*Smash!* The Emperor angrily smashed his teacup, and Yan Wang, Bai Yejing, and Chen Yu hurriedly knelt down.
"You insolent fool! Prince Yan, I ask you, is An'er Liu Yu's daughter?"
King Yan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. He knew that if he confessed, Chen Yu would be sentenced to death, he himself would be guilty of deceiving the emperor, and his child would be murdered by the Liu family. The only way to save Chen Yu and her child was to expose the conspiracy of the emperor's brother-in-law and the empress.
However, if he were to expose the Empress, wouldn't he become a traitorous son who murdered his mother, and be ridiculed by the world? To avoid a falling out between mother and son, he had already burned the letter Hongyu had given him to ashes.
Seeing that he refused to answer, the official was furious. He suddenly stood up and kicked him to the door, demanding, "Speak! Is An'er Liu Yu's daughter?"
He staggered to his feet and knelt silently at the doorway.
Shen Yu, no longer fearful, replied loudly, "Your Majesty, An'er is Shen Yu's daughter and also Liu Yu's flesh and blood. The fat nanny abandoned the child at the mass grave, but fortunately, Prince Yan took her in. It was all Shen Yu's doing."
"You would rather be ridiculed by the world for having a child with your enemy than admit that the child is Liu Yu's. What is the reason for this? If you do not confess the truth, you will be executed immediately!"
"Liu Yu was assassinated by his enemies, and his bloodline was also wiped out. Chen Yu's actions were truly out of desperation."
"Who dares to be so audacious! Speak!"
"It's the Emperor's brother-in-law. Liu Yu was assassinated by him on the day of his exile. The Emperor's brother-in-law's return to the capital this time is intended to eliminate Liu Yu's orphans..."
The emperor's brother-in-law knelt in fear, never expecting that Chen Yu was so well aware of the matter. Little did he know that Hong Yu had already intercepted and switched his and the empress's letters. Neither he nor the empress noticed this, nor did they know that their conspiracy had been exposed.
At this moment, he even tried to turn the tables, crying out to the Emperor, "Your Majesty! Mu Chenyu's slander against this old minister is pure fabrication. His purpose is nothing more than to help the Sixth Prince's faction eliminate dissidents?"
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