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When Lady Han Xiufen, wife of the Duke of Wei, saw Zhou Wanxiu return, she asked anxiously:
"Has the palace said anything?"
Han Xiufen was, after all, Xu Peng'an's biological mother, and she longed for him to be alive.
Zhou Wanxiu gently touched her pregnant belly, her face filled with mockery:
"When Su Wanwan left the Duke of Wei's mansion, it was such a mess. Do you really expect her to step forward and persuade the emperor to bring Xu Peng'an back?"
"Not killing Xu Peng'an shows her kind heart!"
Han Xiufen's face turned deathly pale.
It took her a long time to come to her senses, and she cried and cursed:
"You wicked woman, you must not have pleaded properly to persuade the Empress to consider our past relationship and show leniency!"
Zhou Wanxiu sneered disdainfully, "You still have a past relationship with Empress Su?"
"Go ask around the capital, will anyone believe it?"
Han Xiufen wiped away her tears and stood up abruptly:
"No, I have to go to the palace to plead for her. At the very least, I'll beat the drum to appeal to Su Wanwan and tell her not to abandon her ex-husband for a better life!"
Zhou Wanxiu leisurely picked up her teacup.
"You think it's easy to appeal? You'll first have to endure thirty strokes of the cane. Moreover, it's only open to major injustices or important military and national affairs. If it's later found that the accusation was false, you'll face even more severe punishment!"
Han Xiufen was stunned.
If she had the chance to enter the palace, she would have done so long ago.
Since Su Wanwan became empress, she has almost never had the chance to see Su Wanwan again.
Firstly, Duke Xu Chengbi of Wei would not allow her to enter the palace and cause trouble.
Secondly, ever since Empress Su was poisoned that year, the palace has almost stopped holding court ceremonies for noblewomen.
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