshi trembled.
Although she knew she wouldn't lose, she was still frightened when she heard about this punishment.
"Yes, Your Majesty, skinning is far too cruel. I beg Your Majesty and the Crown Princess to find a different punishment!"
Su Yu and the others also joined in the persuasion.
Su Liluo sneered inwardly. So they know how cruel it is?
It feels cruel to use such a poisonous potion to harm yourself when it happens to you.
That's really disgusting to her.
However, I said that on purpose, but I didn't intend to do it.
Firstly, doing so would indeed seem cruel, and although there is nothing wrong with it, it would inevitably leave a bad impression on the emperor.
Secondly, this only punishes Su Wanshi, while the rest of the Su family remains unharmed, which is still a bit of a loss.
She was just trying to scare them.
So, seeing that Emperor Wenjian's expression was also turning sour, Su Liluo quickly added another sentence.
"Since you're unwilling, let's find another one. How about you compensate me for emotional distress?"
Just as Emperor Wenjian was about to speak, he suddenly heard Su Liluo easily change her words, and his original doubts disappeared immediately.
He felt that the Crown Princess was just a scare tactic and was actually kind.
Upon hearing this, Su Wanshi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, I'll pay. If it's proven that we wronged the Crown Princess, then we'll compensate her for emotional distress."
"Very well! This is what you promised. If you have wronged me, the Crown Princess, you will compensate me with all the assets of your Su family."
What?
All of his family's assets?
Upon hearing this, the Su family was stunned and looked at Su Liluo in disbelief.
"Your Highness, isn't this... too much?"
Su Wanshi asked, barely suppressing her anger.
"Yes, if they're all fined, what will the people of the Su family eat in the future?"
"Crown Princess, the Su family is still your maternal family, how can you be so vicious?"
"You wicked girl, you must be a fake. If you were my real daughter, she would never be so heartless towards her own family!"
The Su brothers and Jiang Qinshu were all furious at Su Liluo's words that he would punish them with all their family property.
Even Emperor Wenjian felt that it was a bit too harsh and was thinking of saying something.
But Su Liluo's next words made him swallow his own words.
"Is this really so malicious? You have committed the crime of insulting the royal family! Is the dignity and face of the royal family less important than the meager wealth of your Su family?"
"You are so unrepentant, I think the punishment is too lenient. Lord Su should also have his salary docked for another year! Furthermore, I hereby declare that all the compensation you have paid me for emotional distress will be donated to the national treasury for disaster relief and rural reconstruction in Daliang!"
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