"Speaking of which, you also met the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Lady of Ruian on the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager."
"You caused the death of your own mother before you were even married."
"Your own younger brother, Prince Xinmu, Lu Jianzhi, was also killed by you."
"Now even the Empress Dowager and the Empress have been harmed by you."
Anyone can make up lies with a straight face.
So what if she's the Grand Princess?
I'm quite old, and far more people around me have died than I have.
Calling you a jinx is not an exaggeration at all.
Princess Chun'an stared at Su Wanwan in disbelief, her cheeks trembling with anger.
"Shut up! You jinx, don't make false accusations!"
Su Wanwan, on the contrary, remained calm and composed, her eyes firm, and slowly said:
"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, it is better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go free. Princess Chun'an must not be allowed to live."
Cai Zhen's face flushed red and then turned pale as he angrily rebuked:
"absurd!"
"On the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday, so many people came to offer their congratulations. According to this statement, wouldn't they all be suspected of this?"
Su Wanwan looked at Cai Zhen.
He chuckled inwardly.
Having lived such a comfortable life for too long, has Prince Consort Cai become so foolish?
He even offered her a knife.
Her eyes held a scrutinizing gaze, a dangerous glint flashing within them:
"According to the Imperial Son-in-Law's intention, neither the inner nor outer ladies of the court should be spared?"
Cai Zhen became anxious:
"When did I ever say that?!"
Su Wanwan is so cunning!
Seizing on a loophole in Princess Chun'an's words, they immediately shifted the blame onto the couple.
She really is quick-witted!
The ladies-in-waiting and ladies-in-waiting who came to offer birthday greetings included all the powerful and influential families.
If word gets out that someone wants to take action against them, the whole world will be turned upside down.
Empress Dowager Zhang was still intimidated by the name "Zheng Jinlian" and dared not speak casually.
The emperor's gaze just now clearly carried a murderous intent.
If the Empress Dowager joins forces with the Emperor to expose the fact that she is not the Emperor's biological mother, the situation will only get worse.
Su Wanwan was just a lowly palace maid, at most a threat to Empress Xia.
She cannot let a small gain lead to a greater loss.
The atmosphere in the entire hall was eerily quiet.
No one dared to breathe loudly, for fear of being implicated.
In the end, the Empress Dowager could no longer hold out and made a decision:
"Lu Jinse, you really seem to thrive on chaos. You are unworthy of being called a princess. Go back to your princess residence and reflect on your actions for a few months."
"I am tired, Your Majesty, you should also go back and rest well."
"As for Wanwan,"
She sighed and looked at Lu Xingjian, "Let's leave the palace."
Lu Xingjian respectfully replied, "Yes."
A palace attendant came to report: "The Empress has awakened and requests an audience with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."
Lu Xingjian nodded: "Grandmother and I will come immediately."
He didn't look at Su Wanwan, but whispered to Li Rong beside him, "Escort Su out of the palace."
Lu Xingjian stepped forward and personally helped the Empress Dowager up, and went with her to her bedchamber.
As he brushed past Su Wanwan, he didn't glance at her again.
Su Wanwan looked up and saw only the coldness and solemnity on his profile.
She pursed her lips gently.
When he reluctantly said "Wait for me to come back" in the morning, he probably didn't expect such a tense situation.
look.
Keeping me in the palace is tantamount to pushing me to my death.
How stupid would someone have to be to want to be your concubine?
Li Rong personally escorted Su Wanwan out of the palace.
Su Wanwan's body finally went limp the moment she stepped out of the palace gates and into the carriage.
The lingering fear of surviving the ordeal suddenly struck.
She closed her eyes and let the tears flow freely.
Survival in the palace was extremely difficult.
...
When the carriage arrived at the Su family's door, Steward Li saw that she was pale and her face was covered in tears, and said worriedly:
"Miss Su, please take care of yourself."
He didn't say much more and left with his men.
Su Wanwan forced herself to knock on the door.
Soon Yanrong and Heying came out to greet her, and were very worried when they saw her like this:
"Has the young lady been wronged?"
Su Wanwan's arms had been twisted forcefully, leaving her powerless, so she said:
"Go in first."
Yan Rong hesitated, a golden phoenix hairpin in her hair reflecting an unusual light in the sunlight.
He Ying, however, spoke quickly and directly: "Master has already taken Miss Wan Ying back to Luoyang."
Su Wanwan glanced at the two maids one by one, and was stunned when she heard these words.
A strange sadness welled up in my heart.
Tears streamed down her face as she lowered her eyes.
The Su family ultimately abandoned her.
Yan Rong quickly reassured him, "Master didn't know your whereabouts, so he sent Miss Wan Ying back to her hometown first."
"He said he would return to the capital after receiving news from the young lady, so please don't be sad."
Su Wanwan wiped away her tears and nodded.
When my gaze swept back to Yan Rong's hair, the golden phoenix hairpin was gone.
"If there's anything else, just say it all," Su Wanwan said.
He Ying was a little uneasy: "Young Master Gu left the capital on official business yesterday and sent a message saying that Li Zhaoxian, the son of the Grand Secretary Li, has passed away."
"Let us be careful and watch out for the Li family's retaliation."
Su Wanwan pondered for a moment, then gave the order: "Pack your things and leave the capital as soon as possible."
"Where are we going?" Yan Rong asked in alarm, her eyes even showing a hint of excitement.
They had always longed to return to Nanjing.
Now that the young lady has divorced the Xu family, she can no longer return to Jinling.
Unfortunately, most of the girls' dowry businesses were located in the Jiangnan region.
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