Upon hearing this result, Bihe's heart, which had been in her throat, finally calmed down a bit.
Su Xuening showed no extra reaction, her expression remaining calm, as if this was the outcome she was expected to have.
No one was surprised by the result, since the imperial physician had already checked her pulse, and now that she was willing to go in and let the nanny see for herself, she must be innocent.
Su Muyao and Su Feiling were both incredulous when they heard the result.
"That's impossible!" Su Muyao shouted, her face flushed red. "She can't possibly be a virgin!"
Consort Su frowned and looked at Granny Jiang: "Are you sure?"
Granny Jiang bowed: "This old servant has checked it repeatedly, there is absolutely no mistake!"
She felt dizzy while inside the house, so she checked several times to make sure there was no mistake!
Consort Su naturally trusted Granny Jiang.
Su Muyao, however, started yelling again like a madwoman: "Impossible! This can't be! Something must be wrong!"
Xuan Yuanpeng had long lost patience with Su Muyao's repeated outbursts of madness: "Guards, execute the punishment of cutting off her tongue!"
At Xuanyuan Peng's command, several eunuchs immediately stepped forward and seized Su Muyao.
Upon hearing that Xuan Yuanpeng was really going to cut out her tongue, Su Muyao was terrified and immediately knelt down, begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, please don't! Su Xuening is really not a virgin, there must be something wrong with this examination!"
Suddenly realizing something, Su Muyao pointed at Granny Jiang and shouted, "This old woman has definitely been bribed by Su Xuening. Her investigation can't be trusted!"
When Granny Jiang saw Su Muyao pointing at her and shouting, her face instantly darkened. In her heart, she had already banished all the young ladies of the second branch of the Su family to the cold palace. How could someone with such character marry the Third Prince!
"How dare you!" This time, not only was Granny Jiang angry, but even Consort Su was furious, glaring at Su Muyao and shouting sharply.
Granny Jiang was her personal attendant, serving her ever since she arrived in the capital, and was utterly loyal to her. Granny Jiang was her pride and joy. For Su Muyao to publicly humiliate Granny Jiang was to slap her in the face in public. Who did she think she was, daring to speak ill of her wet nurse? It was utterly absurd!
Seeing that even Consort Su was no longer helping her, Su Muyao finally became truly anxious: "Aunt, please believe me, Su Xuening is really not a virgin anymore..."
"Enough!" Before Su Muyao could finish speaking, Consort Su shouted coldly again: "Not only have several imperial physicians examined Su Xuening's pulse, but even the nanny by my side has examined her and confirmed that she is a virgin. Yet you still want to frame her. You are spouting nonsense and lying all over the place. You really don't need your tongue anymore!"
Consort Su's heartless words made Su Muyao tremble with fear. She pleaded urgently, "Aunt, Yao'er didn't! Please believe Yao'er!"
Seeing this, Su Feiling knelt down and pleaded, "Aunt, Yao'er is young and stubborn. She didn't mean to wrong my elder sister. Please forgive her this time."
Madam Zhong also embraced Su Muyao and pleaded with Consort Su: "Your Majesty, Yuan'er has already been imprisoned in the Imperial Prison and is about to be exiled. Please spare our Yao'er!"
Upon hearing this, Su Fei's face instantly turned ugly: "What are you saying? She herself wanted to make a bet with Su Xuening. A bet is a bet, and there are so many people watching. How can she deny it!"
She had just spoken those words herself; if she were to pardon Su Muyao now, what would become of her? How could she possibly have any authority in the future?
Xuanyuan Peng didn't want to waste any more words with these women from the second branch of the Su family: "Execute them!"
Several eunuchs overheard Xuanyuan Peng's orders: those who were to be escorted were to be escorted, those who were to have their tongues pulled were to have their tongues pulled, and those who were to have knives ....
Even Zhong Shi and Su Feiling were detained to prevent them from causing trouble.
As the sharp knife slashed down, Su Muyao screamed in terror, "Ugh...no, I'm too scared..."
"Sizzle!"
With a flick of the dagger, blood flew everywhere, and then, in a moment of cowardice, the person covered their eyes.
As the pink piece of meat fell to the ground, Su Muyao's incoherent screams came to an abrupt halt.
Su Muyao's mouth was full of blood. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but she couldn't utter a single word.
"Ah! Yao'er! My Yao'er!"
Upon seeing Su Muyao in this state, Madam Zhong went berserk, pushing aside the eunuchs holding her and rushing forward to embrace Su Muyao with heartache: "My poor, wretched Yao'er..."
Su Feiling was so shocked to see Su Muyao's tongue cut out that she collapsed to the ground.
She hadn't believed before that she and the second branch of the Su family had been abandoned by Consort Su, but now she did!
Seeing Su Muyao continuously vomiting blood, Madam Zhong went mad with worry and cried out to the imperial physicians, "Imperial physicians, imperial physicians, please take a look at our Yao'er!"
Without the Emperor's and Consort Su's orders, why would the imperial physicians step forward? Besides, the four Su women had just disbelieved their diagnosis. If they didn't trust them, why would they need their treatment?
"Yao'er!" Seeing that the imperial physicians were unmoved, Madam Zhong held the blood that Su Muyao had vomited and cried out helplessly, "My lord, please call the imperial physicians to examine Yao'er!"
Su Renyi was still reeling from the shock of Su Muyao's tongue being cut off; his mind was still blank.
He didn't even understand how things had turned out this way. Why was Yuan'er crippled and branded with tattoos before being exiled? Fei'er's position as the designated wife of the Third Prince was gone just like that? Yao'er's tongue was cut out? Even he was dismissed from his military post? And the Yong'an Marquis's mansion was gone too!
What is the reason for all of this?
Xuanyuan Peng looked at Su Renyi, who was hunched over and seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and frowned, saying, "Su Renyi, it is the father's fault if the son is not taught. Since you have been suspended from your post, you should discipline your children more. Such behavior is really not fit for a respectable position!"
Su Renyi's mind was buzzing. He didn't even hear what Xuanyuan Peng said to him clearly. He just knew that no matter what the emperor said, he had no choice but to obey.
"Your subject obeys the decree!" Su Renyi bowed and replied.
Xuanyuan Peng glanced at the disappointing Su Renyi with disdain, then looked at Su Xuening: "Su Xuening, both the Holy King and the Third Prince intend to marry you as their principal wife. If you were given the chance to choose, who would you choose?"
"Cousin Ning'er!" Upon hearing Xuan Yuanpeng's question, Xuan Yuanyu anxiously called out to Su Xuening.
Bai didn't shout, but she looked at Su Xuening expectantly, her expression pleading for attention.
Su Xuening gave no response to the two of them, but knelt down before Xuan Yuanpeng: "Your Majesty, my face is disfigured, I am also ill, and I have a fiery temper. There are also rumors that my fate is bad, that I will bring misfortune to my father, mother, brother and husband. I am unworthy and dare not marry into the royal family. I beg Your Majesty to appoint a new princess for the Holy Prince and the Third Prince!"
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