Her words made Liu, who was kneeling on the spot, turn pale with anger. She looked at her from the side and shouted with gnashing teeth:
"Hmph! You must have forced my poor niece to tell you these things, and then you killed her. You are a monster. You deceived the emperor and Prince Yu. You must have some unspeakable secret to sneak into the royal family. You are guilty of deceiving the emperor and deserve death."
Listening to her hysterical screams, Luo Lan was not angry. She knew that this woman must have received benefits from others, which was why she was pressing her so hard. She was a person who would not do anything without benefits.
Ah Cai, who was standing beside her, didn't wait for Luo Lan to speak. She pointed at her angrily and cursed:
"How can a common woman like you decide to accuse the emperor of deceiving his majesty? Our princess has been served by Ah Hong and I since she entered the palace. We are the ones who know whether her identity is true or not. Everyone in the capital knows that you sold the princess to Prince Yu's palace for money and buried her with him. Yet you are so shameless as to say this. You are so shameless."
Liu, who was always arrogant, was not a pushover either. Seeing Ah Cai talking about her like this, she pointed at Ah Cai and yelled:
"You little girl, you are so clever and eloquent. You must be a monster. You two are in the same group. Please, His Majesty, throw these two monsters into the Sky Prison and force them to reveal their true colors."
“Hehehe…”
Liu's words made Luo Lan couldn't help but laugh out loud, which suddenly reminded her of the classic saying of the monkey in Journey to the West, 'Who are you, evil monster? Show your true form quickly.'
Maybe her laughter was too loud, or maybe it was too quiet here, but the moment the handkerchief covered her mouth, her laughter broke the silence.
Concubine Chang glared at her angrily and shouted:
"Princess Yu, what are you laughing at?"
Hearing her ask this, Luo Lan quickly stopped laughing, straightened her expression, and bowed:
"Mrs. Liu's words really make me want to laugh. Luo Lan couldn't help but act disrespectfully in front of the Emperor and the two Empresses. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Her words made Concubine Chang's face turn pale instantly. The Emperor frowned and asked in a cold voice:
"What do you think is so funny, Princess Yu?"
Luo Lan raised his handkerchief to wipe the corner of his mouth, and replied calmly:
"This Liu asked me to reveal my true form, but I'm not sure how to do it, so I feel like laughing. If I'm being disrespectful, I hope the Emperor will punish me."
The emperor's expression suddenly turned cold. He glanced at Liu, who was kneeling there, and asked again in a stern voice:
"Liu, you said that the Princess Yu in front of you is not your niece. Do you have any evidence?"
Liu straightened her neck and replied directly:
"Your Majesty, my niece grew up in the countryside. She knows nothing except picking grass for pigs. I've heard that this Princess Yu is not only proficient in Hengqin, calligraphy, and painting, but also in music and dance. She can also compose poetry. Her poem is still circulating in the streets. So I've concluded that she can't be my niece at all. My niece can't even read a single word, so how could she compose poetry? I'm sure she must be an imposter. She must have killed my niece. I hope Your Majesty will investigate and make this evildoer appear as soon as possible to avenge my niece's death."
Her words really made Luo Lan feel a little ridiculous. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Liu who was speaking righteously, with a look of contempt on her face.
The emperor turned to look at Luo Lan again, half-closed his eyes, and asked seriously:
"Princess Yu, do you have any objection to what Liu said?"
What can I say? She said the truth, she has no excuses.
She could only smile bitterly, "I have nothing to say."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang suddenly snorted loudly:
"Shui Luolan, what was your purpose in deceiving the Emperor and me and sneaking into Prince Yu's mansion? What is your identity? Where did you take the real Shui Luolan?"
Luo Lan was not in a hurry. She knew that what Liu said was all taught by Concubine Chang, so she bowed and replied without changing her expression:
"Luo Lan doesn't understand what Concubine Chang said, but I have a few things to say. First, it's not that I wanted to get into Prince Yu's mansion. Concubine Chang spent a thousand taels of silver to buy me from Liu. Second, I used to be Shui Luolan, a country girl, and now I'm the Princess of Yu, recognized by Prince Yu. I don't have any real identity. As for my skills, they can be considered as innate talent, self-taught!"
"fart!"
Liu suddenly spat and started to curse:
"You're gifted? You're self-taught? What else can you do besides picking grass for pigs and secretly wiping away tears?"
After saying this, she turned to look at the emperor and said righteously:
"Your Majesty, this woman is lying. Your Majesty, do not believe what she says. She must be a fox demon or an evil woman. I heard that when she heals people, she can also make them disappear. Only a demon can do such a thing. Your Majesty, please be discerning!"
Luo Lan patiently listened to her finish her words, then slowly walked over to her side, looking down at her and questioning her in a sharp and cold voice:
"May I ask this Liu, you came to the Emperor to file a complaint. Are you seeking justice for your niece? Or are you trying to extort money? If it's the former, you can go back. I, Shui Luolan, am standing right here. I don't need you to pretend to seek justice for me. If it's the latter, you can go back too. You must have earned a lot of money by coming here."
When she said this, not only did Mrs. Liu look unhappy, but Concubine Chang's face also turned pale. However, Concubine Li, who had been sitting quietly on the other side of the emperor, smiled broadly and whispered:
"Princess Yu, you are an outstanding woman. Perhaps it is because you are too outstanding that you have aroused suspicion. How about this, you prove that you are the original owner? Otherwise, if your aunt who raised you since childhood says that you are not the real person, and you insist that you are the real person, the stalemate will continue, and the emperor will find it difficult to make a decision!"
Prove yourself?
Luo Lan couldn't help but want to laugh. She really didn't know how to prove this.
She raised her handkerchief, covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled helplessly, then raised her eyes to look at the emperor and said word by word:
"Your Majesty, I have no way to prove that I am who I am. But this Liu has treated me like an animal since I was a child. I have lived in your house for sixteen years. I have eaten leftovers, slept in the woodshed that even your dog would not sleep in, done work that even your donkey would not do, and suffered grievances that even beggars would not endure. What reason do you have to come here and cry foul? I, Shui Luolan, can be where I am today because you received one thousand taels of silver. From the moment you took that one thousand taels of silver, we are no longer friends, and I will no longer recognize you as my so-called aunt. So, please do not exaggerate and try to slander this princess."
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