Su Xuening's words sent a chill down everyone's spine.
Su Muyao felt flustered and flustered under Su Xuening's sharp gaze, and beads of sweat involuntarily appeared on her forehead.
Consort Su never expected Su Xuening to be so ruthless, actually trying to pull out Su Muyao's tongue.
After a moment of silence, Consort Su seemed to have come up with a compromise: "Cutting off the tongue is too bloody. How about we fight fifteen major battles instead?"
Su Xuening raised her eyes, her lips curling into a cold sneer: "What? Can the laws of our Eastern Chu be changed at will?"
...Su Fei was instantly enraged by Su Xuening's words.
This Su Xuening is so sharp-tongued, she can drive anyone crazy. If someone becomes her daughter-in-law, she'll shorten their lifespan by a few years.
Consort Su truly did not want Su Xuening to be her daughter-in-law, but now that Su Feiling had no hope of becoming Yu'er's principal wife, she could only place her hopes on Su Xuening.
Moreover, now that the Bai family is going to compete with her, she can't afford to lose to them.
Consort Su fell silent after being rebuked by Su Xuening. Xuan Yuanpeng looked at Su Muyao and said, "You heard what Su Xuening said. If you slander her, you will be punished by having your tongue cut out. So, do you dare to accept this bet?"
Everyone looked at Su Muyao with curiosity.
"Spreading rumors can get you your tongue pulled out, don't you think she'd dare bet with Su Xuening?"
"I don't think it's worth it. Since Su Xuening dared to prove her innocence, it proves that she is definitely innocent. Isn't this just offering herself up for the world to judge?"
"Exactly, if her tongue is cut out, she'll be mute. I don't think she'd dare to gamble!"
Su Muyao was initially quite frightened, but upon hearing the whispers around her, she suddenly became enraged and glared at Su Xuening, saying, "Why am I the only one being punished? What if you weren't innocent? How would you be punished?"
Su Xuening said calmly, "Since I am no longer innocent, what face do I have to live in this world? If I am not innocent, I will commit suicide on the spot to atone for my sins!"
Su Xuening's words, "I will commit suicide to atone for my sins," startled Su Yun'an so much that he threw himself into her arms, causing an uproar among those present.
"She dares to make such a vicious bet; I'm sure she's innocent."
"Look how calm she is. If she really wasn't a virgin, she would be frantic with worry. How could she be so composed?"
"I think so too. There's not a single good person in the second branch of the Su family. They're so unfair to people's innocence."
"That's right! A woman's reputation is so important. Su Muyao is too vicious to do something like this!"
Su Muyao was furious when she heard people talking about her. Seeing Su Xuening so calm, she felt like strangling her.
This Su Xuening is clearly no longer a virgin, yet she still dares to spout nonsense in front of the Emperor, deliberately saying that she would commit suicide to atone for her sins, just to make others believe her lies.
Looking at Su Muyao's resentful face, Su Xuening provoked her, "I'll trade my life for your tongue, how about it, dare to bet?"
Su Muyao gritted her teeth and glared at Su Xuening, blurting out, "Fine, I'll bet then. I've already told you you're not a virgin, so there's no way I can lose. You can just wait to commit suicide to atone for your sins!"
“Very good!” Su Xuening raised her eyes and looked at everyone: “Everyone heard it. It was Su Muyao who agreed to the bet. Please be our witnesses for this bet.”
Looking at the confident Su Xuening, everyone couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Are we really going to gamble? One's risking their life, the other's tongue. Is it really necessary to go this far?"
"This bet is too big. Who do you think will win?"
"Su Xuening will definitely win. Doesn't she know whether she's a virgin or not? If she isn't, would she dare to gamble so recklessly?"
“I think Su Muyao is also very confident, otherwise how could she dare to accept this bet? If she loses, her tongue will be cut out.”
Su Xuening then turned to Xuan Yuanpeng and curtsied to him, saying, "Your Majesty, I wish to borrow the Imperial Physician to examine my pulse. With the Imperial Physician's medical skills, he can ascertain whether I am a virgin by examining my pulse."
Xuan Yuanpeng agreed with Su Xuening's suggestion, as it would save the imperial physician from making things so awkward.
Xuanyuan Peng looked at the imperial physicians and asked, "Can you make a diagnosis?"
Several imperial physicians quickly bowed and replied, "The pulse of a young girl is different from that of a woman, and we can tell the difference."
Xuanyuan Peng nodded: "Alright, then you can take Miss Su's pulse."
Soon, someone brought over a long table and several stools.
The imperial physician and Su Xuening each sat on one side.
While the imperial physician was taking Su Xuening's pulse, everyone around waited quietly.
Among them were those who were waiting for Su Xuening to be found out that she was not a virgin, such as Su Muyao, Su Feiling, Zhong Shi, Zhao Zhenzhen, and others.
Of course, Su Yun'an, Bihe, and Lülian were still worried about Su Xuening, but they all believed that Su Xuening was innocent, so they were not particularly worried.
There are five imperial physicians in total, all of whom were just summoned to treat Su Linyuan. Now, the five of them are taking turns to examine Su Xuening's pulse.
To ensure a more fair and objective diagnosis, each imperial physician who took a pulse would write down their diagnosis on paper.
Only after the last imperial physician finished writing the diagnosis did the five of them report to Emperor Xuanyuan Peng together: "Your Majesty, Miss Su is indeed a virgin."
The moment the diagnosis was announced, everyone erupted in excitement again.
"I told you she was innocent. If she wasn't, she couldn't have made such a bet with Su Muyao!"
"Su Xuening was indeed wronged. This Su Muyao is truly wicked."
"What do we do now? Is Su Muyao going to have her tongue pulled out?!"
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