Chapter 23 Thanks to the nurturing of my second uncle and aunt

Xiao Churen was furious and flung Su Wanshi's hand away.

"Miss Su, please have some self-respect!"

As those cold words crashed down on her, Su Wanshi felt as if everything was over.

The goodwill she had painstakingly cultivated in the King of Chu's heart was ruined by Su Liluo!

If the King of Chu no longer loves her, what does all her effort count for? What does it matter if she goes to great lengths to escape the marriage?

Her panicked and disappointed gaze fell down, and she suddenly caught sight of the broken porcelain shards.

With a fierce look in his eyes, he picked up a shard of porcelain from the ground and placed it against his neck.

Then, he looked at Xiao Churen with a firm and affectionate gaze.

"Your Highness, I was truly forced to say this by the Crown Princess. If you do not believe me, then I have no choice but to prove my loyalty with my death!"

As he spoke, he was about to scrape his own neck.

Xiao Churen's heart skipped a beat. How could he bear to see Su Wanshi get hurt in front of him?

This woman declared her feelings for me by dying in front of so many people, so she must have liked me very much!

That must have been Su Liluo's scheme; she wanted to ruin my relationship with Wanshi!

So he quickly opened the porcelain shard in Su Wanshi's hand and pulled her into his arms.

He comforted her gently, "I believe you! Don't do anything foolish!"

"Tsk tsk... Miss Su is truly devoted to Prince Chu! Everyone saw it, right? She clearly loves Prince Chu, so why would she be willing to marry the Crown Prince?"

Just then, Su Liluo's voice broke the tender moment.

Everyone then realized with embarrassment that Miss Su had somehow seduced the King of Chu!

She had clearly pledged her life to the King of Chu, yet she was turning around and accusing the Crown Princess of stealing her marriage. How shameless!

Without needing to guess, everyone came to the conclusion.

Su Liluo did not steal Su Wanshi's marriage; it was Su Wanshi who ran away from the wedding, which is why Su Liluo had to marry in her place!

Although they didn't know that the Su family had pressured Su Liluo together, this conclusion still cleared Su Liluo of her image as a bad woman.

Now, Su Wanshi has become the object of everyone's contempt.

However, they dared not speak out because the King of Chu was present, after all, the other party had climbed up the social ladder to the King of Chu.

The Prince of Chu is the emperor's favorite prince, and everyone thinks he has the highest chance of inheriting the throne.

Xiao Churen then noticed Su Liluo in front of him, and he said with disgust, "So the Crown Princess is not only ugly in appearance, but also in heart!"

"You call me ugly? Then what's so glorious about His Highness Prince Chu and Su Wanshi's clandestine affair and public displays of affection?"

Su Liluo gave a sarcastic laugh.

Xiao Churen then realized that his behavior was inappropriate and quickly distanced himself from Su Wanshi.

Although they were in love, they still had to maintain proper decorum in this setting.

"Hmph, sharp-tongued!"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Xiao Churen could only let out a cold snort.

Then he let Su Wanshi leave with him.

Princess Changning never expected things to turn out this way; it turned out that Miss Su and Prince Chu were having an affair!

She was surprised for a long time.

Even after realizing she had wronged Su Liluo, she still felt no remorse. She just glared at her and walked away silently!

Even if it wasn't her shameless act of stealing the bride, she had always heard that this Su Liluo was disfigured.

She's still not good enough for her crown prince brother!

Xiao Ye saw Su Liluo facing so many people alone, including the King of Chu, without his help, and she even made them furious.

Not only did he clear his name, but he also made Su Wanshi and the King of Chu appear to be having an affair without a matchmaker, which made him look admiring.

His Crown Princess is no ordinary woman!

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After taking Xiao Ye for a stroll in the plum garden, Su Liluo led him to the central garden where everyone was sitting.

At this time, dozens of tables were set up in the garden for a banquet. The seat of honor was for the eldest princess, with the princes and princesses sitting next to her.

Below are the families of those court officials.

The banquet did not distinguish between men and women; everyone sat together according to their families. Those attending the banquet were the families and children of court officials.

After all, the eldest princess was a woman and was not qualified to invite those court officials.

Su Liluo and Xiao Ye sat in the area where the princes and princesses were seated.

When they arrived, many princesses and princes naturally looked at them.

Everyone knew about the Crown Prince's wedding, but no one attended.

Therefore, many people were looking at Su Liluo with mocking eyes at this moment.

Su Liluo didn't care about these stares. As long as they didn't cause trouble, she wouldn't do anything.

After all, if you want to live happily, you can't live in the eyes of others.

Princess Ronglin, as an elder, merely glanced at them indifferently without saying much, and then warmly greeted everyone.

The plum blossom appreciation banquet is, as its name suggests, an extremely elegant event.

Therefore, many young men and women at the banquet used plum blossoms as a theme to showcase their talents.

Some wrote poems, some painted, some wrote calligraphy, and some played musical instruments.

Su Wanshi had previously embarrassed herself and gained a reputation for seducing the King of Chu, so she must be trying to salvage her reputation now.

Therefore, she actively participated in all of the above activities.

Su Wanshi played the guqin and recited a poem about plum blossoms.

The poems, with their profound themes and noble character, combined with the melodious sound of the guqin, immediately shone brightly in the crowd.

"Excellent! Miss Su is truly learned and talented. Her self-accompanied music and poetry recitation have really broadened my horizons today!"

"Miss Su's zither playing is so beautiful. It must be very difficult to play it well, especially since you also have to concentrate on reciting poetry. You are truly amazing!"

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