The sudden sound startled everyone. They turned around and saw Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Yun'an supporting Su Xuening, who had somehow appeared behind them.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
The people who had just been gossiping were instantly terrified and their legs went weak, so they all knelt down at the same time.
Zhong Shi didn't expect to run into Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening here, and it seemed that they had overheard what she had just said.
Zhong also knelt down in a panic.
Soon, only Su Muyao remained standing there, staring intently at Xuan Yuanzhan.
At this moment, it seemed as if her world consisted only of Xuanyuan Zhan, and nothing else.
Su Xuening noticed Su Muyao's infatuated gaze and secretly glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan, only to see him glaring angrily at the Zhong family and the others on the ground.
Well, this man isn't very smart when it comes to these kinds of things.
If no one had told him, he probably would never have realized that Su Muyao liked him.
Of course, she wouldn't talk to him about these things for no reason, because she knew she could never like Su Muyao!
Su Xuening stopped looking at Su Muyao and glanced down at Zhong Shi, who was kneeling on the ground: "I just heard my second aunt say that the child I'm carrying isn't my prince's child, and that I have a lover. How come I didn't know I had a lover? My prince is here too, so second aunt, please tell me who my lover is?"
Zhong's face turned ashen instantly.
Oh no, they really did hear everything.
If she really knew who Su Xuening's lover was, she wouldn't be afraid of her now. But all of this was just their speculation. They didn't have any solid evidence, and they didn't know who Su Xuening's lover was.
However, looking at Su Xuening's unusually large belly, Madam Zhong suddenly lost her fear and straightened her back, saying loudly, "These words are indeed true. You were clearly drugged with the 'Drunken Aphrodisiac' before your marriage. Everyone knows that this aphrodisiac must be used for intercourse to be cured, otherwise death is certain. Since you didn't die, you must not be a virgin. And you still say you don't have a lover!"
Although the people lying on the ground were very afraid of being blamed by Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, they still instinctively pricked up their ears.
But Su Xuening sneered, "Su Muyao also questioned these things back then, but I remember that I had already proven my innocence before the wedding. Not only did Su Consort's most capable nanny, Jiang, examine me to prove that I was a virgin, but more than a dozen imperial physicians in the palace also examined my pulse, all of whom proved my innocence. The Emperor, Su Consort, and my mother, who were all present at the time, can all testify for me."
Hearing Su Xuening's words, Xuan Yuanzhan felt extremely distressed.
Just by listening to her say that, he could already sense how difficult her situation had been.
After being framed by her cousins and losing her virginity to save her life, she still had to face their various tests and interrogations. Even Su Fei personally intervened to find fault with her.
She not only had to pass the physical examination by the old woman, but also the examination by dozens of imperial physicians in the palace, which shows how difficult her situation was before.
She had finally made it this far, but these people still had no intention of letting her go. Even though she had already proven her innocence, they were still relentlessly smearing her and giving her no way out.
Xuan Yuanzhan was so angry that he wanted to lash out immediately, but Su Xuening held him back.
Su Xuening knew that Xuan Yuanzhan was angry again, so she quickly gave him a reassuring look.
Even if the Zhong family is to be punished, it cannot be done so hastily. If these matters are not clarified, gossip will likely continue to circulate.
Since she's put on this show, she has to let everyone know she's innocent and shut up the gossip!
With Su Xuening's reassurance, even if Xuan Yuanzhan had a lot of anger, he could only suppress it for the time being.
Zhong had long anticipated Su Xuening's words and had prepared her own explanation, shouting, "Granny Jiang was the General's old woman before, she must have been bribed by you, how can her examination of your body be considered valid!"
Su Xuening narrowed her eyes menacingly: "At that time, it wasn't just Granny Jiang who examined me, but also more than a dozen imperial physicians who took my pulse, confirming that I was innocent."
Zhong's eyes flickered slightly, and she forced herself to remain calm as she shouted, "If you've bribed Granny Jiang, you must have bribed all the imperial physicians too."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening immediately retorted sharply, "What a joke! I wasn't married into the Holy Prince's Mansion back then. My father was deceased, and my mother was missing. Even people like you dare to demean me. I have no power or influence. I didn't know that I could bribe Jiang, the old nanny by Consort Su's side, and even have the ability to bribe most of the imperial physicians in the palace. Do you think I'm too capable to cover up everything and deceive so many people? Or do you think Consort Su and the Emperor are fools, that I could even bribe their most trusted nanny and imperial physicians?"
Seeing that Su Xuening had even brought up the Emperor and Consort Su, the kneeling crowd secretly tugged at Zhong's sleeve, trying to get her to say less.
They were in the wrong in the first place; they shouldn't have gossiped about the Holy Princess behind her back.
Now things are really messed up. Even the Emperor and Consort Su have been dragged into this. What will they do if the Emperor and Consort Su blame them?
Madam Zhong was also a little flustered. Of course, she didn't dare to say that Consort Su and the Emperor were stupid, but she stuck to one point: "Anyway, the results of Granny Jiang and those imperial physicians don't count, so you are definitely not innocent."
Su Xuening laughed in anger at her sophistry: "According to you, we don't need evidence for anything, just a word from the heart. So, is your Su Muyao also not innocent and has a lover in secret?"
Seeing that she was throwing mud at Su Muyao, Madam Zhong immediately became furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? Our Yao'er is innocent and a virgin. How could she possibly have a lover!"
Yao'er had already been harmed by her, resulting in the cutting out of her tongue and leaving her with a disability. In addition, so many things had happened to the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, which was confiscated and all the dowry she had prepared for Yao'er was gone. The matter of arranging a marriage for Yao'er was already a worry for her. If such rumors were to spread, wouldn't Yao'er's marriage be delayed even more?
Su Xuening sneered without hesitation: "How is it impossible? Su Feiling lost her virginity before marriage. On the night before the Third Prince's wedding to his principal wife, she seduced the Third Prince to serve him first. Your second branch is corrupt from top to bottom. Su Muyao may not be a virgin either."
Since they can speak and act without looking at evidence, and spread rumors with just a mouth, why can't she?
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