Seeing that Xuanyuan Peng was already discussing her character, Su Feiling could no longer hold back and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I did not misappropriate anyone's dowry. This dress and bracelet were prepared for me by my mother. I knew nothing about it."
At this moment, Madam Zhong was no longer only worried about Su Linyuan. Her mind cleared up a bit, and she immediately knelt down and cried, "It was I who was blinded by greed. It was I who took it upon myself to misappropriate Madam Mu's dowry. It has nothing to do with my Fei'er. She knows nothing about it."
Xuanyuan Peng looked at Zhong Shi, who was crying and sniffling, with disgust: "Even if you did it alone, as the saying goes, like mother, like daughter. As your daughter, she should also pay the price for your actions."
"It was my ignorance, Your Majesty! It really has nothing to do with my Fei'er, Your Majesty..." Zhong Shi realized the seriousness of the matter and cried out while slapping herself repeatedly to plead for mercy to Xuan Yuanpeng.
“Your Majesty…” Consort Su wanted to persuade him again, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Xuan Yuanpeng: “Stop talking. Do you think your son is only worthy of a principal wife of such character? If you insist on choosing Su Feiling as your son’s principal wife, I can rescind the decree.”
Is this a threat to Consort Su about the future position of Crown Prince?
Consort Su understood the deeper meaning in Xuan Yuanpeng's words and dared not utter another word.
Seeing that his marriage was about to be settled, Xuan Yuan Yu finally couldn't stand it anymore and knelt down in front of Xuan Yuan Peng: "Father, I do not want to marry the Prime Minister's daughter. I admire my cousin Ning'er. If you really care about me, please make Su Xue Ning my principal wife."
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