"..."
It's still a purely romantic story!
The old man opened it, and the first sentence read: "The Prime Minister held the little fox's waist with one hand, and lifted its fluffy tail with the other, and then..."
Snap—
The old man slammed the book shut, and his ears, which had never turned red in years, miraculously blushed.
However, since the Grand Secretary had given it to him, he couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to accept it and nod his thanks to Sheng Linyuan.
"You're welcome. I bought several more to keep, and also..." He turned his gaze, his sharp, knife-like eyes fixed on Su Liuliu.
"Your Majesty, I have long held you in my thoughts. Every time Your Majesty visited Manjianglou, you were with me. The manager and Young Master Yue can both testify to this. So, I ask you, where did this child of yours come from?"
Sheng Linyuan picked up the guest registration form from the guard's hand and unceremoniously threw it at the woman's face.
The paper was sharp, and when it hit the ground, it cut two gashes on Su Liuliu's greedy face, from which blood slowly dripped.
Amidst Su Liuliu's horrified expression, the Jade-Faced Grand Secretary continued his cold interrogation: "Take a look. These are all records of your meetings with Nan Yang. Ask yourself honestly, is this child truly His Majesty's?"
"Yes, it's His Majesty's!" Su Liuliu hadn't expected that Sheng Linyuan and Si Jin had this kind of relationship. Feeling uncertain, her voice trembled as she tried to deny it.
Sheng Linyuan and Mu Sijin, aren't they enemies?
How could someone... do such a disgusting thing?
Looking at the other person's face and knowing that the other person is a man, don't they want to vomit?
Su Liuliu imagined herself in front of a woman and immediately began to gag in disgust.
With this vomiting, he pretended to continue crying: "Your Majesty, this child is truly yours. Are you really going to deny it? Do you really want to force my child and me to our deaths in the street?"
"It's not that I'm forcing you, it's just that... the royal bloodline requires caution." Si Jin picked up the dagger again and slowly approached Su Liuliu.
His voice was cold, but the smile on his face was as warm as a spring breeze: "I have heard that blood from your belly can also be used to conduct a blood test for kinship."
"I must see if this child's blood can be mixed with mine. Since you can't do it yourself, I will do it for you."
"Your Highness," he said kindly and honestly, offering gentle advice, "No pain, no gain."
As the knife drew ever closer to her abdomen, Su Liuliu finally became frightened.
With tears in her eyes, she clutched her stomach in disbelief and took two steps back: "No, don't touch my baby, my baby, waaaah!"
"If I don't touch him, how will I know the outcome?" Si Jin still had that gentle, smiling look on her face: "Don't be afraid, my blade is very sharp."
As he spoke, he turned and cut off a section of Su Liuliu's hem, piercing her calf.
Su Liuliu finally lost control and got up, trying to run away, but she was caught by the guards brought by Sheng Linyuan after only two steps.
He was forced to kneel on the ground and admitted to his slanderous acts.
But even after being caught red-handed, she still begged Si Jin for leniency: "I am pregnant! Please, Your Majesty, spare me for the sake of my former husband! Waaah!"
He should have remained silent, for the moment his plea for mercy was cut short by Si Jin's sharp rebuke: "These slaps are from me, on behalf of your husband who risked his life to protect you. If it weren't for him, do you think I would care about you?"
"Pass down the order: that wicked woman Su Liuliu, slap her fifty times a day. Once the child is born, she will be punished for treason and deceit!"
Deceiving the emperor...treason...
That's death!
Su Liuliu fell into despair, but no matter how she pleaded, she could not win the emperor's pity.
She was met with only endless despair and torment.
Su Liuliu left, and the crowd slowly dispersed.
Si Jin had had enough of the sun and was ready to return home, but Sheng Xiaoxifu wouldn't allow it.
Holding his erotic novel, he cornered Si Jin by the flowerbed near the main gate: "Your Majesty, I spent a fortune on this novel, won't you take a look?"
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